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Accounts Payable Clerks

Hire Offshore Accounts Payable Clerks

Hire dedicated offshore AP clerks to expand capacity, clear backlogs, and keep daily processing on track.

  • Clear invoice backlogs and keep open liabilities up to date
  • Standardize invoice intake, PO matching, and exception handling
  • Keep vendor payments moving and resolve supplier queries faster
  • Hire in 1–2 weeks and free your accounting team from repetitive AP tasks
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Remote accounts payable clekr in the Philippines ready for hire through 1840 & Company.
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Why Choose Global Hiring for Accounts Payable Clerks?

Global hiring expands the options available when local AP talent is costly or difficult to find. It can add dedicated capacity around invoice volume, systems, and coverage needs without carrying equivalent U.S. payroll costs.

Expand the AP Talent Pool

Companies can search beyond local markets for AP clerks with experience in the ERP, invoice workflows, reconciliations, and vendor processes already used by the finance team.

Lower AP Staffing Costs

Global salary differences can lower the cost of adding full-time AP staff, making it easier to increase processing capacity without adding equivalent U.S. payroll costs.

Keep AP Queues Moving

Dedicated AP capacity can handle invoice coding, PO matching, reconciliations, and exceptions before growing  volumes create processing or close backlogs.

Keep Liabilities Current

Processing invoices, matching documents, and routing approvals on time keeps open liabilities more current for cash planning, AP aging, and payment runs.

Extend Processing Hours

Nearshore staff can overlap with U.S. business hours, while offshore AP clerks can keep invoice queues, reconciliations, and other processing moving after hours.

Free Senior Finance Time

Moving recurring AP processing away from accountants and finance managers gives senior staff more time for month-end close, reporting, and analysis.

WHEN TO OUTSOURCE

When Should You Consider Dedicated AP Staffing?

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AP capacity usually becomes necessary when invoice volume, reconciliations, vendor activity, or month-end work can no longer be managed reliably within the existing finance team. These are common signs that dedicated accounts payable support may be needed.

Invoice Backlogs Keep Growing

Invoices remain uncoded, unmatched, or unapproved as transaction volume rises. The hire can be scoped around invoice volume, processing workflow, ERP, and the level of exception handling required.

Accountants Are Still Doing AP

Senior accountants are still coding invoices, matching POs, chasing approvals, or reconciling statements. A dedicated AP clerk can take over these tasks so senior staff stay focused on close and reporting.

Vendor Accounts Fall Behind

Unreconciled statements, payment differences, missing credits, and repeated status queries can signal that AP volume has outgrown the team. More capacity helps keep vendor accounts current.

AP Is Slowing Month-End Close

Late invoices, unresolved exceptions, and missing accrual details keep AP work spilling into month-end. Dedicated AP staffing can clear these items earlier and reduce the amount of cleanup left for close.

PO Matching Needs More Attention

Higher purchasing volume creates more invoice, PO, and receipt mismatches. Dedicated AP staff can investigate exceptions and route discrepancies before invoices move through approval.

Open Liabilities Are Incomplete

Invoices sitting outside the ERP or stuck in approval queues may not appear in AP aging. Dedicated processing capacity helps keep recorded liabilities closer to actual vendor obligations.

Local AP Hiring Costs Too Much

When local salaries make added AP headcount difficult to justify, offshore staffing can provide full-time processing capacity without carrying equivalent U.S. hiring costs.

hiring guide

What Type of AP Clerk Should You Hire?

Not every AP workload requires the same experience. Invoice volume, purchasing complexity, systems, and vendor interaction determine the profile needed. We scope these requirements before sourcing so candidates are vetted against the AP work they will actually inherit.
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High-Volume Accounts Payable Clerk

High-volume AP environments need clerks who can keep invoice intake, coding, and approvals moving without letting accuracy or processing queues deteriorate as transaction volume increases.

Invoice environment: e-Commerce, retail, logistics, and multi-location businesses where hundreds or thousands of invoices may move through AP each week.

Processing experience we validate: We look beyond basic invoice entry to confirm whether candidates have handled comparable volumes, maintained coding accuracy, managed approval queues, and worked through processing exceptions.

Systems fit: QuickBooks, Xero, Bill.com, AvidXchange, or similar platform experience matters when the clerk needs to work efficiently within an established invoice intake and approval workflow.

Accuracy & controls: We assess how candidates identify duplicate invoices, missing information, coding errors, and other exceptions before transactions move further through AP.

Businesses with purchasing and receiving workflows need AP clerks who understand how invoices, purchase orders, receipts, and approvals connect before an invoice is ready for payment.

