Outsourced Accounting Services

A fractional accountant is a qualified accountant who works part-time for your business, usually remotely, on a monthly or project basis. They keep your books accurate and current – bookkeeping, reconciliations, payables, receivables and monthly financial statements – without the cost of a full-time hire.

Outsourced accounting services move your day-to-day accounting to an external accountant instead of an in-house employee. That typically covers transaction coding, bank and credit card reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, payroll entries, the month-end close and monthly financial statements.

Not in the agency sense. We match you with vetted accounting professionals and firm leaders who do the work directly – you get what you would expect from an accounting outsourcing service, without an agency in the middle or a markup on fees.

Monthly accounting typically starts at $500 per month, and high-volume support at $2,000 per month. One-time cleanup projects start at $500, and hourly rates run $50–$75+. Through US Fractional CFO Alliance you pay the professional directly, with no fees or markups added.

Through US Fractional CFO Alliance, you answer four short questions and our team introduces you to a short list of accounting professionals and firm leaders with experience in your industry, usually within hours. You choose who to talk to. There is no cost and no obligation.

A vetted member of our network – an accounting professional, the leader of a small accounting firm, or a controller. Depending on the scope, the work is done by the professional you choose or by their team, under their supervision. You agree on who handles what before you start.

Every CFO is personally reviewed and approved before their profile goes live – through a structured assessment, a one-on-one conversation, or both. We check stated experience against public sources and verify licenses where records are available before their profile is public.

Our introduction service is free for businesses. The experts in our network invest in Alliance membership to be part of a vetted professional community, and that membership covers the cost of matching. You pay only the professional you hire, at their rate – no commissions or markups.

Yes, when it is set up correctly. Your accounting expert works inside your own accounting software with their own login and permissions, so you control access and can remove it at any time. Never share passwords – grant user access instead.

Usually not. Your accounting expert keeps the books accurate all year; your CPA prepares and files your taxes. Clean, reconciled books typically make tax season faster and less expensive.

A bookkeeper records transactions. An accountant also reconciles accounts, closes the month and produces financial statements. A fractional controller oversees the whole accounting function, sets internal controls and delivers GAAP reporting – the right step once lenders, investors or auditors are involved.

No. Bookkeeping records transactions. Accounting also reconciles accounts, closes the month and produces financial statements.

Yes. Software setup is part of the scope: QuickBooks, Xero or NetSuite set up properly, plus year-end books your CPA can file from.

Yes. Your new accounting provider reviews the existing books, flags and fixes errors, and takes over from there. How quickly that happens depends on the state of the books – a cleanup may come first.