For finance leaders under pressure to reduce back-office costs without compromising accounting quality, the standard options – domestic full-time hires, traditional staffing agencies, legacy offshore firms – each carry tradeoffs that are hard to accept. MAVI offers a different model: US-caliber global accounting talent at 50–70% less than domestic equivalents, with no upfront fees and no contract lock-ins.
Hiring skilled accountants in the US has become one of the more cost-intensive recruiting challenges in the back office, for a few converging reasons.
Accounting graduates and CPA exam takers have declined for years, which means fewer candidates, higher salaries, and longer time-to-fill for most roles.
Experienced accountants capable of owning month-end close, AR/AP, and revenue reconciliation independently earn $80,000–$130,000+ annually in major US markets, and that range has moved upward consistently.
Agencies charge significant placement fees on top of the talent's rate, increasing total cost-of-hire before the person has done a day of work.
When a platform delivers a candidate who can't perform independently, the company absorbs that cost and starts over – paying for the search, the ramp time, and the management overhead twice.
Every month an accounting seat sits vacant means delayed closes, overworked staff, and reporting risk that compounds quietly.
The savings MAVI delivers don't come from placing cheaper, lower-quality talent. They come from a structural advantage: sourcing experienced accounting professionals globally rather than confining the search to the US labor market.
MAVI's network includes accountants with deep US GAAP knowledge who have built careers supporting US companies in fast-paced environments. They're proficient in the tools US finance teams use – QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, Bill.com, Ramp, Expensify – and can contribute from week one rather than requiring extended ramp time.
Only the top 2% of applicants pass MAVI's vetting process, which covers technical accounting knowledge, communication quality, and tool proficiency. Beyond the talent cost itself, companies working with MAVI don't carry the benefits burden of a full-time employee. MAVI handles payroll, compliance, and ongoing talent management. No upfront placement fees. No contract lock-ins. Part-time and fractional arrangements mean companies pay for the capacity they actually need rather than committing to full-time headcount before the volume warrants it.
The key distinction between MAVI and legacy offshore models is quality. MAVI's talent passes an elite vetting process and is experienced working directly within US company teams – not operating as a disconnected offshore unit managing basic data entry.
Companies that have worked with MAVI describe the same pattern: meaningful cost savings that don't come at the expense of output quality.
Public.com brought on two fractional MAVI accountants – a part-time Senior Accountant and a part-time AP Analyst. Finance leadership's summary: "Huge cost savings… time is money at the end of the day." The MAVI Senior Accountant completely owned the weekly AP workflow, automated NetSuite cash reporting, and drove month-end close improvements that internal staff hadn't been able to achieve.
Filaments co-founder Joel Johnson on deploying MAVI talent across client engagements: "I would say that there was no sacrifice to achieve the cost savings. I think that I am getting higher quality work with people that I really enjoy communicating with and working with." He became confident enough in his placements to allow them to communicate directly with clients on Slack and email.
VC-backed companies under pressure to grow while controlling burn rate can maintain or improve accounting quality at 50–70% lower cost. Mid-market companies in non-coastal cities or traditional industries – where attracting strong accounting talent is genuinely difficult – gain access to a global talent pool that solves the sourcing problem while reducing cost. Fractional CFO practices use MAVI to scale service delivery without taking on the overhead of full-time hires. And companies with lean accounting teams growing fast can add fractional support – a part-time AR Specialist, a monthly close accountant – without committing to a full FTE before the volume justifies it. Book a call to find, hire, and onboard global finance and accounting talent, while saving on costs with MAVI.
By sourcing experienced, US-caliber accounting professionals globally, where equivalent talent costs significantly less than in the US labor market. Companies also save on benefits, recruiting fees, and onboarding overhead. Quality is maintained through a vetting process that admits only the top 2% of applicants.
No. MAVI doesn't charge placement fees or require contract lock-ins. The commercial model is month-to-month, which means MAVI's continued revenue depends on the placement continuing to work rather than on locking you in upfront.
Senior Accountants, AP/AR Specialists, Controllers, Revenue Accountants, and Accounting Supervisors – in both full-time and part-time or fractional arrangements.
Yes. MAVI's network includes professionals with deep US GAAP knowledge and direct experience working with US-based companies, alongside proficiency in the technology stacks used by US mid-market and growth-stage businesses.
Legacy offshore firms typically offer lower costs at the expense of quality – placing junior-level staff who require significant oversight and can only handle basic processing. MAVI delivers comparable cost savings with talent that is technically grounded, experienced, and capable of managing complex accounting processes without hand-holding.