从本质上讲,它是一种后台支持,没有维持一个全方位服务的内部会计人员的固定成本. 它可以为你的业务提供持续的新鲜视角, 更大规模的技术和获得经验丰富的会计团队,而无需支付招聘和培训费用.
根据您的需要,外包可以是最小的,也可以是最大的. 有些公司只需要基本的服务:应付账款, 应收账款, 和解, 工资和现金流管理. 其他人则需要更成熟的服务,包括预算、自定义报告、仪表板等. 全方位服务外包安排可能包括首席财务官服务, 税务咨询, IT咨询和战略规划.
外包的一个优点是它可以根据您的需要进行定制, 并且有足够的适应能力与你的业务一起成长.
例如, two entrepreneurs who did not want to incur the time and stress of hiring an internal accounting person for their new company decided instead to partner with an outside firm for financial services. 结果? 该公司拥有一个基于云计算的会计系统, 还有一个基于云的供应商支付系统,它与总账集成在一起. It gave both owners the convenience of working remotely and traveling on short notice to meet with clients while enjoying the peace of mind that an experienced team knew how to process and record accounting transactions and resolve issues as they arose.
Another organization that had enjoyed significant growth for several years found itself with separate general ledgers and different software systems for its various entities. 管理报告过程是手工的,每个月需要花费太多时间.
The company’s decision to outsource led to a newly designed accounting infrastructure that streamlined the reporting process of various entities within one system. 现金支付流程从大量手工签名支票转换为在线供应商支付系统, 显著降低成本和文书工作.
这些变化增强了该组织对其财务状况的信心, saved a great deal of time and allowed management to get the reports they needed sooner so that they could stay focused on the organization’s mission.
这样想吧. 而不是立即雇佣更多的人,增加你自己的管理费用, partnering with a financial firm to provide ongoing or special project services gives you the benefit of someone else’s investment in software and skilled accountants.
长期以来在音乐行业处于领先地位, 例如, found its existing staff stretched thin when it implemented a new general ledger accounting system as a result of a large acquisition. 新软件的推出和交易量的大幅增加让公司的财务部门感到紧张.
而不是雇佣更多的人, 首席财务官与外部合作伙伴合作,寻找快速推进事情的方法. 他们在会计系统方面的经验为他的团队节省了宝贵的时间,减少了他们的挫折. 新的基于云的软件允许每天有效地处理会计交易,而不必在现场.
在另一个案例中, 一家有风险资本支持的公司开发了一个软件平台来创收. 这家虚拟公司没有公司办公室,管理团队分布在几个城市. 通过使用基于云的会计解决方案来管理总账, 管理报告和供应商付款流程, the company was able to eliminate geographical barriers so it could recruit the best talent for its organization regardless of location.
在另一个例子中, 一家私募股权公司的房地产投资信托业务经历了显著增长. They wanted to work with a team who would understand the technical nature of the service line and who had the infrastructure to scale up with the company’s growth. 他们的解决方案包括一个基于云的系统,公司的管理团队可以通过智能手机访问该系统, 平板电脑, 笔记本电脑或台式电脑, 还有能回答问题的专业人士, 研究交易并根据需要添加实体.
No matter the size — whether it’s a small and growing entrepreneurial venture or an established business facing changes or significant growth — companies are finding they have options in developing an accounting structure that works for them.
内容由LBMC专业人士Tammy Wolcott提供.