Purchasing environment: Manufacturing, distribution, technology, and mid-market businesses where purchase orders, inventory, multiple entities, or formal approval rules add complexity to AP.

Three-way matching experience: We separate candidates who have investigated PO, invoice, and receipt mismatches from those who only processed invoices after someone else resolved the exception.

ERP & AP systems: NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Sage, or Microsoft Dynamics experience matters in ERP-led environments. Coupa or Tipalti experience may matter when procurement or AP automation is part of the workflow.

Operational AP skills: We assess experience with two- and three-way matching, multi-currency AP, accrual support, payment-run preparation, and investigating price, quantity, or receipt discrepancies.

Vendor-heavy businesses may need an AP clerk who can manage supplier accounts as confidently as invoice processing. Reconciliation and communication become more important when payment issues require regular follow-up.

Vendor environment: Construction, hospitality, distribution, logistics, and other businesses where AP frequently handles statement differences, missing invoices, credits, disputes, and payment-status requests.

Reconciliation experience: We look for candidates who have reconciled vendor statements, investigated missing or duplicate transactions, handled credits, and followed outstanding balances through to resolution.

Systems & workflow fit: ERP and AP-platform experience still matters, along with familiarity with vendor portals, shared AP inboxes, remittance workflows, AP aging, and payment-status tracking.

Complexity match: We help clients assess how many entities a candidate managed, which jurisdictions were involved, and whether they owned the reporting process or only contributed to it.

MODEL COMPARISON

Compare Options for Hiring Remote AP Clerks

Freelancers, staffing agencies, and global staffing offer different tradeoffs in vetting, cost, continuity, and support. Compare these options to choose the right model for building AP capacity.

Freelance AP Clerks

Traditional Staffing Agencies

Engagement Structure

Full-time, dedicated AP clerk

Hourly, per word, or project-based

Permanent hire or temp placement

Role Ownership

Full-time, client-managed

Independent contractor

Client-managed after placement

Vetting & Screening

Multi-stage AP + English vetting

Self-reported profiles

Resume screening + interviews

Industry & Platform Fit

Matched to industry and AP stack

Varies by individual

General experience matching

Commitment & Stability

One clerk builds AP context

Often juggling multiple clients

Depends on employee retention

Upfront Fees

None

None

15–30% placement fee typical

Replacement Support

No-cost replacement guarantee

You must rehire yourself

Often additional fees apply

Cost Efficiency

Up to 76% lower than U.S. hiring

Variable hourly rates

High salary + agency fees

Global Talent Access

Nearshore and offshore hiring

Global, unstructured

Primarily local markets

Scalability

Add one clerk or build an AP team

Difficult to standardize

Slower hiring cycles

LOCATIONS

Where to Hire Offshore and Nearshore AP Clerks

Cost is only one factor when choosing where to hire AP talent. Systems, workload, communication needs, and operating experience also shape the final hiring decision. We use those requirements and our global placement experience to compare markets before sourcing begins.

Brazil - ERP & High-Volume AP Operations

Larger AP operations can require candidates who are already comfortable working within structured ERP workflows and higher transaction volumes. Brazil can broaden the LATAM search when the brief calls for enterprise systems experience and scaled AP operations.

Best for these AP needs: Brazil-based AP clerks can suit e-commerce, manufacturing, logistics, and larger businesses processing higher invoice volumes through ERP-led AP, multi-entity workflows, structured approvals, and vendor reconciliations.

Systems fit: SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, or another enterprise platform can be matched to the existing AP environment.

Team coordination: Language requirements and the amount of interaction needed with North American or regional teams are defined before the candidate search begins.

Consider another market when: English-heavy vendor communication or U.S. workday coordination is the main requirement. Colombia or South Africa may provide a closer operational fit.

Average salaries: $1400 – $1,600 per month

AP roles involving frequent supplier interaction require more than processing speed. For these searches, South Africa gives us access to candidates where English communication and supplier-facing AP experience can carry more weight.

Best for these AP needs: Construction, hospitality, distribution, and vendor-heavy businesses where AP clerks regularly reconcile supplier statements, resolve discrepancies, answer payment queries, and chase missing documentation.

Vendor communication: When hiring accounts payable clerks in South Africa for vendor-facing work, we prioritize spoken and written English, supplier query handling, payment follow-up, and escalation judgment.

Team coordination: South African AP clerks can support European hours or work shifted schedules to align with North American finance teams, depending on the role.

Consider another market when: Nearshore same-day overlap is preferred without requiring shifted hours. Colombia may provide a better fit for that working model.

