IRIS Outsourcing
If your accountancy or bookkeeping firm needs support, we’ve got your back
As a busy accounting firm or bookkeeper, outsourcing core accounting and payroll functions can change the way you do business.
As a trusted, high performance outsourced accounting service, IRIS Outsourcing lets you free up internal resources and expand your service offerings. Delegate admin-heavy tasks long-term or rely on responsive support during busy periods.
Move past what’s holding you and your business back with a bespoke outsourcing solution.
Accounting and payroll specialists
Delivering 6 essential outsourcing services
- Statutory accounts – Outsource your year-end accounts for a cost-efficient and hassle-free submission experience.
- Bookkeeping – Hand off tasks like sales and purchase ledger processing, bank and credit card reconciliations and VAT return prep.
- Payroll – Mitigate the ‘point of failure’ risk for your business by outsourcing complex and time-consuming payroll services.
- Tax returns – Reduce the strain on your team around tax year-end by outsourcing the bulk of your personal tax returns.
- iXBRL tagging – Our qualified team tag annual accounts using HMRC prescribed taxonomies and ensure they’re ready for submission.
- Audit support – Supercharge your audit service offering with this cost-effective and scalable solution.
UK industry standards
Why choose IRIS Outsourcing?
As a dedicated outsourcing solution based in Chennai, India, we combine 20+ years’ experience with professional expertise to meet the high service standards expected by our UK clients.
- Bespoke service packages to suit your unique business requirements
- Transfer to our services with a simple 4-step implementation process
- We can work with your current software or offer you our own solution to suit your needs
- We boast the highest data security accreditations and UK GDPR adherence
Ready to talk to one of our experts?
To talk about your unique requirements, simply fill out this contact form and our team will get straight back to you.
What does IRIS Outsourcing bring to the equation?
An outsourcing solution can help you establish a strong foundation from which you can safely build your business.
Here is how IRIS Outsourcing can take your accounting or bookkeeping firm to the next level.
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Achieve more with fewer people
With IRIS Outsourcing on your side, you won’t need to spend money and resources on recruitment and training. Grow your business without the financial risk of taking on more permanent staff.
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Expand your service offering
Is there an accounting or payroll service you’d like to start offering to your clients? Our team of financial professionals can help you fill that service gap without the commitment of a full-time hire.
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Cut down on admin
By outsourcing core accounting, bookkeeping or payroll tasks to our experienced professionals, you and your team can focus on added value services; like higher fee earning advisory work and nurturing your client relationships.
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Solve short-term workflow challenges
As a flexible outsourcing solution, we can help you manage your team’s workload more effectively as and when it’s needed, such as covering for staff absences or pitching in if work suddenly spikes.
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Improve staff retention
Attracting and retaining top talent can be tough if you’re all bogged down with backlogged admin. Outsourcing helps to keep your team happy and motivated – and frees up resource for upskilling and training.
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Find out what our customers think
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"The turnaround and quality of the work we’ve outsourced to IRIS has been beyond what we expected, so that’s been a very positive experience.
We were really impressed. Tax returns were even done over the festive period. I could see it happening from my phone and they were just flying through"
Director at Howards Accountants
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“We have used IRIS Outsourcing for several years to prepare much of our statutory year-end accounts. We have a single contact, who is very quick to respond and always on hand should we need his assistance.”
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“We have used IRIS Outsourcing for a long time. The best part is that we know we can rely on their processes to assist us in delivering services in a timely way. Their communications with our staff are precise, we are provided with regular updates on workflows and their work is of a high standard. We would have no hesitation in recommending to others."
Director at Ward Williams Chartered Accountants
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about IRIS Outsourcing
Learn more about our services, how we support clients, and those all-important details.
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You have full control over whether your customers know you are using an outsourcing solution to fulfil some or all of their accounting or payroll service requirements.
We provide a confidential outsourcing service and never contact your client directly, unless you specifically tell us to do so.
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IRIS Outsourcing uses a simple 4-step implementation process to minimise the time and energy it takes for you to start using our services.
- You will attend a scoping call with our team where we will go through your specific requirements
- You will receive access to our shared portal, from which you can access and fill-in your Job Checklist
- You provide us with access to your software (if you don’t currently use any software, we can offer you our software solution)
- Once we have confirmed your service requirements, we will start working on your outsourced tasks immediately.
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We operate on a policy of transparency and collaboration. Before we begin working with you, we will ask you how long it takes you to complete the work you’re outsourcing and compare this with our typical timelines.
If we think that the work is going to take significantly longer that your estimated completion times, we will contact you and explain the reasons why and go through our typical timelines with you.
Only once you’re absolutely clear on timings and cost estimates and happy with our services will we proceed to the implementation stage.
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You can still rely IRIS Outsourcing even if you don’t use any IRIS software.
IRIS Outsourcing is an agnostic provider of outsourcing services, which means we work with the majority of third-party software available in the UK.
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IRIS Outsourcing is an ideal solution for accountancy firms and bookkeepers, of all sizes and specialisms.
While there’s no such thing as a typical IRIS Outsourcing client, here are some of the kinds of clients (and the challenges they’re facing) we can support:
- A growing company that wants to scale up its accounting or financial capacity
- An overworked practice owner or bookkeeper with a backlog of core functions and no capacity to hire new staff
- A practice struggling to hire suitable employees to fulfil essential roles in the business
- A firm that needs temporary help during a busy period, e.g. end-of-year reporting.
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IRIS Outsourcing is and will continue to be fully MTD compliant, enabling your business to stay ahead when it comes to MTD – including any new or incoming legislation.
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Data security and compliancy is one of our biggest priorities at IRIS Outsourcing. Our current security and compliancy measures include:
- ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System
- ISO 27001:2019 Information Security Management System
- ISO 27701:2019 Privacy Information Management System
- Adhering to UK standard GDPR policy
- Paperless policy using secure cloud-based systems.
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