Offshore accounting services for CPA and accountancy firms
A dedicated team prepares the work. Your firm reviews, signs off and keeps the client relationship.
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Actigy BPO provides offshore accounting services as a nearshore business process outsourcing (BPO) company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. Operators prepare bookkeeping, reconciliations and close work for accounting firms. The firm keeps client relationships, advice, filings and final sign-off. A process audit defines the files before a paid pilot tests preparation and review.
Your client relationship · Your review · Your sign-off
Key takeaways
- Every Actigy BPO engagement starts with a process audit and a paid pilot.
- Actigy BPO prepares finance work for approval; the client keeps sign-off on anything that changes the numbers.
- Define preparation and professional review as separate responsibilities.
- Compare actual shift overlap, retained costs and accepted work.
Offshore accounting services at a glance
Actigy BPO supports certified public accountant (CPA) firms, UK practices and European Union (EU) accounting firms.
| Service | Bookkeeping, reconciliations, workpapers and close preparation |
|---|---|
| Who it is for | Firms with repeat work and retained review capacity |
| Delivery locations | Bulgaria, Romania, Poland and Ukraine |
| Coverage | Full UK day and US morning overlap; actual shifts agreed |
| Pricing model | Per full-time equivalent (FTE) by role after the process audit |
| Typical start | Pilot usually 2 to 4 weeks after the process audit, subject to readiness |
Offshore accounting for CPA firms in Europe
Actigy BPO prepares work against the firm's chart of accounts and approval rules.
| Work | Preparation and retained review |
|---|---|
| Bookkeeping | Categorize transactions under the firm's approved rules. |
| Bank and card reconciliations | Match records and document differences for review. |
| Accounts payable (AP) | Prepare invoices and approval packs; the client releases payments. |
| Accounts receivable (AR) | Prepare billing, allocation and aged-balance records. |
| Close and management accounts | Prepare schedules and draft statements for the firm's sign-off. |
| Payroll support and workpapers | Prepare agreed records and supporting evidence; retain client approval. |
How Actigy BPO works as a white-label accounting team
Actigy BPO prepares records under agreed confidentiality terms. A blended model combines the firm's reviewers with a preparation team. The firm controls client relationships and presentation.
White label bookkeeping for accountants UK
Actigy BPO prepares bookkeeping under the UK practice's review rules. The firm approves client contact.
What your firm keeps
Actigy BPO leaves advice, tax positions, filings and final review with the firm. Operators do not release payments, set credit limits or approve write-offs.
How Actigy BPO starts accounting preparation
Actigy BPO agrees standard operating procedures (SOPs), the close calendar and approval matrix before the paid pilot. Quality assurance (QA) checks preparation.
- Access and orientation. Confirm permitted files, chart of accounts, tools and named reviewers.
- Workflow design. Set file conventions, evidence requirements, deadlines and approval thresholds.
- Team training. Test operators against the firm's sample records and acceptance checklist.
- Supervised production. Prepare pilot files and compare review notes with the agreed rules.
- Pilot decision. Check quality, handling time and unresolved items before adding files.
- Independent preparation. Run accepted tasks with QA; keep the firm's final review.
- Continuing review. Examine recurring errors, update approved instructions and plan the next close.
Accounting risks, controls and auditable measures
Actigy BPO uses maker-checker review and sampling. First-pass acceptance counts files accepted without correction; rework counts files returned for changes. Unreconciled items lack matching evidence. Turnaround measures accepted intake to handoff; record time awaiting evidence separately.
| Risk | Control to agree |
|---|---|
| Communication gaps | Named reviewer, question log and handoff deadline |
| Wrong account treatment | Approved chart of accounts, examples and escalation rules |
| Onboarding burden | Sample files and staged acceptance before more volume |
| Data access or approval bypass | Role limits, logs and separate preparation/approval permissions |
Actigy BPO works in the client's tools, with access limited to the systems the client approves. Agree locations, retention and transfers in the data-processing terms.
Actigy BPO uses ISO 9001-aligned quality management. Aligned, not certified. SOC 2-aligned controls: role-based access, logging and segregation of duties. Aligned, not audited.
AI-assisted bookkeeping within scope
At Actigy BPO, automation or AI runs only where the written scope approves it, with human review of every exception. Artificial intelligence (AI) assistance does not approve entries or replace the firm's accounting decisions.
Offshore accountants vs nearshore accountants
Actigy BPO teams in Central and Eastern Europe cover the full UK business day and the US morning. Nearshore and offshore describe location relative to the buyer.
| Firm | Overlap | Handoff design |
|---|---|---|
| UK practice | Full UK business day | Agree same-day question and review windows. |
| US firm | US morning | Prepare files for the firm's review; confirm later shifts where needed. |
| Check | Actigy BPO: Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) | Latin America | Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK and US overlap | UK day and US morning; agreed shifts | Check country, shift and both review windows | Check country, shift and both review windows |
| Language | Confirm required language in scope | Verify language for the actual team | Verify language for the actual team |
| Data rules | EU hubs plus Ukraine; approved access and transfer terms | Check jurisdiction and processing terms | Check jurisdiction and processing terms |
Actigy BPO delivers from teams in Bulgaria, Romania, Poland and Ukraine. The first three countries are EU hubs; Ukraine is outside the EU. The CEE vs Philippines BPO guide provides further comparison questions.
