Accounting Services

We help UK firms and SMEs run their entire finance function at a fraction of the cost of an in-house team.

From bookkeeping and payroll to management accounts and CFO-level oversight, delivered by qualified South African professionals on Xero, to UK standards and HMRC expectations.

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Who it's for

Who is this perfect for?

If any of these sound like you, this is built for your business:

UK recruitment firms Professional-services firms SMEs without a finance team Owners buried in admin Businesses needing real reporting Firms wanting CFO-level insight

Start with one accountant or hand over the full finance function. It scales with you.

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What we actually do

You get clean books, smooth payroll and numbers you can trust.

We act as your remote finance team, fully integrated with your systems and processes, delivering the quality, accuracy and insight you'd expect from an in-house UK team.

Books always up to date

Bookkeeping and bank reconciliations done properly, week in, week out.

Payroll that runs itself

Staff and contractor payroll, plus pensions, on time every time.

VAT handled and filed

Returns and compliance taken care of, without the deadline panic.

Numbers you can act on

Accurate monthly management accounts and clear insights.

A plan for growth

Budgets, forecasts and board packs that keep you ahead.

CFO-level thinking

Senior financial oversight without the FD salary.

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Where we are

Based in South Africa. Built for the UK.

Your finance team works from South Africa to UK accounting norms and HMRC expectations, led by professionals who understand both systems. Real-time collaboration on your working day, with a serious cost advantage.

1 hr
time difference with the UK
8+
finance functions covered end-to-end
100%
UK-standard processes on Xero
1
team for bookkeeping through to CFO oversight
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Why businesses trust us

UK standards. Delivered.

John Swanepoel, Founder and Managing Director of OutSouth
John Swanepoel
Founder & Managing Director

OutSouth was founded to bridge the gap between UK business expectations and South African delivery capability, with UK and South African professionals leading every engagement.

Our books went from three months behind to closed by the 5th of every month. The management accounts are sharper than anything we produced in-house.

Mark
Managing Director, UK SME

They run our entire pay and bill process. Accurate, on time, every week. And our overheads dropped substantially.

Emma
Director, UK recruitment firm

It feels like having a full finance department, from bookkeeper to FD, for less than one UK salary.

David
Founder, professional services

Trusted by UK recruitment and professional-services firms.

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