I would like to thank you for your time and consideration to read this email. I would quickly introduce myself. I am Jagadeesha, living in Bangalore, India. I am a commerce graduate. I've 7+ years experience in bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, payroll, Indian direct & indirect taxation and 3 years experience in US payroll and accounting.
And I have worked as an Account Executive in several Indian & MNC's companies. Now, I providing bookkeeping services to local firms here and I would elongate my services to overseas. If you are interested in our bookkeeping services, please dont hesitate to write an email to njaga1@gmail.com for your queries and suggestions. I will reply as earliest as possible. Once again thanks for your valuable time.
Additionally, I am familiar with accounting software's like... Quickbooks (All version) , Quickbooks Online, Rent Manager (Property management software), Peachtree.
Thanks & best regards, --- Jagadeesha.N
-- Edited by Jag on Saturday 30th of March 2013 10:43:34 PM
my name is Denisa and I am starting a bookkeeping / accounting company in Manchester, UK. I was wondering, once I get a lot of work, whether I could outsource some of the bookkeeping/data entry to India.
Can I ask you a question please - How much do they usually charge in India per hour for data entry?
I guess there perhaps are Shamus. However, I am thinking outside of the box and looking for the best services at the best price.
I don't mean to be unpatriotic, but in Manchester, compare to Cambridge where I was based before, I struggle to find that accuracy, sense of logic and attention to detail I require from everyone associated with my business. I believe looking further afield won't hurt anyone and it is a good strategy that would benefit my business as well as my clients.
Regards,
Denisa
-- Edited by Denisa on Monday 1st of April 2013 05:49:40 PM
Are there not enough unemployed bookkeepers and accountants in Manchester Denisa?
Will you be telling your clients that you will be offshoring their work?... Oh, you just did.
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Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of Manchester.... All yours Neil...
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notice that you just retracted your statement about "mind your language mister" before I posted so sure that you realise that non of the vitriol that is and will be present in this thread is aimed at yourself. Like anyone in the world we know that you are simply trying to earn a living. The issue is not with the people in India but with the people that choose to prioritise India over the indigenous workforce.
The issue is that there is massive unemployment in the UK and many people pay a lot of money to train in accountancy and bookkeeping but cannot get their foot on the ladder due to attitudes such as those evidenced in this thread where excellent UK based professionals are unable to find work because too many positions are being outsourced.
Workers in other countries are no better than those in the UK but that does not mean that they are any worse. I am sure that you are very good at what you do.
The issue as I say is not personal, it is purely why are businesses sending work overseas where there is a ready UK based workforce every bit as good as any alternate workforce but with no work.
Without any knoweldge of the quality of your work the poster above simply assumed that you must be better than anyone available from Manchester.
Having worked close to Manchester for many years I can assure the poster that there are a good many very capable and skilled people in that area of the world.
That said, I've interviewed pretty useless people from Manchester as well as pretty useless ones from Cambridge and India. The skills are nothing to do with the area that someone comes from but the person themselves and to approach employing people based on area stereotypes is just plain wrong.
I hope that this short explanation as to why the thread is turning the way that it is helps you understansd that the replies above are not to yourself and no disrespect is intended towards yourself,
kindest regards,
Shaun.
p.s. right, now to reply to Denisa....
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in Manchester, compare to Cambridge where I was based before, I struggle to find that accuracy, sense of logic and attention to detail I require from everyone associated with my business
Barclays bank that have their head offices close to Manchester would tend to disagree with that sentiment.
Its a business built on people and whilst they could choose to establish their business anywhere that they want they chose Manchester because of the ready availability of top quality financial professionals.
Maybe the real issue is that financial professionals from Manchester choose not to work with your business because of the attitude towards the area evident in your answer.
Maybe you struggle to find the right people in Manchester because you set up there but call yourself Cambridge Accountants?
You state that people from an area lack accuracy, sense of logic and attention to detail whilst approaching someone who you have no idea about how they compare but are simply making the assumption that they must be better. Why?
If you are finding people through an agency have ou thought that maybe the issue is with the agency rather than the city / country?
All in all I can understand why others may think that this is an April 1st windup but I think that you are serious, and I seriously think that you need to review your thinking on this.
To quote an old phrase. If you're not part of the sollution then you are part of the problem.
Take another look at the staff availble in Manchester because you are currently as far from correct as it is possible to be.
Shaun.
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