FINANCE OUTSOURCING
Finance outsourcing for Irish SMEs
Full-time, dedicated finance and bookkeeping staff to work alongside your existing team. Add one person or several, with day-to-day work managed by your finance manager or by Around Finance.
Dedicated people. Clear responsibilities.
Pricing based on the team you need.
Keep control. Add capacity.
Your accounts are up to date, but keeping them that way is stretching your team.
More invoices, more transactions and tighter month-end deadlines mean more work. You need dependable people to handle the detail, giving your finance manager time to review the numbers and support the business.
Around Finance provides dedicated staff to take on agreed responsibilities within your finance function. You choose the work to outsource and how it will be managed.
Two ways to work with Around
YOU DIRECT
Your finance manager directs the work
Your finance manager sets priorities, assigns tasks and reviews the work. Your dedicated team members work within the processes and reporting structure agreed with you.
Your finance manager → Dedicated staff
WE MANAGE
Around manages the delivery
We manage the dedicated team delivering an agreed scope of work. Together, we establish responsibilities, deadlines, review points and what needs your input.
Around manager → Dedicated staff
Outsource the work that takes up your team’s time
We agree the roles around your workload, systems and the experience required.
Accounts payable
Supplier invoice processing, queries and statement reconciliations.
Accounts receivable
Sales invoicing, receipt allocation and customer account administration.
Bank reconciliations
Matching transactions, investigating differences and keeping balances current.
Month-end support
Preparing reconciliations, supporting schedules and financial information for review.
You can retain payroll, management reporting, year-end accounts and your existing advisers. We define the responsibilities your outsourced team will take on.
Dedicated people who work alongside your team
Regular communication matters. We agree how your dedicated staff will receive instructions, raise questions and keep you informed.
Before work starts, we establish the systems they will use, access permissions, working hours and review arrangements. Where your finance manager directs the work, we also agree how staff participate in your team’s meetings and daily routine.
Know who is doing the work
You should know who handles your financial information, where they work and who is accountable.
We explain the proposed team, supervision and access arrangements before you commit. We also work through questions about confidentiality, security and engagement terms with you and your advisers.
ONE PERSON OR SEVERAL
What does finance outsourcing cost?
Pricing is based on the roles, experience and number of full-time dedicated team members you need. It also reflects whether your finance manager directs the work or Around manages delivery.
A proposal built around your team
We review your requirements and provide a proposal setting out:
- The number of dedicated team members and their responsibilities.
- The management and review arrangements.
- The fees and what they include.
- The proposed start date and onboarding requirements.
How we get started
01
Show us the work
Talk us through your team, systems, transaction volumes and deadlines. Bring a job description if you have one, or explain where you need more capacity.
02
Agree the team
We propose the roles, number of people and management arrangement. Responsibilities and fees are agreed before work starts.
03
Plan the handover
Together, we establish access, document the agreed processes and set priorities and review points.
Questions about finance outsourcing
Yes. We provide full-time dedicated staff, whether you need one person or several.
Yes. Your finance manager can direct the daily work. Alternatively, Around can manage a dedicated team delivering an agreed scope.
We review your existing systems and access requirements before proposing the team. Any training or changes needed are discussed during scoping.
No. You choose which responsibilities to outsource and which to retain internally.
Our outsourced accounting service delivers an agreed package of accounting work. This service provides full-time dedicated people to add capacity to your finance team.
Timing depends on the roles, staff availability and the access and handover required. We agree a realistic start date as part of your proposal.
What would another pair of hands let your finance team get done?
Tell us about the work, the people you need and how you want to manage them. We will talk through the options and provide a proposal.