Accounting staff augmentation for CPA firms
Actigy BPO prices managed teams and outstaffing per FTE by role. In outstaffing, the firm manages daily work. Shared capacity and freelance arrangements are comparison models, not stated provider offers.
| Responsibility | Actigy BPO managed team | In-house team | Shared capacity or freelance hire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily management | Agreed team lead | Firm manager | Confirm assignment and supervision |
| SOP ownership | Client-owned | Firm-owned | Confirm ownership and access |
| Quality review | Preparation QA; firm sign-off | Firm review system | Confirm preparation checks; firm sign-off |
| Coverage | Scoped shifts | Internal schedule | Contracted availability |
| Start | Audit and paid pilot | Hiring and training | Selection and onboarding |
| Pricing | Per FTE by role | Employment and operating costs | Confirm fee and reserved capacity |
| Exit | Agreed file and access handback | Internal handover | Agree record return and continuity |
Compare managed BPO vs staff augmentation and historical cost per FTE by country assumptions, not current quotes.
Actigy BPO fits when firms need peak-period reconciliation, recurring close preparation or UK-day bookkeeping support with firm review. Actigy BPO is not the right fit when you need tax returns, statutory assurance or a few bookkeeping hours each month.
Preparation evidence from a finance engagement
Actigy BPO's month-end close case study reports close from 10 to 6 business days (Actigy BPO-reported). The software-business engagement is not an accounting-firm result.
Results come from anonymized client engagements, are reported by Actigy BPO and are not independently audited. Results depend on scope.
Offshore accounting services FAQ
What are offshore accounting services for CPA firms?
Offshore accounting services provide accounting preparation capacity from another country. Actigy BPO provides bookkeeping, reconciliation and close support for firms under their own rules and review process. Operators prepare records and flag differences rather than replace the firm's accountable reviewer.
The firm keeps client advice, approval and filing. Start with a defined file set and confirm access, deadlines and the evidence your reviewer needs before transferring recurring work.
What is white-label accounting?
White-label accounting means another team prepares work within an accounting firm's delivery model. Actigy BPO provides preparation in the firm's approved tools and procedures under agreed confidentiality terms. The firm controls the client relationship and how it presents the work.
The arrangement does not transfer professional responsibility or create a new credential. Agree who can contact the firm's clients, which records operators can see and who approves the final output.
Which accounting work should a firm keep in-house?
Actigy BPO leaves advice, tax positions, engagement letters, filings and final sign-off with the firm. Your reviewers approve journals, financial statements and changes to reported numbers. Your client also retains payment approval and release.
The preparation scope can include schedules, reconciliations and draft entries, with unresolved items clearly marked. A prepared file is not an audit opinion or permission to file.
How do time zones work for US and UK firms?
Actigy BPO teams in Central and Eastern Europe cover the full UK business day and the US morning. A UK practice can plan same-day reviews; a US firm can agree morning discussions and later review of prepared files.
Actigy BPO agrees the shift, deadline and fallback contact in the written scope. Location alone does not establish full US-day coverage or the availability of a reviewer for every close deadline.
How is client data protected?
Actigy BPO restricts accounting work to client-approved systems and access roles. The written scope names work locations, data-processing terms and any subprocessors. The firm decides which client files operators can access and what can leave each system.
Separate preparation from approval and payment release. Confirm retention, record return and access removal at exit. Review the proposed arrangement against each client's own restrictions before sharing records.
Is this staff augmentation or a managed team?
Actigy BPO offers managed BPO and outstaffing, also called staff augmentation. A managed team has agreed delivery leadership and QA; in outstaffing, the firm directs and reviews the operators. Both models use per-FTE role pricing.
Actigy BPO records daily management, review and question owners in the written scope. Choose by management capacity and process readiness. Your firm retains professional sign-off under either model.
Does Actigy BPO prepare or file tax returns?
Actigy BPO does not prepare or file tax returns, make statutory filings or give tax advice. The firm retains tax positions, professional judgments and all filing responsibilities. Operators can prepare the bookkeeping records and workpapers included in the agreed scope.
Separate record preparation from the firm's tax work in the task list. Do not treat a schedule as a completed return or filing permission.
How are offshore accounting services priced?
Actigy BPO prices accounting preparation per FTE by role and sends a written quote after the process audit. File volume, transaction mix, close deadlines, tool access and review effort determine the proposed staffing. Confirm leadership, QA and retained firm costs.
Actigy BPO tests one or two client files in a paid pilot before wider delivery. Use the same work, hours and acceptance standard when comparing the quote with internal employment or another model.
Is Eastern Europe a good location for offshore accounting for US firms?
Actigy BPO provides US-morning overlap from teams in Bulgaria, Romania, Poland and Ukraine. Fit depends on your review timetable, data permissions and the availability of later shifts where needed. Location does not replace controls.
Test a handoff cycle in the pilot. Confirm who resolves questions after the preparation shift and when the firm returns review notes. Compare actual hours instead of relying on a regional label.
Who reviews the work before it reaches our clients?
Actigy BPO checks preparation through the agreed maker-checker and QA process before handoff. Your firm then performs its own professional review and final sign-off. The proposal must distinguish those two duties and name the owner of unresolved differences.
Record review notes, corrections and acceptance in the file. Operators do not close a question by changing an accounting policy themselves. The firm decides when the final work is ready for its client.
How do you hire offshore accountants for a CPA firm?
Actigy BPO starts with the firm's task list, file sample and review requirements before proposing accounting preparation roles. Compare a managed team with direct hiring and client-managed outstaffing. Verify tool and file skills.
Do not infer professional credentials from a role title. Your firm supplies qualified review and sign-off. Actigy BPO tests preparation and handoffs in a paid pilot before expansion.
Related finance preparation services
Actigy BPO scopes accounting outsourcing, accounts payable outsourcing, payroll outsourcing and wider finance and accounting outsourcing around client approvals.
Page updates
October 4, 2026: published firm-side accounting preparation, review responsibilities and time-zone handoffs.
Test preparation on defined client files
Share the file mix, close calendar, systems and your review requirements.
Scope a pilot
What happens next
The team reviews the workflow before proposing a written scope. You decide whether to start a paid pilot after reviewing it.