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Finance Team Extension

Senior finance talent, embedded in your team.

Interview and choose them yourself. Add vetted accountants, controllers, and FP&A analysts directly to your department. They work your hours, in your systems, reporting to you.

Sarah

Sarah M.

Senior Accountant

Experience

8 years

Assessment

93/100

Timezone

EST aligned

Available

In 5 days

NetSuite
QuickBooks
Excel
Slack
✓ Vetted & ready to interview

Finance leaders at 200+ companies have hired through CoCountant

Hollywood.com
Daystorm
Rhino Web Group
Willport
Datum
ALP
Arda
Backpack Group
Venduni
Emkao Foods
Buoyant
Engineered Group
Coast 2 Coast HR
Roots & Herbs
Flowship
Wildcommon
Astory
State of Flux
624 Digital
LaunchPath
Gemini Brass Woodwinds
Palo Verde
IHG
Clever Computer Concepts
IBPSA

Hiring for your finance team shouldn't take 3 months and $175K

Hiring for your finance team shouldn’t take 3 months and $175K

You know exactly who you need. A senior accountant who can handle multi-entity consolidations. An FP&A analyst who can build models your board will actually read. A controller who’s done this at your stage before.

But the hiring math doesn’t work. A US-based staff accountant costs $55K-$75K in salary alone, plus benefits, plus recruiter fees, plus two to three months before they’re productive. Offshore options promise savings but deliver inconsistent quality, timezone headaches, and zero control over who shows up.

You need a third option: pre-vetted finance professionals who cost a fraction of a US hire, work your hours, and join your team as if you hired them yourself. Because you did.

Your hire. Your team. Three steps.

STEP 1

Tell us what you need

Share the role, skills, tools, and hours. We match you with 2-3 candidates from our vetted talent pool.

STEP 2

Interview and choose

You review profiles, conduct interviews, and select the person you want on your team. Your call.

STEP 3

They start in 1-2 weeks

Your new team member onboards onto your systems, joins your Slack, and reports directly to you.

Average time from first conversation to start: 10 business days

The roles your finance department actually needs

Each resource is individually vetted, certified, and proficient in your stack before day one.

Staff Bookkeeper

WHAT THEY HANDLE

Transaction coding, bank reconciliations, AP/AR processing, payroll support, month-end prep

TYPICAL BACKGROUND

3-5 years experience, bookkeeping certifications, fluent in QuickBooks, Xero, or NetSuite

Offload volume work so your senior team can focus on analysis

Senior Accountant

WHAT THEY HANDLE

Monthly close, accruals and adjustments, revenue recognition, multi-entity accounting, audit prep

TYPICAL BACKGROUND

5-8 years experience, CPA-track or equivalent, GAAP proficiency, NetSuite or Sage

Fill a mid-level gap without a $75K+ salary commitment

Controller

WHAT THEY HANDLE

Close management, financial reporting, internal controls, policy enforcement, board deck support

TYPICAL BACKGROUND

8-12+ years, CPA or CMA, Big 4 or mid-market alumni, multi-entity experience

Controller-level oversight at a fraction of a $150K-$180K US hire

FP&A Analyst

WHAT THEY HANDLE

Budgets and forecasts, variance analysis, scenario modeling, KPI dashboards, investor reporting

TYPICAL BACKGROUND

5-8 years, financial modeling certifications, advanced Excel/Sheets, BI tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI)

Strategic finance capacity without building a full FP&A function

All resources are proficient in: QuickBooks, NetSuite, Xero, Sage, Gusto, Rippling, Deel, Bill.com, Ramp, Brex, and more.

This isn't outsourced accounting. This is your next hire.

Traditional Outsourcing CoCountant Finance Team Extension
Who you get Assigned by the provider Included You interview and select
Who they report to The provider's account manager Included You
Communication Ticketing system or shared inbox Included Your Slack, email, and meetings
Integration Works in the provider's environment Included Works in your systems and workflows
Flexibility Annual contract, fixed scope Included Scale up or down monthly
Quality assurance Provider's internal QA Included Controller-led review backing your oversight
Cost $3K–$8K/mo managed engagement Included From $2,000/mo per resource

The caliber of talent you'll interview

Every candidate in our network goes through a multi-stage vetting process before you ever see their profile.

7+

Years average experience across our talent pool

85%

Hold BS in Accounting, ACCA, CA or equivalent certifications.

(100% for controller & FP&A)

100%

US business-hours availability in your timezone

48h

Average time to present matched candidates

4.8/5

Average client rating across all placed resources

How we vet

  • Technical assessment covering GAAP, tool proficiency, and role-specific scenarios
  • English fluency and communication evaluation
  • Culture-fit screening based on your team's working style
  • Ongoing controller-led quality reviews after placement

You see everything. Full profiles, work samples, and assessment scores before the interview.

Day one, they're your team member. Not ours.

When you hire through CoCountant, your resource doesn’t work in isolation.

Works your hours

Your resource operates on your timezone and your schedule. Need them in standup at 9 AM EST? They’re there. Need overlap with your West Coast team until 6 PM PST? We’ll match accordingly.

