Accounts payable outsourcing, with a dedicated clerk
Accounts payable outsourcing usually means posting your invoices into a shared processing bureau. There’s a better way: a dedicated AP clerk who works inside your systems, to your approval workflow, as part of your team — from £1,150/month.
The better option
Don't just outsource the process — get someone dedicated to it
Traditional accounts payable outsourcing hands your work to a shared, anonymous team juggling dozens of clients. You get output, not a person. A dedicated AP clerk owns your purchase ledger end to end — logging invoices, matching POs, preparing payment runs, reconciling supplier statements and resolving queries — in your systems, to your controls. Payment approval always stays with your UK team. For the same price — often less — you can have a dedicated professional who works only for you, in your systems, to your process, doing more than the narrow task you were going to farm out.
| Traditional accounts payable outsourcing | Dedicated Aspire hire | |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | A shared team, rotating, split across many clients | One named person, working only for you |
| Scope | The specific task you outsourced — nothing more | Whatever you train them on, as your needs grow |
| Your systems | Their platform; you adapt to them | Your software, your process, your standards |
| Knowledge | Resets every time staff rotate | Learns your business once — and keeps it |
| Control | You get deliverables, not a team member | You manage priorities directly, like an employee |
| Price | Per-task or per-hour, scales with volume | One fixed monthly fee — from the same level |
The roles
The dedicated hire behind your outsourced accounts payable
Accounts Assistantfrom £1,150/mo
Bookkeeping / Accounts Supportfrom £1,150/mo
Credit Controllerfrom £1,150/mo
Common questions
Accounts payable outsourcing, with a dedicated clerk: FAQs
How much does accounts payable outsourcing cost?
A dedicated offshore accounts payable clerk is from £1,150 per month all-inclusive — against £2,788+ per month for an equivalent UK hire once salary, employer NI and pension are counted. The fee is fixed and the clerk works only for you, inside your own purchase ledger.
How is this different from an AP processing bureau?
A bureau keys your invoices on their platform and returns data. A dedicated AP clerk works in your own accounting system, follows your three-way matching and approval workflow, learns your suppliers, chases queries in your name and is available on UK hours — as a team member, not a black box.
Can they handle purchase order matching and payment runs?
Yes — a dedicated AP clerk handles the full purchase-to-pay cycle: logging and coding invoices, matching to purchase orders and delivery notes, preparing payment runs for your approval, and reconciling supplier statements. You keep sign-off on every payment.
Is our supplier and payment data secure?
Yes — delivery runs from ISO 27001 certified facilities with access controls and NDAs, and the clerk works inside your own systems with permissions you set. Payment authorisation always stays with your UK team.
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