Average salaries: $1,400 – $1,600 per month

European AP environments can require more experience with multiple entities, currencies, VAT, procurement, and enterprise systems. That makes Poland a practical market to explore when the brief calls for European finance exposure and ERP-led workflows.

Best for these AP needs: Manufacturing and B2B teams with PO-based purchasing, three-way matching, multiple European entities, multi-currency AP, VAT-sensitive invoices, and audit-driven approval workflows.

Systems & workflow fit: AP clerks sourced in Poland can be matched for SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, and the enterprise approval and payment workflows already used by the finance team.

Team coordination: Central European hours naturally support UK and European accounting and procurement teams. Required North American overlap can be defined before sourcing.

Consider another market when: European ERP and multi-entity experience are not priorities and the main need is high-volume transactional processing.

Average salaries: $1,600 – $1,800 per month

The Philippines is one of the first markets companies consider when high invoice volume drives AP hiring. Its established offshore accounting talent pool gives us access to candidates experienced in high-volume processing, AP systems, and extended coverage.

Best for these AP needs: e-Commerce, retail, logistics, and multi-location businesses with large invoice queues requiring consistent intake, GL coding, duplicate checks, PO matching, approval routing, and reconciliation.

Systems fit: When sourcing AP clerks in the Philippines, we can prioritize hands-on experience with QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, BILL, or another required AP platform when system familiarity will affect ramp time.

Coverage model: Offshore schedules can extend processing beyond U.S. business hours, helping keep invoice queues, matching, and reconciliation work moving.

Consider another market when: Same-day U.S. vendor or procurement interaction matters more than extended processing coverage.

Average salaries: $700 – $1,000 per month

Companies supporting vendors across several European markets may need language skills alongside hands-on AP experience. Romania gives us another sourcing route when multilingual supplier communication needs to sit alongside established AP process experience.

Best for these AP needs: European businesses managing vendors across multiple countries, currencies, entities, or languages, with AP covering invoice processing, supplier queries, reconciliations, and payment support.

Language fit: English can be combined with French, German, Italian, or another required language when direct communication with regional vendors is part of the role.

Multi-entity fit: We can prioritize AP clerks in Romania who have handled vendor records, invoice approvals, reconciliations, and payments across several entities or jurisdictions.

Consider another market when: Multilingual European vendor support is not required.

Average salaries: $1,300 – $1,500 per month

Some AP roles require regular interaction with procurement, operations, controllers, and vendors throughout the U.S. workday. Colombia is often where we look when same-day coordination matters more than after-hours processing coverage.

Best for these AP needs: U.S. businesses where AP clerks need to resolve PO exceptions, chase approvals and missing receipts, answer vendor queries, and coordinate payment issues during the U.S. workday.

Workflow fit: The search can prioritize candidates experienced with approval follow-up, PO discrepancies, missing receipts, vendor reconciliations, and payment inquiries.

Team coordination: Nearshore schedules can support same-day coordination with controllers, procurement teams, approvers, and vendors. That makes Colombia a practical option when the AP clerk needs regular U.S. workday overlap.

Consider another market when: Live U.S. interaction is limited and the priority is extending processing beyond domestic business hours.

Average salaries: $1,300 – $1,400 per month

SALARY BENCHMARKS

AP Clerk Salary Comparison

Accounts payable specialist salaries vary significantly by market. See how offshore and nearshore hiring can lower the cost of adding dedicated AP capacity compared with equivalent U.S. hires.

$4,200/month

Average US Salary

$1,000/month*

Average Philippine Salary

76%

Potential savings

$1,400/month*

Average LATAM Salary

66%

Potential savings

VS

Compare Local Hiring Spend vs. Remote AP Clerk Cost

Local US Hire Philippines LATAM
Annual Base Salary $50,400 $12,000 $16,800
Payroll Taxes (7.65%-10%) $5,040 $0 $0
Benefits (20%-30%) $10,080 $0 $0
PTO (5%-10%) $2,520 $0 $0
Total Cost $65,520 $12,000 (excluding service fees) $16,800 (excluding service fees)
Savings - $53,520 $48,720

* Salaries shown are based on publicly available data (Indeed, Glassdoor, etc.), showing average rates by role and location. Offshore rates do not include outsourcing provider fees. Please schedule a consultation to receive detailed information tailored to your needs.

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Why 1840 & Company

Why Choose 1840 for Global AP Staffing?

Hiring an AP clerk is about more than finding someone who can process payments. We source and vet dedicated talent around your systems, workflows, controls, and ownership requirements so your finance team gains reliable, long-term AP capacity.

Apply Multi-Stage AP Vetting

We validate candidates’ AP experience, systems knowledge, and English proficiency. We also assess the work they have actually owned and how they handle discrepancies, exceptions, and escalation.

