Providence, RI / Bookkeeping & CAS

Bookkeeping and CAS firms · Providence

Offshore bookkeeping support, trained for your firm.

For Providence-area accounting firms: your senior bookkeepers shouldn’t be chasing documents, cleaning inboxes or prepping every close by hand. We train Filipino bookkeeping staff to take that load off your team, and we manage them for you.

Providence · May 2025 BLS

$26.27 an hour

Median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Providence metro, 8% above the national median of $24.36. Most earn between $22.42 and $30.36. 6,400 people work in this occupation across the metro.

The Providence market

Bookkeeping and CAS firms in Providence.

The Providence metro had 938 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in 2024, 55 for every 100,000 residents, which ranks 18th of the 50 largest US metros. It’s a growing market, up 5.0% on 2023. More firms competing for the same local hires tends to push wages up. Together they employ 5,210 people at an average of $1,918 a week. Jobs in this occupation are 1.01 times as concentrated here as nationally.

938Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, 2024
+5.0%Change in firm count on 2023
0.99×Concentration vs the US average
5,210People employed by these firms

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector.

What a local hire costs

A full-time seat in Providence.

Providence has the 15th highest median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks among the 50 largest US metros. Even at the top of our draft range, a managed Molave role costs about 30% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. That’s a meaningful saving, even before counting recruiting and turnover.

Local hire, Providence
$34.15/hr
Molave, top of range
$24/hr
$5,464Local hire per month at 160 hours, with employer costs
$2,240–3,840Molave per month at 160 hours (draft)

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Providence metropolitan area. Employer costs of about 30% rounded from BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation. Both monthly figures use 160 hours. Molave figures are draft ranges.

Nearby metros

How Providence compares.

Of these metros, Providence pays the most for this work: $3.20 an hour more than Louisville at the median.

MetroMedian wageMiddle 50% earnFirms (2024)Change on 2023
Providence, RI$26.27$22.42–$30.36938+5.0%
Jacksonville, FL$23.97$21.19–$29.62982+5.0%
Virginia Beach–Norfolk, VA$23.41$19.87–$28.19687+1.2%
Raleigh, NC$24.13$20.89–$28.73910+5.6%
Louisville, KY$23.07$18.85–$27.65788+7.4%

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks; “middle 50%” is the 25th to 75th percentile hourly wage. Firm counts: BLS QCEW, 2024.

Roles

Roles we train for Providence accounting firms.

Each role is trained on your tools and SOPs before day one. Full role descriptions →

Bookkeeping assistantAP/AR assistantPayroll supportClient document collectorTax admin assistantCleanup specialist

Workflows

Work we take off your plate.

  • Month-end close prep and checklist tracking
  • Weekly document requests and follow-up
  • Bank and credit card reconciliation prep
  • AP runs and AR collection reminders
  • Cleanup and catch-up projects
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Working your hours

Providence hours, covered.

9am–5pmYour day in Providence · Eastern Time
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9pm–5amManila during US daylight saving time. 10pm–6am in winter. (UTC+8, no daylight saving.)
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Providence questions

Straight answers, with local numbers.

How many accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms are in Providence?

938 in 2024, according to the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, +5.0% on 2023.

What does a local hire cost Providence accounting firms?

The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Providence metro is $26.27 an hour (May 2025). Most earn between $22.42 and $30.36. With payroll taxes and benefits, a full-time median hire costs about $5,464 a month at 160 hours. A managed Molave role costs $2,240–$3,840 a month at the same hours.

Can Molave staff work Providence hours?

Yes. Staff work Providence business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Providence is 9pm–5am in Manila during US daylight saving time and 10pm–6am in winter, a night shift that’s standard in the Filipino outsourcing industry.

Book a staffing call

Start with one role for your Providence firm.

Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.