Hire offshore CPAs for close, reporting, and audit support

Connext recruits CPAs licensed in their home countries, along with CPA-level accountants, for U.S. finance teams, with delivery teams across the Philippines, Colombia, Mexico, and India. They handle the reconciliations, closings, and audit schedules that need a CPA’s judgment, while signing authority stays with your U.S.-licensed CPA. Start with one CPA or put one in charge of an offshore accounting team.

19%

Share of Connext’s 2025 hires in finance and accounting, its largest function

21 Days

Average time to hire

94%

90-day employee retention

What is an outsourced CPA?

Quick answer

An outsourced CPA is a licensed accountant who works on your books through a staffing partner instead of your own payroll. Through Connext, offshore CPAs are licensed in their home country, work full time for your company, and handle close, reporting, and audit support under your controller or CFO. U.S. attest work and tax return signatures stay with your U.S.-licensed CPA; Connext handles recruiting, payroll, and compliance.

Why does CPA-level work keep landing on your CFO?

Some accounting work needs more than data entry: reconciliations that call for judgment, a PBC list from your auditors, statements the board will read line by line.

When nobody on the team has a CPA’s training, that work goes to the CFO’s evenings or to an outside firm’s hourly bill.

Neither scales. The CFO’s time is the scarcest in the building, and an outside firm doesn’t know your books well enough to work them every month.

What does this look like for a real finance team?

A Florida-based global investment management firm
Needed technical finance roles its U.S. labor market couldn’t supply. Connext filled Senior Accountant, Fund Accountant, Financial & Regulatory Reporting Analyst, Senior FP&A Analyst, and Treasury Analyst seats, and the first team’s results led affiliated entities to onboard teams of their own.
A private university in Hawaii
Brought in Connext staff across accounting, financial aid, and admissions. The team cleared financial backlogs that had been holding up operations, and security and data-privacy concerns were settled upfront with custom onboarding checklists built alongside university IT and HR.
A Hawaii-based bank
Built a 17-person team spanning accounting, loan servicing, ServiceNow development, and customer support, reviewed monthly against bank standards.

“Working with Connext has given us access to talent we simply couldn’t find in Hawaii. The offshore team has integrated smoothly into our operations, provided cost savings, and given us the flexibility we needed to grow.”

— Client, Hawaii-Based Bank

What can an offshore CPA take on?

TASK 01

Financial reporting

Monthly statements prepared on schedule, with clear insight into liquidity and cash flow.

TASK 02

Account reconciliations

Accounts receivable, retainage receivable for construction and project-based businesses, and other key balance sheet accounts.

TASK 03

Monthly, quarterly, and annual close

Close checklists worked on time, with adjusting entries prepared for review.

TASK 04

Audit readiness

PBC schedules, supporting documentation, and responses to internal and external auditors.

TASK 05

Deliverable tracking

Close calendars and accountant scorecards kept current, so your controller sees status without chasing it.

TASK 06

Finance team oversight

A senior offshore CPA can lead the offshore accounting team and work directly with your CFO.

What an offshore CPA does, and what stays with your U.S. CPA

An offshore CPA’s license is issued by their home country. Here’s how the work divides.

Task
Offshore CPA through Connext
Your U.S.-licensed CPA
Reconciliations, journal entries, statements
Offshore CPA
Prepares
Your U.S. CPA
Reviews and approves
Audit support (PBC schedules, documentation)
Offshore CPA
Prepares and responds to requests
Your U.S. CPA
Manages the auditor relationship
Audit, review, or compilation reports (attest)
Offshore CPA
Doesn’t perform
Your U.S. CPA
Performs, through a licensed U.S. firm
Tax returns
Offshore CPA
Prepares workpapers and drafts
Your U.S. CPA
Reviews, signs, and files
Title used with U.S. clients
Offshore CPA
“CPA” with the license country stated
Your U.S. CPA
“CPA” under the U.S. state license

How does Connext structure an offshore CPA role?

Recruited for the license and the work

Recruiters screen for licensure, years of experience, and the industry you name. You interview the finalists and choose.

Reports to your controller or CFO

Your CPA works your close calendar, in your systems, under your finance leadership.

Signing authority stays with you

Attest work, return signatures, and final sign-off stay with your U.S.-licensed people, so there’s no question about whose license is on the line.

