How a Real Estate Firm Hired an Elite Offshore Accountant for $2,000/Month and Scaled Their Finance Team

Real estate firms run on cash flow, and few roles are more critical to that than accounts payable and receivable. But hiring experienced AP/AR professionals in the U.S. has become expensive and time-consuming. That’s why more real estate firms are building offshore finance teams that are fast, reliable, and cost-effective.

Here’s how one U.S.-based real estate firm partnered with Talent Gems to hire an elite offshore accountant and went on to scale their global finance team in the months that followed.

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The Challenge: Managing Vendor Payments and Rent Collection Efficiently

This firm manages a portfolio of multifamily properties across Florida, Georgia, and Texas. Their local accounting staff was stretched thin, struggling to stay on top of:

• Rent receivables
• Vendor invoices
• Payment scheduling
• Reconciliations

Hiring locally would have cost over $60,000 annually, plus benefits, and the talent pool in their region was limited. They needed someone fast, dependable, and experienced in U.S. real estate accounting systems.

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The Solution: An Offshore Remote Accountant from Latin America

The firm partnered with Talent Gems and hired a high-performing AP/AR accountant based in Latin America for $2,000/month. This accountant had:

• 5+ years of experience handling AP/AR for U.S. real estate firms
• Strong fluency in AppFolio, Buildium, QuickBooks, and Excel
• Fluent written and spoken English
• A proven track record of meeting tight deadlines and working cross-functionally

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What They Handle Today

The offshore accountant now owns:

• Processing all tenant payments and vendor invoices
• Communicating with contractors and tenants professionally
• Updating accounting platforms in real time
• Delivering weekly reconciliations to the in-house U.S. controller

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The Best Part? They Didn’t Stop at One Hire

Once the firm saw the quality of talent available through Talent Gems, everything changed.

In the three months that followed, they went on to hire four more offshore professionals with our help, including:

• A cloud bookkeeper to support monthly close
• A tax preparer with experience in 1065 and 1120S returns
• An executive assistant to support the managing partner
• A marketing coordinator to manage listings and investor materials

Talent Gems became a strategic hiring partner, not just a one-off vendor.

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The Impact

Within 30 days of the first hire, the firm saw:

• Better cash flow visibility through real-time AP/AR updates
• Improved vendor and tenant relationships through faster communication
• Increased internal capacity, freeing their U.S. team to focus on growth, planning, and strategy

The hiring cost came out to $24,000 per year, compared to over $60,000 for a similar U.S.-based role. That’s a 60% cost saving without sacrificing performance.

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Why Talent Gems?

Talent Gems is a global talent acquisition firm that helps U.S. companies hire exceptional offshore professionals across Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. We specialize in finding high-performing talent across roles in accounting, finance, operations, administration, marketing, creative, technology, and legal support.

All of our candidates are rigorously vetted, highly qualified, and placed through a direct hire model with a one-time placement fee. They work directly for you, full-time, as part of your team. We also offer optional post-placement services like EOR setup, payroll, and HR compliance if needed.

Looking to hire elite offshore talent for your real estate firm?

Book a call with Talent Gems and start your search today.