Match Talent to Your AP Controls

We scope approval limits, payment authority, vendor changes, and segregation of duties so candidates are matched to their responsibilities and escalation points within your AP process.

Add Dedicated AP Capacity

Your AP clerk works full-time with your team, not across multiple client accounts. You control priorities, systems, workflows, approvals, and day-to-day performance.

Leave Global Compliance to Us

We manage international payroll and compliance around the hire, giving you dedicated offshore or nearshore AP capacity without adding cross-border admin to your finance team.

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How It Works

How to Hire a Vetted AP Clerk in 3 Simple Steps

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Scope the Role

Tell us what the clerk needs to own. Our AI Talent Cloud matches candidates to your invoice volume, ERP, PO workflows, vendor needs, hours, and AP scope.

Review in 3–5 Days

Review a curated shortlist in 3–5 business days. Interview AP clerks vetted for judgment, systems experience, matching, reconciliations, English, and role fit.

Hire Within 2 Weeks

After selection, we coordinate onboarding, payroll, and compliance. Your AP clerk joins full-time within 1–2 weeks, ready to support your existing workflows.

Build Reliable AP Capacity With Less Risk

No Upfront Fees

We source, vet, and present candidates before you pay.

Interview First

Meet and approve candidates before they join your team.

Free Replacements

If a hire doesn’t work out, we replace them at no cost.

Payroll & Compliance

We manage international payroll and employment compliance.

Top-rated by Clutch

We’re proud to be named by Clutch as a trusted leader in outsourcing.

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Clutch Top Back Office Outsourcing Company
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FAQs About Hiring AP Clerks

We scope AP ownership around how the finance team actually operates. A dedicated clerk can handle invoice validation, GL coding, PO matching, reconciliations, vendor follow-up, exception handling, payment preparation, and month-end support. We define the workload and approval boundaries before sourcing so candidates are matched to the actual AP scope.
We typically present a curated shortlist within 3–5 business days, with selected AP clerks often joining within 1–2 weeks. Timelines may vary based on ERP or industry requirements, working hours, specialized AP experience, interview availability, and the selected candidate’s notice period.
We look at what candidates have actually owned, not just what appears on a résumé. If three-way matching is required, for example, we may assess how a candidate handled an invoice that did not match the PO or goods receipt and when they escalated it. We also evaluate ERP experience, English proficiency, communication, and AP judgment.
Yes. We match beyond the AP job title. A NetSuite AP clerk supporting PO-based manufacturing requires a different background from a QuickBooks clerk handling recurring service invoices. We use ERP, industry, invoice volume, workflow complexity, and ownership requirements to narrow the search.
We scope the role around the finance team’s existing controls before sourcing. That includes system permissions, payment preparation, approval thresholds, vendor-master changes, and segregation of duties. For example, the AP clerk may prepare a payment batch while final release remains with an authorized controller or approver.
We screen candidates for remote-work security practices and can apply confidentiality and NDA requirements when the role requires them. The client controls system permissions, vendor data, and payment-related access. Where required, optional BYOD device security and secure VPN protections are also available.
The best market depends on your role scope and operational needs. If you already have a preferred market, we can build the search around that location and verify whether the available talent matches your AP systems, workload, hours, and budget. If you are still deciding, we compare markets against those same requirements. For example, you may prefer Colombia for U.S. workday overlap, while we may point you toward the Philippines if extended processing coverage and high invoice volume matter more.

Yes. We make working hours part of the search. A clerk handling U.S. vendor inquiries may need substantial U.S. overlap, while a role focused on overnight invoice processing may not. We use the required schedule to determine which markets and candidates to prioritize.

With dedicated AP staffing, your clerk works full-time within your finance team and you manage their priorities, workflows, systems, and approvals. Managed AP outsourcing typically places responsibility for defined AP processes or outputs with the provider. With 1840, we handle sourcing, vetting, payroll, and global compliance while you retain day-to-day control of the AP function.
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TESTIMONIALS

What Our Clients Are Saying

1840 & Company provided us with more transparency into our sales calls at a time when we really needed it. They provided QA tools, improved our value proposition, and sales coaching which greatly improved our customer interactions and sales process.

Casey H

Manger Of Training, Homelight

Although we had several partners with more tenure, it was 1840 & Company that used their analysis team to open up our opportunities with NPS score, resulting in 50%+ improvements.

Danielle R

VP of Client Services, Pentius

The team completes tasks on time and goes above and beyond. I’ve been pleased with everything so far.