Access you set and can revoke

Your administrator grants each system role, and approvals and payment release stay on your side.

A dedicated Connext operations manager

Reviews the account weekly, reports on productivity and quality, and handles HR, payroll, and compliance day to day.

Illustrative monthly role costs

Connext quotes CPA rates per search. The closest benchmarks in Connext’s 2026 deck are below.

Accountant
Onshore (US, fully loaded): $72,000/yr (~$6,000/mo). Connext (fully loaded): $26,000/yr (~$2,167/mo). Savings: 64%.
Senior FP&A Analyst
Onshore (US, fully loaded): $125,000/yr (~$10,417/mo). Connext (fully loaded): $42,000/yr (~$3,500/mo). Savings: 66%.

Figures sourced from Connext’s 2026 Company Introduction deck (fully loaded, illustrative estimates based on U.S. market averages and Connext’s ROI calculator methodology; actual costs vary by role, seniority, and location).

Why do finance teams choose Connext for CPA talent?

Finance and accounting is our largest practice

Finance and accounting made up 19% of Connext’s hires in 2025, and Everest Group included Connext in its 2023 and 2025 Finance and Accounting Outsourcing PEAK Matrix assessments.

Clear lines on licensing

Every offshore CPA is presented with their license country, and the work is scoped so U.S.-only tasks stay with your U.S. CPA.

One accountant who knows your books

Your CPA works only on your company, month after month, instead of an outside firm rotating staff by engagement.

Built to stay

94% of Connext hires are still on the job at 90 days, and 91% at six months.

Security that matches the access they need

Connext holds a SOC 2 Type II attestation report, and its facilities use biometric, controlled-access entry with Connext-supplied equipment.

How does Connext compare to a local CPA hire or an outside CPA firm?

Factor
Local CPA Hire
Outside CPA Firm
Connext Offshore CPA
Availability
Local CPA Hire
Hard to find in many U.S. markets
Outside CPA Firm
Available by engagement
Connext
Recruited to your job description
Cost structure
Local CPA Hire
Salary, benefits, and recruiting
Outside CPA Firm
Billed by the hour or engagement
Connext
One all-in monthly rate
Who directs the work
Local CPA Hire
You
Outside CPA Firm
The firm, within the engagement scope
Connext
You, through your controller or CFO
Attest work and signatures
Local CPA Hire
Yes, under their U.S. license
Outside CPA Firm
Yes, under the firm’s license
Connext
Stays with your U.S.-licensed CPA
Knowledge of your books
Local CPA Hire
Deep over time
Outside CPA Firm
Limited to the engagement
Connext
Deep over time; works only on your company
Security
Local CPA Hire
Your policies
Outside CPA Firm
The firm’s policies
Connext
SOC 2 Type II attestation report; your access controls
Ready to take CPA-level work off Your CFO’s desk?

Frequently asked questions

Are Connext’s offshore CPAs licensed in the U.S.?
Connext recruits CPAs licensed in their home country, such as by the Philippines’ Professional Regulation Commission, and states the license country for every candidate. They can prepare statements, reconciliations, and audit support for U.S. companies, while attest work and return signatures stay with your U.S.-licensed CPA.
Can an offshore CPA support our audit?
Yes. An offshore CPA can prepare PBC schedules, pull supporting documentation, and answer auditor requests in your systems. Your team manages the auditor relationship and approves what goes out.
Can an offshore CPA prepare our tax returns?
An offshore CPA can prepare tax workpapers and draft returns for review. Your licensed U.S. preparer reviews, signs, and files, and your tax team should confirm the consent rules for sharing return information offshore before work starts.
How much does an offshore CPA cost?
Connext quotes CPA rates per search based on seniority and country. For reference, Connext’s 2026 illustrative benchmarks put a fully loaded offshore Accountant about 64% below an onshore hire and a Senior FP&A Analyst about 66% below.
Can an offshore CPA manage the rest of our offshore accounting team?
Yes. A senior offshore CPA can lead your offshore accountants, review their work, and report to your CFO, while Connext’s operations manager handles HR and IT issues.
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Every client receives the full suite of Connext outsourcing services, enabling you to easily build and manage your offshore team

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