The default assumption when finance leaders search for part-time accounting help is that they're shopping for someone more junior – a bookkeeper, maybe, or an entry-level staff accountant who can cover the basics without the full-time overhead. That assumption is usually wrong, and it costs companies more than they save.
A part-time accountant who can't independently own the close process, catch reconciliation issues, or prepare financials in a format an investor can read is not a cost-efficient hire – they're a liability that requires supervision. What most growth-stage companies actually need is a senior professional who can work 20 to 30 hours per week with no ramp-up time. That person exists. The question is where to find them – and MAVI is the answer.
MAVI places pre-vetted, US-caliber part-time global finance and accounting talent who can deliver real-time visibility, own your end-to-end finance function, and uplevel your processes.
Not every accounting function translates cleanly to a fractional arrangement. The ones that do are typically transactional or cyclical: accounts payable, accounts receivable, monthly close support, payroll processing, and management reporting. Revenue accounting (ASC 606) and FP&A can work part-time for companies at earlier stages with simpler transaction volumes. Controller-level work can be structured fractionally when the company doesn't yet need a full-time finance leader.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that median annual pay for Accountants and Auditors reached $79,880 in 2023. A part-time arrangement at 50 percent effort would theoretically cost $39,940 for domestic talent – but in practice, fractional US accountants typically charge higher hourly rates than their salaried equivalents, and marketplace platforms add further margin on top. The all-in cost of a domestic fractional accountant with five or more years of experience routinely exceeds $50,000 annually for half-time work.
MAVI places part-time and full-time offshore accounting professionals with US companies, with candidates averaging five to ten years of experience and fluency in QuickBooks, NetSuite, and Bill.com. A senior offshore accountant working 25 hours per week through MAVI costs a fraction of the domestic fractional equivalent – while bringing the same technical depth.
The model works because MAVI's talent pool is pre-vetted at a sub-2% acceptance rate, so the quality baseline is set before the engagement begins. There's no junior talent disguised as a fractional arrangement, and no placement fee to recover before seeing a return. Clients have used MAVI's fractional model to cover senior accounting functions without committing to full-time headcount – and added full-time placements as the business scaled.
Before engaging a platform for a part-time accountant, finance leaders should be specific about two things: the deliverables the role owns, and the tools the candidate must already know. A part-time arrangement fails when the scope is vague enough that a candidate can skate by without producing clear outputs. If the expectation is clean monthly financials, a reconciled balance sheet, and a ready-to-share investor package – say so upfront. MAVI structures placements around role-specific requirements, which is why placements happen in five days rather than five weeks, and customers are matched with candidates that fit their criteria perfectly, minimizing turnover. Book a call to find high-quality part-time finance and accounting talent who integrate into your team seamlessly.
Domestic fractional accountants with five-plus years of experience typically cost $40,000 to $60,000 annually for half-time work when agency and platform fees are included. Offshore part-time accountants placed through MAVI run significantly less, with 50 to 70 percent total cost savings versus US equivalents.
Accounts payable, accounts receivable, monthly close support, payroll, management reporting, and FP&A functions all translate well to 20 to 30 hours per week. Controller-level work can be structured fractionally for companies at earlier revenue stages.
Look for platforms that pre-vet on role-specific accounting competencies – not just general experience. MAVI screens candidates for specific deliverables: close process ownership, reconciliation capability, and ERP proficiency. A sub-2% acceptance rate filters for actual expertise before you ever see a profile.
MAVI talent in the Philippines and Latin America can structure overlap hours with US Eastern, Central, or Pacific schedules. Most part-time arrangements include a defined 4-to-6-hour window of synchronous availability per day, with async delivery for remaining deliverables.