How to find an accountant or auditor for your business
In-house, outsourced or for one-off tasks
Before writing the vacancy, decide the format. A permanent in-house accountant makes sense when you have many source documents every day: stock, cash, payroll. A small sole proprietorship is often fine with a part-time person who keeps the books a few days a week or remotely. For a one-off job, such as restoring the books or filing overdue returns, you look for a specialist on a project basis.
The auditor is a separate case: he or she does not keep the books but checks them. You invite an auditor before an investor, a bank or the sale of a business, or when you want to understand where the “hole” in the numbers is.
What the candidate must be able to do
Write the requirements for your own tax setup. An accountant for a small business under the composition scheme, for a regular GST-registered business and for a company that imports goods are three different skill sets. The software matters too: someone who works in Tally does not necessarily know other accounting and filing tools. If you have payroll, ask separately about payroll records and statutory filings for employees.
What to put in the vacancy
- Tax setup — GST registration, composition scheme, regular filings.
- Volume — number of documents, employees, cash transactions, any imports or exports.
- Areas of work — source documents, payroll, tax records, returns, online banking.
- Software — what the person keeps books in, or is ready to learn.
- Format — office, remote, part-time.
- Experience — in which industry, whether knowledge of specific returns is needed.
- Pay — a salary or a fixed price for the service.
Example: “Need a part-time accountant for a sole proprietor with an online store in Ahmedabad. Source documents, online banking, quarterly GST returns, up to 10 transactions a day. Can work remotely, paid monthly, start next week.”
How searching on BlaBlaPrice works
Instead of going through CVs and phoning people, you describe the task once and candidates reply to your request. It is checked before it is shown, and you are also told which details specialists lack. In the reply the person writes about experience, when they can start and what they expect to be paid. You exchange contacts only with the one you choose. The principle is explained on the “How it works” page; to begin, create a request.
What to look at in the replies
- Whether the person has experience with your type of business, not just a general “I work as an accountant”.
- Who is responsible for errors in the returns and whether this is written into the agreement.
- Whether you keep copies of the accounting data, not only one employee.
- Whether they can cover for a colleague during leave or illness.
Do not hand over digital signature keys without agreeing in writing who is responsible for what. For complex matters, such as tax scrutiny or restructuring, it is better to bring in a separate specialist.
Ask about the ordinary things that affect daily work. Does the person have experience with online banking and electronic document handling? How do they report on their work: weekly summaries, deadline alerts, tax reminders? Do they understand your industry: trade, services and manufacturing have different accounting subtleties. A trial month with clear criteria for results will show whether you suit each other, without risking your filings.
If you are an accountant or auditor
An accountant or auditor looking for work can register on BlaBlaPrice as a service provider, choose this category and region, and answer employers’ vacancies.
