How a Packaging and Distribution Firm Hired an Accountant for $1,200/ month

Editor’s note: Some customers prefer not to be named, so we’ve purposefully removed their company name in this article. We’re their secret weapon :-)

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What does this client’s business do? 

In distribution and logistics, efficiency is key. And this is what our client is all about. They provide premium packaging materials and service, plus options of drop shipping and storage for more cost-efficient operations and order fulfillment.

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Who was hired and what was their role?

The client needed a highly skilled and experienced Accountant who will help them with inventory and bank reconciliations, employee timesheets, payroll, and budgets. The role is crucial in the company operations, so Somewhere helped them in hiring the best candidate, Janice.

Now their new Accountant, Janice is in charge of the following tasks:

• Weekly invoicing
• Weekly inventory and bank reconciliations
• Calculating and entering weekly payroll
• Creating Excel spreadsheets for financial analysis, budgets, and forecasts
• Tracking account receivables

What is the salary of the individual they hired?

Janice now works full-time in the client time zone for $1,200 per month.

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What was the candidate’s background before being hired?

Janice is a Certified Public Accountant in the Philippines. Before hiring, she was a Chief Accountant who prepared financial reports, posted transactions in the general journal, reviewed bank reconciliations and other general accounting tasks. Janice has been an accountant for ten years, thus making her an expert in her field, and comfortable in accounting software such as Quickbooks, Xero, and EDP Accounting System.‍

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Need to hire someone like this too?‍

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