An offshore bookkeeper from Offshored costs A$2,100 to A$2,800 per month, all-inclusive, and works full time in your Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file in Australian business hours.
One dedicated person, recruited and managed by Offshored, who keeps your books current every day instead of every quarter. You choose the candidate, set the hours and own the work; Offshored handles recruitment, onboarding, payroll and HR in Manila.
An offshore bookkeeper does the same job as a bookkeeper sitting in your Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane office: they keep the ledger accurate and up to date so that your accountant, your BAS agent and you always have current numbers to work from.
The difference is the model. Instead of a part-time local bookkeeper or a shared outsourcing pool, you get one full-time person who works only for your business, in your accounting file, in your hours, reporting to you. Most Offshored clients hand over the daily and weekly processing first, then payroll and month-end preparation once trust is established.
They work inside your systems with the access you grant. Your data stays in your Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks file and you can change or remove that access at any time.
Start with the first column and add the second as trust builds. Your team member follows your procedures and your approval limits, documented during onboarding.
Australian small and medium businesses run on Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks Online, so those three are the systems we recruit for first. If you use a job management or point-of-sale system that feeds your accounts, tell us on the first call and we shortlist candidates who already know it.
An offshore bookkeeper from Offshored costs A$2,100 to A$2,800 per month. That is one flat, all-inclusive fee per full-time team member, invoiced monthly in advance, in the finance, bookkeeping and processing band on our pricing page.
| Item | Offshore bookkeeper |
|---|---|
| Monthly fee | A$2,100 to A$2,800 per month |
| Where in the band | Lower end for daily processing and reconciliations; upper end for full-function bookkeeping with payroll, BAS workpapers and month-end reporting |
| What is included | Everything: recruitment and vetting, employment in the Philippines by Australian Pathways OPC, salary, Philippine income tax and statutory contributions (SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG), 13th month pay, paid leave, HMO health insurance, payroll, timekeeping, HR and performance management, office space and equipment for office based team members, and replacement at our cost if the person leaves |
| What is not included | Your accounting software subscriptions, registered BAS or tax agent lodgment, and any hardware you choose to supply beyond what Offshored provides |
| Fees | No recruitment, placement or setup fees. One monthly invoice from Offshored Pty Ltd, an Australian company |
For a sourced comparison with the full cost of a local bookkeeper, including superannuation, leave, payroll tax and recruitment, read the 2026 offshore staff cost guide. Every band is listed on the pricing page.
What Offshored looks for when shortlisting an offshore bookkeeper for an Australian business:
You interview the shortlisted candidates yourself and make the final decision, so the person you hire meets your standard, not just ours.
Your offshore bookkeeper works a full eight-hour day, Monday to Friday, at the times you set in your Australian time zone. Manila is two hours behind Sydney for most of the year, so the overlap is complete: they are online when you are, from your first coffee to close of business.
| Your office | Manila is behind by | Your 9am to 5pm day in Manila time |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart | 2 hours (3 hours in daylight saving, October to April) | 7:00am to 3:00pm (6:00am to 2:00pm in daylight saving) |
| Brisbane and Queensland | 2 hours, all year | 7:00am to 3:00pm |
| Adelaide | 1.5 hours (2.5 hours in daylight saving) | 7:30am to 3:30pm (6:30am to 2:30pm in daylight saving) |
| Darwin | 1.5 hours, all year | 7:30am to 3:30pm |
| Perth | No difference, same time as Manila | 9:00am to 5:00pm |
Team members work Australian public holidays unless the day is also a Philippine holiday, and Offshored gives you two business days' notice of any Philippine holiday that affects your team member's schedule. Every shift is logged on our timekeeping platform. See the FAQ on the Sydney to Manila time difference.
Yes, they can reconcile GST and PAYG withholding and prepare the BAS workpapers each quarter or month. Under Australian law only you or a registered BAS or tax agent can lodge, so your offshore bookkeeper prepares the figures and your agent reviews and lodges them. Many Offshored clients keep the same accountant and simply hand them cleaner books.
Only the access you choose to give. Bank feeds in Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks are read-only imports, so a bookkeeper can reconcile transactions without being able to move money. We recommend you keep payment approval in Australia: your bookkeeper prepares the batch and you or your Australian manager authorise it in the bank.
We shortlist candidates who have already worked on Australian files and who know GST coding, BAS, superannuation and Single Touch Payroll. You set the chart of accounts and your accountant reviews the file as they do now. Because the bookkeeper works in your system every day, errors are caught the same week, not at year end.
Pick a time and William Smith, Offshored's co-founder, phones you. We scope the role, give you the monthly cost band and tell you honestly whether offshore staff will work for your business. No lock-in, no obligation.
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