The process that I follow (Control, Automate, Document, Delegate) has enabled my employers to reduce headcount in accounting compared to the number of transactions while increasing trust in accounting, finance, and FP&A.

When I’ve automated one-off tasks, companies don’t get the maximum benefit. Usually, it saves one employee dozens of hours of work, but then the company never realizes the benefit.

That’s because when companies save 20 hours/month of work, employees still work the same amount of hours. Usually, controllers automate because they need time to focus on other issues. It’s only when you’re saving 160 hours+/month of work, that you can reallocate resources from accounting to FP&A and strategic finance.

To accommodate this reality, I offer myself as a substitute to a full time employee. I will perform the responsibilities of that employee while also controlling, automating, documenting, and delegating new processes.

Pricing and Hourly Structure

My offer is designed to do this:

1. Incentivize automation,
2. Increase career opportunity around me,
3. Decrease career risk around me,
4. Increase company savings.

I offer a fixed and variable fee as an independent contractor:

1. I charge $7,000/month
2. I charge $40/hour.

At a full time rate, that’s approximately equivalent to an employee with an annual salary of $125,000 (full compensation of $170,000 with bonus, benefits, and employer taxes).

When I first start, I will be working close to full time (30+ hours/week). As more is controlled, automated, documented, and delegated, we may both decide to reduce hours to generate savings to the company.