Hire Bookkeepers in Latin America

Fill out the form and book the intake call, where you describe the bookkeeping tasks, software and US GAAP requirements, seniority, budget, and whether you need one bookkeeper, several bookkeepers or bookkeepers alongside accountants. You can hire through direct hire, nearshore staff augmentation, Recruitment as a Service or Employer of Record coverage, and you interview your first candidates within 3 business days of the intake call and choose your hire. Standard roles place within 30 days.

Mid-level bookkeepers in Latin America cost 50 to 70 percent below US rates. A direct hire placement carries a one-time fee, and nearshore staff augmentation runs on a fixed monthly fee that covers employment, payroll, benefits, compliance and monthly invoicing. NBS quotes its fee on the intake call.

A dedicated bookkeeper fits when you want someone on your team who works inside your books and follows your finance process, while an outsourced bookkeeping service handles the work through an outside provider. All 12 NBS countries sit within 2 hours of US Eastern time, compared with about 9.5 to 10.5 hours ahead in India, 12 to 13 hours ahead in the Philippines and 7 hours ahead in Eastern Europe, so your bookkeeper can investigate a reconciliation difference with your US team on the same business day. NBS offers a free replacement within 90 days if the hire does not work out.

You can hire from 12 LatAm countries: Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua in North and Central America, and Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay in South America. NBS has local recruiters in each, and each country has a hiring guide on this site.

Yes, NBS offers nearshore staff augmentation for a fixed monthly fee and Employer of Record coverage in all 12 markets. It also offers direct hire placements with a one-time fee and Recruitment as a Service for high-volume hiring teams.

Mid-level bookkeepers typically earn $2,700 to $3,395 per month in Latin America. Typical monthly salaries range from $2,030 to $2,730 for junior bookkeepers and $3,955 to $5,400 for senior bookkeepers, with Brazil at the lower end of the country spread and Colombia at the higher end. NBS quotes its fee on the intake call.

Interview your first candidates within 3 business days of the intake call.

Yes, bookkeepers work US hours. All 12 countries sit within 2 hours of US Eastern time all year.

Mexico City and Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua) run 2 hours behind US Eastern during US daylight time and 1 hour behind the rest of the year. Colombia, Peru and Ecuador run 1 hour behind during US daylight time and level with US Eastern the rest of the year.

Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil (Brasília time) run 1 hour ahead during US daylight time and 2 hours ahead the rest of the year. Mainland Chile also changes its clocks: it runs level with US Eastern from early April to early September, 1 hour ahead in the weeks around that, and 2 hours ahead from early November to mid-March.

Yes. Every bookkeeper completes a role-specific work sample and NBS's four-stage screen, which includes a B2-or-higher CEFR English assessment, reference checks and a background check. You can require experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, month-end close and payroll entries from candidates in South America or elsewhere in Latin America.

Yes. NBS recruits bookkeepers who work with US GAAP and IFRS and with QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite. You name the standards and systems the role needs on the intake call, including experience maintaining transaction records and supporting schedules under your company's accounting policies.

NBS helps you handle local labor law compliance, payroll and Employer of Record for every bookkeeper you hire through us. As Employer of Record for nearshore staff augmentation, NBS covers employment, payroll, benefits, compliance and monthly invoicing. Employer of Record coverage spans all 12 markets.

NBS replaces your hire free within 90 days if the hire does not work out, and the replacement rate is under 2 percent. A dedicated account manager manages the relationship, and NBS checks in at 30, 60, and 90 days.