Uses your systems

They log into your QuickBooks, your NetSuite, your Slack, your project management tools. No separate portals, no vendor dashboards, no middleman platforms.

Reports to you

Your resource takes direction from you, attends your team meetings, follows your processes, and delivers to your standards. No account manager in between. No vendor layer. Your hire, your management, your workflow.

Finance leaders who built their teams with CoCountant

These founders and operators switched to controller-led accounting and now make faster, clearer decisions.
Close time cut 20 days → 10 days
Their controller is consistently and readily available for chats and meetings whenever we need their help. We definitely want to continue using them because of their availability and expertise.
Colleen Rupp

Colleen Rupp

COO Hollywood.com
Recovered 200 K in overdue AR
Their controller took it upon himself to work on our outdated AR and brought in a couple hundred thousand AR dollars for us that seemed unrecoverable. Our reporting to board members and shareholders has also improved significantly.
Waynewright Malcom

Waynewright Malcom

CFO, Backpack Group
12 hours exec time saved per month
Extremely friendly to tight budgets. Their monthly calls to go over the books help immensely and save me money. With reconciled accounts and their timely updates, I have a clear picture of my revenue, expenses, and cash flow.
Mark Arthur

Mark Arthur

Founder & CEO Coast2Coast HR, LLC
Audit-ready and tax-smart
They helped us with compliance and tax planning, streamlining our financial management system and accounting processes. They're dedicated to our success and really understand our needs.
Peter Hansen

Peter Hansen

Founder Gemini Brass & Woodwinds
Custom chart of accounts → Category level insight
They came in and helped me with exactly what I needed: setting up QuickBooks, detailed bookkeeping, building custom categories specific to my business so I know where I'm spending to improve cash flow, and monthly calls to review transactions.
Jillian Wells

Jillian Wells

Founder Palo Verde Botanicals
Systems streamlined, operations simplified
CoCountant team is very thorough with their review of my transactions, and their bookkeeping service help keep my books updated to provide a clear financial picture.
Ravi Bajracharya

Ravi Bajracharya

Co-founder & CTO, Datum
Huge ROI, efficiency up, costs down
The value-to-cost ratio is amazing. I save so much time using CoCountant’s bookkeeping services, and I get more strategic intelligence on our financial situation than I could create on my own. Wonderful service for busy entrepreneurs.
Edwin Goutier

Edwin Goutier

CEO, LaunchPath Innovation
14 months cleaned, current, and reconciled
Hiring CoCountant in 2024 was the best decision I’ve made in a long time. Each month they do a great job of managing our books and reporting.
Oscar J Muro

Oscar J. Muro

Founder, Rhino Web Group
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Featured Case Study

How Backpack Group Gained Financial Control and Recovered Overdue AR with CoCountant

THE SITUATION

Backpack Group was facing long outstanding and outdated accounts receivable that had not been collected for an extended period, creating financial strain and lack of clarity.

Internal reporting to board members and shareholders lacked structure, insights, and refinement.

The team needed a proactive accountant who could take ownership, modernize processes, improve reporting, and recover lost value quickly.

WHAT THEY DID

CoCountant immediately began transforming Backpack Group’s financial operations:

  • Reviewed the company’s needs and proactively recommended improvements
  • Rebuilt financial reports used for board and shareholder updates
  • Took full ownership of long outstanding AR and contacted customers directly
  • Recovered significant overdue AR previously considered unrecoverable
  • Improved internal accounting workflows and processes
  • Delivered accurate and timely work and consistently met deadlines
  • Provided excellent service and received strong feedback from internal staff

THE RESULT

< 30 days 

Clearer board ready reporting with improved structure and insights

$200K+ recovered

Outdated and previously unrecoverable AR brought back into the business

Improved processes

Enhanced workflows resulting in smoother operations and better internal satisfaction

CoCountant went above and beyond. They improved our reporting, recovered hundreds of thousands in outdated AR, and upgraded several internal processes. Their work has been reliable, proactive, and highly valued across our team. I now recommend CoCountant without hesitation.

Transparent pricing. No bundled scope. No surprises.

$2,000/month

  • Full working hours on your schedule
  • Controller-led quality review
  • Onboarding & systems integration
  • 24-hour backfill guarantee
  • Monthly flexibility, no long-term contract
  • Payroll, HR, and compliance handled
US Hire (Staff Accountant) CoCountant Resource
Annual cost $70K–$95K (salary + benefits) $24K ($2,000/mo)
Recruiter fees $10K–$20K $0
Time to productive 2–3 months 1–2 weeks
Scaling flexibility Severance + re-hiring Adjust monthly

Multiple resources? Custom scope? We’ll tailor the plan that fits.

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Your resource. Backed by an entire finance operations team.

When you hire through CoCountant, your resource doesn’t work in isolation.

Controller review on every close

Nothing ships to you without a second set of experienced eyes.

Same-day backup coverage

A qualified replacement steps in within 24 hours so your work doesn’t stop.

Ongoing training

Your resource stays current on tools, standards, and best practices.

Escalation path

Complex questions beyond your resource’s scope get routed to senior specialists.

You see everything. Full profiles, work samples, and assessment scores before the interview.

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