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Outsourced Accounting Services for Australia, Based in the Philippines
Outsourced accounting services for Australian businesses and accounting firms: dedicated accountants and bookkeepers, hired and managed by Outsourced Finance in the Philippines, working AEST hours inside your systems. Not freelancers, not a rotating pool. Every professional is experienced in Xero and MYOB and works inside your BAS, payroll and month-end workflows, and OFP handles employment, payroll, HR and replacement. See how our outsourced accounting model works.
Choose How You Work With Us
Australian clients work with OFP in one of two ways. The only difference is who directs the day-to-day work:
Dedicated Finance Professionalyou direct the work
You manage priorities and reviews; we handle employment, HR, payroll, compliance and replacement.
In both, recruitment, payroll, HR, compliance, equipment and replacement are ours. What we always manage →
Why Australian Firms Choose Our Outsourced Accountants
Australian businesses choose OFP not just for access to offshore accountants, but for structured delivery models, continuity, and accountability. Our teams work in alignment with Australian business hours and standards, while OFP manages employment, oversight, and long-term retention.
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Dedicated Pods per Client
Assign bookkeeping, senior accountant, and reviewer roles aligned with your workflow to maintain visibility and accountability.
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ATO-Ready Documentation Packs
Receive reconciled workpapers, BAS reports, and month-end packs prepared for partner review and client delivery.
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Secure Infrastructure
Work inside your own systems, VPN-secured access and multi-factor authentication keep Australian client data protected.
Finance & Accounting Services for Australia
Depending on your chosen engagement model, services may include:
- • BAS & IAS Preparation for Your Review
- • Tax Season Workpapers & Client Data Collation
- • PAYG & Superannuation Processing
- • EOFY Workpaper Preparation
- • Remote CFO & Financial Reporting
Scope and responsibility vary by service model and are defined in your proposal.
Outsourced Payroll for Australia
Payroll is where compliance mistakes get expensive. Our outsourced payroll for Australia keeps every pay run accurate and on time, run by dedicated finance professionals who take it from timesheets to a pay event ready for your authorisation, fully managed by OFP.
Each payroll specialist trains on Australian payroll obligations and works AEST hours alongside your internal team.
What our Australian payroll teams handle
- • PAYG withholding calculations and reporting figures
- • Superannuation calculation and contributions
- • Single Touch Payroll (STP) pay events prepared for your submission
- • Award interpretation, leave, and timesheet processing
- • Payslip preparation and payroll reconciliations
Running a practice? Accounting firm outsourcing covers payroll across your client base.
Outsourced Bookkeeper or Outsourced Accountant?
A bookkeeper does the day-to-day recording: coding transactions, bank reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, and BAS preparation, in Xero and MYOB. If you need clean, current ledgers and a reliable pay run, an outsourced bookkeeper is the role to start with.
An accountant works on top of those records: month-end close, general ledger review, financial statements, and the year-end workpapers your tax agent works from. Work that legally requires a registered BAS agent or tax agent stays with you or your practice, and our team works under that registration and your review.
Outsourced Bookkeeping for Australia
Outsourced bookkeeping keeps your ledgers clean, your reconciliations current, and your reporting ready, without adding local headcount. Our bookkeeping outsourcing model gives you a dedicated, fully-managed Xero and MYOB professional, not a rotating pool.
See our bookkeeping outsourcing services →Virtual CFO Support for Australia
Need senior financial oversight without a full-time executive hire? A virtual CFO in Australia gives you cash-flow forecasting, management reporting, and board-ready insight, delivered by a dedicated finance lead on AEST hours.
Explore virtual CFO Australia services →Built Around Your Lodgement Process
Every team member trains on your BAS and IAS preparation workflows, with review checkpoints built around your firm’s QA process. Sign-off and lodgement stay with your registered agent.
Built for Xero and MYOB Practices
We recruit accountants already proficient with Xero, XPM, MYOB, Karbon, and Australian practice management stacks for immediate productivity.
AEST Coverage & Communication
Your dedicated team mirrors Australian business hours, attends client calls, and collaborates via Teams, Slack, and your existing channels.
Scalable in 2–4 Weeks
Ramp from single hires to a complete remote finance department with structured onboarding, SOP mapping, and weekly performance reporting.
What Outsourced Accounting Costs Compared to a Local Hire
Pricing is scoped by role, seniority, weekly hours, and your preferred delivery model. We provide a clear proposal after an initial discovery call. No lock-in contracts.
