A dedicated offshore bookkeeper handles the day-to-day financial record-keeping of your business — the same work an in-house bookkeeper would, in your own software, on UK hours. Here's exactly what that involves.
Their core day-to-day
Bank reconciliation, coding and categorising transactions, maintaining the sales and purchase ledgers, raising and sending invoices, processing supplier bills, and recording expenses. This is the steady, essential work that keeps your books accurate and current.
Beyond the basics
As they settle in, a good bookkeeper takes on VAT return preparation, month-end reconciliations, simple management-accounts prep, and chasing the documents and information needed to keep everything up to date.
The systems they work in
Your own — Xero, QuickBooks, Sage or similar. A dedicated offshore bookkeeper logs into your software with the access you grant, so your data never leaves your environment and you can see your position any time.
Where the line sits
A bookkeeper records and maintains; they don't sign off statutory accounts, file in their own name, or give regulated tax advice — that stays with you or your accountant. Think of them as keeping the books impeccably so your accountant's job is easier and cheaper.
What it costs
A dedicated offshore bookkeeper starts from around £1,150/month all-inclusive (£1,150–£1,850 by experience) — against £2,788–£4,238 for a fully-loaded UK equivalent.
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