Accounting Temp Agency Basics

Temporary accounting agencies can be a lifesaver for full-time and part-time employees
By Sherril Steele-Carlin, Freelance Writer If you don't have time to hire accounting employees, accounting temp agencies can come to your rescue. They can provide talented accounting professionals to help keep your accounting department on track and in compliance with all the agencies that monitor accounting practices. They can also save you and your staff valuable time when it comes to choosing the right employees with the right skills. Those are just some accounting temp agency basics you need to know.

There are some things to think about before you hire staff from accounting employment agencies. Your records are confidential, so you want to make sure your new temp employee is trustworthy and reliable. You should:

1. Make sure your temp accountant passes a thorough background check.
2. Discuss whether the accountant temp agency is bonded and insured, in case of any discrepancies.
3. Choose a reputable accounting temp agency to ensure the best results.

Ensure your firm's security with a thorough temp accountant background check

One of your first concerns when hiring accounting temps is to make sure they are trustworthy and honest. After all, they'll have access to your accounts, your employees' personal information, bank accounts, and much more. You have to know their background is impeccable, so make sure any accounting temporary agencies you use do a thorough background check, and they share that background check with their clients.
Try:  A leader in temporary employment, Kelly Financial Resources offers accounting temps in a variety of fields, and they do thorough reference and background screening, as well. If you're a government agency, Aerotek offers security clearances on temp employees for government accounts. Check to see if they'll run a security clearance for your accounting temp jobs, too. If your accounting staffing agencies don't routinely run background checks, ask them if they will for an additional charge, or ask the temp employee to sign a clearance so you can run your own background check. EmployersChoiceOnline.com offers pre-employment background checks.

Ask about bonding and insurance for your accounting staffing agencies

Before you sign an accounting temp agency contract, make sure your temp employees are covered with bonding and insurance to cover any losses your business might incur as a result of their employment. If your temp agency doesn't offer these services, look for a temp agency that does.
Try:  RemX uses a variety of selection tools, and will customize the hiring process to include bonding and insurance concerns if you have them. Cyber Coders deals in accounting and finance jobs, and offers a 90-day guarantee on all their placements.

Choose a reputable and well-established accounting staffing agency

Small accounting temporary agencies exist all around the country, but if you want the best results and temp employees, use reputable agencies that stand behind their work and offer the best in screening and testing services.
Try:  Jacobson offers specialty accounting and finance professionals in a variety of fields and specialties. Pro Staff features financial and accounting professionals screened to fit your specific needs, including tax and state finance experts.

• Consider using an accountant temporary placement agency to hire a temp to permanent employee. They can screen, test, and check the applicants, and then they can work for a specified amount of time to make sure they are a good fit for your company. This ensures you'll have a long-term employee that fits into your organization and understands the ins and outs of your accounting needs.