Use case guide
Outsource tax return preparation to focus on high-level financial planning and strategy for your accounting firm's growth.
Use case overview
Cherry Assistant helps accountants to elevate their practice by handling tax preparation tasks while you focus on delivering strategic financial guidance and growing your firm.
How Cherry Assistant supports it
Our dedicated virtual assistants for accountants manage routine tax preparation workflows, organize financial documents, and handle client communication, freeing you to deliver strategic advisory services.
With expertise in accounting software like QuickBooks, Xero, and tax preparation platforms, our assistants ensure accurate data entry, reconciliation, and preliminary tax form completion to streamline your review process.
By delegating these time-intensive tasks to Cherry Assistant, you can expand your client base, develop new service offerings, and focus on building the meaningful client relationships that truly grow your accounting practice.
Role examples
These are examples of how Cherry Assistant usually turns this workflow into a scoped hire. The exact role shape still depends on your team, tools, and support lane.
Hire a Client Data Specialist through Cherry Assistant to turn scattered client information into well-organized, valuable business assets.
Hire a Financial Reporting Specialist through Cherry Assistant to transform your raw financial data into clear and actionable business insights.
Hire an Accounting Assistant through Cherry Assistant to prepare tax forms like W-2s and 1099s, ensure accurate filings, and keep your business compliant.
Hire an Accounts Receivable Specialist through Cherry Assistant to streamline your entire billing cycle and improve your cash flow management.
Client Stories
Hear what Cherry Assistant clients have to say about working with our remote virtual assistants and offshore talent from South Africa and the Philippines.
Wall of Love
Brie has been incredible. We have a content calendar that's two weeks ahead and the video editing pipeline finally runs without me.
Andrew Baker
Financial Haus
Helping scale Whiskey WinsDay and focus on bringing in revenue
Jessie Lizak
Reveting
We've been able to cut expenses on employees and contractors by more than 60%
Trevor Sookraj
Divisional
My inbox has been at zero and I'm booking new clients
Billy Howell
Owex Labs
I've been able to take myself out of the day to day business
Michael Haeri
Major Maids Home Cleaning
Brie has been incredible. We have a content calendar that's two weeks ahead and the video editing pipeline finally runs without me.
Andrew Baker
Financial Haus
Helping scale Whiskey WinsDay and focus on bringing in revenue
Jessie Lizak
Reveting
We've been able to cut expenses on employees and contractors by more than 60%
Trevor Sookraj
Divisional
My inbox has been at zero and I'm booking new clients
Billy Howell
Owex Labs
I've been able to take myself out of the day to day business
Michael Haeri
Major Maids Home Cleaning
Brie has been incredible. We have a content calendar that's two weeks ahead and the video editing pipeline finally runs without me.
Andrew Baker
Financial Haus
Helping scale Whiskey WinsDay and focus on bringing in revenue
Jessie Lizak
Reveting
We've been able to cut expenses on employees and contractors by more than 60%
Trevor Sookraj
Divisional
My inbox has been at zero and I'm booking new clients
Billy Howell
Owex Labs
I've been able to take myself out of the day to day business
Michael Haeri
Major Maids Home Cleaning
Why this use case works offshore
The win is usually not just lower labor cost. It is better role ownership, cleaner handoff, and a support structure that keeps the workflow running without constant founder attention.
Cherry Assistant helps turn this use case into a repeatable role instead of an ad hoc freelancer task list.
We bias toward communication-heavy hires who can follow through inside real business systems and client workflows.
South Africa and the Philippines give teams practical coverage options depending on the role cadence and handoff needs.
Managed hire keeps sourcing, onboarding, and active support inside Cherry Assistant instead of adding more admin to your team.
You can start with a recurring hire, expand into a more senior role, or move into a different model as the workflow matures.
A dedicated hire makes it easier to document the process, monitor outputs, and improve execution over time instead of relying on scattered handoffs.
Flexible hiring models
Options for all types of companies. Choose between monthly subscription where Cherry Assistant manages payroll and retention or a direct placement where you onboard talent directly.
Cherry Assistant recruits and manages the candidate, but you still work with them directly. By having Cherry Assistant retain talent, you get support on retention. Cherry Assistant manages hires using our internal time trackers, check-ins, in-house software, and white-glove onboarding.
Best for
Best for companies that want to outsource payroll, management, legal, taxes, and employment headaches to Cherry Assistant.
You pay a single one-time fee. Cherry searches, screens, vets, and shortlists talent, then your team hires and onboards the candidate directly. You receive the same level of recruiting and vetting as you would with a managed service.
Best for
Best for companies that want recruiting help but prefer to own talent directly and handle payroll themselves.
Option 1: Managed Hire
Select a tab to view monthly subscription pricing based on experience level. These are what you can expect for most roles, but for some specialist roles like video editors, designers, and technical operators, pricing may vary.
10 hours per week of vetted offshore talent.
$597/mo
Perfect for steady support
Pause or cancel anytime. No hidden fees.
20 hours per week of vetted offshore talent.
$897/mo
Perfect for core workflows
Pause or cancel anytime. No hidden fees.
40 hours per week of vetted offshore talent.
$1,697/mo
Perfect for workflow ownership
Pause or cancel anytime. No hidden fees.
Real role examples for the current Associate tier.
USE CASE RESOURCES
Use these comparison, pricing, and geography guides to turn this use case into a real hiring plan.
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Match this use case to the right pricing band and service model.
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See why the same use case prices differently across freelancers, agencies, and managed staffing.
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Compare the broader service categories before you commit to a provider model.
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Use the benchmark report to pressure-test budget and market choice.
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Compare South Africa, the Philippines, and Latin America for this style of delegated work.
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Use AI to frame the shortlist, then validate the buying decision with real content.
Explore resourceSee for yourself
Our virtual assistants speak fluent English, are college-educated, and have 5+ years experience in your industry and role.
Industry overlap
Many workflows cross multiple industries. Use these related pages to see how the same use case gets scoped differently depending on the market, client type, and operating rhythm.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Not seeing what you are looking for? Read our full FAQ.
Cherry Assistant is an offshore staffing and recruiting agency based in the US. We help businesses in the US and the UK hire global remote talent in South Africa and the Philippines.
We can find an equivalent person in South Africa or the Philippines for just about any remote role in the US.
A virtual assistant is a general term for an offshore professional who provides administrative, technical, or creative assistance to clients remotely.
All virtual assistants are remote workers, but not all remote workers are virtual assistants. Virtual assistants usually fill support roles.
Most clients are matched with a virtual assistant in about one to two weeks. We handle sourcing, vetting, and onboarding.
No long-term contract is required. You can work month-to-month and pause or stop any time.