Accounting Department Model

The table below is a sample calculation for a 10 person accounting department. We assumed an annual salary including employer contribution to taxes and benefit plans of $48,000 per employee and $85,000 for a manager.

Cost Item 1 In House iCatchIT
Office Space 1
6,600
0
Absenteeism 2
8,800
0
Equipment (Software, PC, Desk, Misc)
22,000
20,000
Administration 3
16,159
6,000
Parking 4
6,600
0
Turnover 5
225,000
0
Staff Salary
480,000
200,000
Management Salary
85,000
19,000
Employer Side of Taxes (SUI, FICA, FUTA, Wcomp - clerical)
60,000
0
Total 910,850
245,000
  Savings
665,850
  Percent Savings
78.80%

Notes: All figures are in US Dollars. See Footnotes for relevant assumptions.

Outsourcing is a proven management practice that can be made to work favorably for a variety of situations. Outsourcing is not without risks, however careful selection of a outsourcing partner is the first step toward mitigating those risks. In addition, payroll related litigation has made payroll actually quite risky to perform in house.

iCatchIT Accounting Services such as payroll are checked and administered by licensed and insured US Based CPAs. Their expert oversight helps dramatically mitigate the risk for organizations.

  • 20 square feet per worker $30/ square foot rent per year is $600/yr. $30 is an approximate median number. (Source: Oncor)
  • Absenteeism refers to lost productivity due to absent workers. Opportunity cost, delays on projects, cost of replacement staff overtime etc. An estimate of $800/yr. (Source: US Small Business Association)
  • 120 square feet per worker $5/ square foot rent per year ($600/yr). (Sources: Small Business Association, Oncor)