Mike M

Owner, Carve Financial

We selected 1840 based on our needs and their ability to source and onboard offshore talent. We were impressed with their clear and concise communication.

Andrew C

VP Finance, Bluestone Lane

They consistently find people that fit the client’s requirements for each position. Moreover, the resources they provide are usually ready to work right away. They’re like a matchmaker for staff; they provide exactly what we’re looking for.

Undisclosed

CEO, Startup Incubator

The team sourced candidates for us from the Philipines to do data verification for our company and now we work with them to do payroll. They moved quickly and provided quality candidates.

Undisclosed

HR Manager, Tech Company

They achieved KPIs, closed B2B sales, and exceeded our sales expectations with monthly growth. The team shows a willingness to adapt and take over additional LOBs and provided efficient management. Great communication and quick, good results.

Undisclosed

Senior Vendor Manager, Ooma

The team sourced candidates for us from the Philipines to do data verification for our company and now we work with them to do payroll. They moved quickly and provided quality candidates.

Undisclosed

HR Manager, Tech Company

1840 & Company provided us with more transparency into our sales calls at a time when we really needed it. They provided QA tools, improved our value proposition, and sales coaching which greatly improved our customer interactions and sales process.

Casey H

Manger Of Training, Homelight

Although we had several partners with more tenure, it was 1840 & Company that used their analysis team to open up our opportunities with NPS score, resulting in 50%+ improvements.

Danielle R

VP of Client Services, Pentius

The team completes tasks on time and goes above and beyond. I’ve been pleased with everything so far.

Mike M

Owner, Carve Financial

We selected 1840 based on our needs and their ability to source and onboard offshore talent. We were impressed with their clear and concise communication.

Andrew C

VP Finance, Bluestone Lane

They consistently find people that fit the client’s requirements for each position. Moreover, the resources they provide are usually ready to work right away. They’re like a matchmaker for staff; they provide exactly what we’re looking for.

Undisclosed

CEO, Startup Incubator

They achieved KPIs, closed B2B sales, and exceeded our sales expectations with monthly growth. The team shows a willingness to adapt and take over additional LOBs and provided efficient management. Great communication and quick, good results.

Undisclosed

Senior Vendor Manager, Ooma

They achieved KPIs, closed B2B sales, and exceeded our sales expectations with monthly growth. The team shows a willingness to adapt and take over additional LOBs and provided efficient management. Great communication and quick, good results.

Undisclosed

Senior Vendor Manager, Ooma

The team sourced candidates for us from the Philipines to do data verification for our company and now we work with them to do payroll. They moved quickly and provided quality candidates.

Undisclosed

HR Manager, Tech Company

They consistently find people that fit the client’s requirements for each position. Moreover, the resources they provide are usually ready to work right away. They’re like a matchmaker for staff; they provide exactly what we’re looking for.

Undisclosed

CEO, Startup Incubator

We selected 1840 based on our needs and their ability to source and onboard offshore talent. We were impressed with their clear and concise communication.

Andrew C

VP Finance, Bluestone Lane

The team completes tasks on time and goes above and beyond. I’ve been pleased with everything so far.

Mike M

Owner, Carve Financial

Although we had several partners with more tenure, it was 1840 & Company that used their analysis team to open up our opportunities with NPS score, resulting in 50%+ improvements.

Danielle R

VP of Client Services, Pentius

1840 & Company provided us with more transparency into our sales calls at a time when we really needed it. They provided QA tools, improved our value proposition, and sales coaching which greatly improved our customer interactions and sales process.

Casey H

Manger Of Training, Homelight

1840 & Company provided us with more transparency into our sales calls at a time when we really needed it. They provided QA tools, improved our value proposition, and sales coaching which greatly improved our customer interactions and sales process.

Casey H

Manger Of Training, Homelight

Although we had several partners with more tenure, it was 1840 & Company that used their analysis team to open up our opportunities with NPS score, resulting in 50%+ improvements.

Danielle R

VP of Client Services, Pentius

The team completes tasks on time and goes above and beyond. I’ve been pleased with everything so far.

Mike M

Owner, Carve Financial

We selected 1840 based on our needs and their ability to source and onboard offshore talent. We were impressed with their clear and concise communication.

Andrew C

VP Finance, Bluestone Lane

They consistently find people that fit the client’s requirements for each position. Moreover, the resources they provide are usually ready to work right away. They’re like a matchmaker for staff; they provide exactly what we’re looking for.

Undisclosed

CEO, Startup Incubator

The team sourced candidates for us from the Philipines to do data verification for our company and now we work with them to do payroll. They moved quickly and provided quality candidates.

Undisclosed

HR Manager, Tech Company