Accounts receivable outsourcing, with a dedicated AR assistant
Accounts receivable outsourcing usually means handing your sales ledger to a shared service that processes it blind. A dedicated AR assistant works only for you — managing invoicing, collections and the sales ledger inside your own systems, learning your customers over time.
The better option
Don't just outsource the process — get someone dedicated to it
Traditional accounts receivable outsourcing hands your work to a shared, anonymous team juggling dozens of clients. You get output, not a person. A dedicated AR assistant protects the customer relationships behind your invoices — chasing professionally and consistently, in your name, rather than as an anonymous third party. For the same price — often less — you can have a dedicated professional who works only for you, in your systems, to your process, doing more than the narrow task you were going to farm out.
| Traditional accounts receivable outsourcing | Dedicated Aspire hire | |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | A shared team, rotating, split across many clients | One named person, working only for you |
| Scope | The specific task you outsourced — nothing more | Whatever you train them on, as your needs grow |
| Your systems | Their platform; you adapt to them | Your software, your process, your standards |
| Knowledge | Resets every time staff rotate | Learns your business once — and keeps it |
| Control | You get deliverables, not a team member | You manage priorities directly, like an employee |
| Price | Per-task or per-hour, scales with volume | One fixed monthly fee — from the same level |
The roles
Dedicated finance roles you can build around
Credit Controllerfrom £1,150/mo
Accounts Assistantfrom £1,150/mo
Be sure it fits
What this role is — and isn't — best for
We'd rather you hire the right way than be disappointed. Here's where a dedicated hire delivers, and where the decision should stay with your UK team.
Best for
- Raising and sending sales invoices
- Allocating receipts and updating the sales ledger
- Statement runs and customer follow-up
- Logging disputes and chasing remittances
- AR ageing and cash-collection reporting
Keep with your UK team
- Legal collection or litigation
- Writing off bad debt
- Agreeing settlement discounts without UK sign-off
- Changing credit limits unilaterally
Common questions
Accounts receivable outsourcing, with a dedicated AR assistant: FAQs
How much does accounts receivable outsourcing cost?
A dedicated offshore accounts receivable assistant starts from £1,150 per month all-inclusive (£1,150–£1,850 across experience levels) — against £2,788–£4,238 per month fully loaded for an equivalent UK hire.
What does a dedicated AR assistant handle?
Sales ledger management, raising and sending invoices, allocating receipts, statement runs, collections and chasing, dispute logging, and AR reporting — all inside your own accounting system.
How is this different from credit control outsourcing?
They overlap. Accounts receivable covers the whole sales-ledger cycle (invoicing through to collection); credit control focuses specifically on chasing and recovering what's owed. Many clients use one dedicated person across both, or build a small team.
Does the AR assistant work in our system?
Yes — they work inside your own software (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage or your ERP), on UK hours, with access you control. Your data never leaves your environment.
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