Indicative all-in monthly cost of a dedicated, fully managed professional through OFP against a full-time local hire in Australia, by role and seniority. Across the roles below the difference is 42–64%.
| Role | Seniority | OFP, per month (AUD) | Local Australian hire, per month (AUD) | Saving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance & Accounting | ||||
| Accountant | Medior (2–5 years) | A$2,700–3,100 | A$6,700–7,500 | 59% |
| Accountant (Senior) | Senior (5–10 years) | A$3,800–4,400 | A$8,300–9,300 | 53% |
| Bookkeeper | Medior (2–5 years) | A$2,300–2,600 | A$6,300–7,100 | 64% |
| Bookkeeper (Senior) | Senior (5–10 years) | A$2,900–3,300 | A$7,500–8,300 | 61% |
| Financial Analyst | Medior (2–5 years) | A$4,000–4,500 | A$7,800–8,800 | 48% |
| Financial Analyst (Senior) | Senior (5–10 years) | A$5,900–6,600 | A$10,200–11,400 | 42% |
| Administrative & Operations | ||||
| Administrative Assistant | Medior (2–5 years) | A$1,900–2,300 | A$5,500–6,200 | 64% |
| Administrative Assistant (Senior) | Senior (5–10 years) | A$2,400–2,800 | A$6,900–7,700 | 64% |
Rates published 20 September 2026.
Local figures are the fully loaded cost of an equivalent full-time hire in Australia, including superannuation. OFP figures are all-in monthly rates covering salary, employment, HR, payroll, compliance, equipment and replacement, shown as indicative ranges.
What the monthly fee includes, what it leaves with your firm, and how freelancer, BPO and managed pricing differ: how much an offshore accountant costs in the Philippines.
Frequently Asked Questions About Outsourced Accounting in Australia
What Australian businesses and accounting firms ask before they add an outsourced accountant or bookkeeper to their team.
A.Our team is trained on the BAS, IAS, PAYG and superannuation workflows Australian firms run day to day, and works inside your review and lodgement process. Tax judgement, sign-off and lodgement stay with you or your registered agent.
A.Yes. We have Xero Certified Advisors and MYOB-experienced staff on team, along with familiarity with Xero Practice Manager for accounting firm workflows.
A.We support BAS and IAS preparation, EOFY workpapers, PAYG and Superannuation processing, accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliations, and financial reporting — scoped to your engagement model.
A.A bookkeeper handles the day-to-day recording: coding transactions, bank reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, payroll and BAS preparation in Xero or MYOB. An accountant works on top of those records: month-end close, general ledger review, financial statements, and the year-end workpapers your tax agent works from. Most Australian clients start with a bookkeeper and add accounting capacity as the finance function grows.
A.Work that legally requires a registered BAS agent or tax agent stays with you or your practice. Our team prepares the work under your registration and your review, and you or your agent remain responsible for lodgement.
A.Yes. Our dedicated payroll professionals process PAYG withholding and Superannuation contributions and prepare each Single Touch Payroll (STP) pay event for submission under your authorisation, alongside award interpretation, leave accruals, and payroll reconciliations.
A.No. In a Managed Finance Team engagement a senior accountant reviews the work before it reaches you, so accountability sits above whoever prepared it. The work happens inside your own Xero or MYOB file and inside your review process. Judgement, sign-off and lodgement stay with your firm and its registered agent.
A.What each client file costs you. The review step, the systems the work happens in and the deadlines it runs to all stay where they are. We publish an indicative cost comparison by role against an equivalent full-time local hire on our Australia and New Zealand pages, taken from our current rate card.
A.Coding, bank reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable run in your own Xero or MYOB file on AEST or NZST hours. Month-end close, general ledger review and the workpapers that follow are scoped into the engagement rather than squeezed in around it.
A.Use a provider that employs the accountants itself and manages them long term, rather than a recruiter or a freelance platform. OFP hires Philippines-based accountants and bookkeepers full-time, runs payroll, HR, equipment and replacement, and they work on AEST hours inside your own Xero or MYOB file. Most Australian firms start with a Managed Finance Team, where a senior accountant is the single contact and the team behind them delivers the agreed work.
A.Yes. OFP professionals work full-time on AEST hours, so they join your meetings and client calls and are reachable on your own channels during the working day. Work runs in your own systems, so there is no overnight handover.
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