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How an Accountant Hired a Junior Accountant & Assistant for $1,000/ month

Learn how our clients utilize Shepherd to hire top overseas talent.
Success Stories is a regular series all about the talent our clients hire via Shepherd and how much they cost. New here? Shepherd is a headhunter agency that helps small businesses hire top overseas talent for 80% less than US equivalents.

Editor’s note: Some customers prefer not to be named, so we’ve purposefully removed their company name from this article. We’re their secret weapon. :-) Name of the hired applicant has been changed for privacy purposes.

What does this client’s business do?

Our client is a one-person accounting firm that helps small companies without a full-time accountant with their financials.

Who was hired, and what was their role?

They were looking for someone who could handle accounting and administrative tasks for the company's clients. At Shepherd, we helped them hire Jane.

Now their new Junior Accountant & Assistant, Jane, works on the following:

  • Month-end reports, bank reconciliations, and accrual calculations
  • Developing and booking day-to-day journal entries in Quickbooks Online
  • Processing payroll and commissions
  • Supporting executive and other administrative projects as necessary

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What is the salary of the individual they hired?

Jane now works full-time in the client time zone for $1,000 per month.

What was the candidate’s background before being hired?

Jane is a Certified Public Accountant and has more than four years of working experience. She has worked on invoices, bank reconciliation, payroll, and government compliance. Jane also prepares monthly and annual computations of taxes and does bookkeeping. Her overall credentials and background made Jane the best candidate to hire for the job. 

Need to hire someone like this too?

When you need to hire an efficient Junior Accountant to support your business, reach out to us at Shepherd.

We're a headhunter agency that helps small businesses hire top overseas talent for 80% less than US equivalents. We help companies find talent in various roles like customer support, virtual assistants, operations, project managers, creatives, development, accounting, and more!

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