Add up the true cost of running bookkeeping, payroll, IT and compliance in-house, then see an indicative comparison against outsourcing, with practical places to optimise.
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Total Cost
Staff + overhead, all-in
Cost Breakdown
Where the money goes
Indicative Compare
Rough outsource estimate
Where to Optimise
Practical next steps
The cost of running a back office is easy to underestimate, because most of it isn't a single invoice. It's spread across software subscriptions, part-time providers, the salary and on-costs of whoever does the admin, and the owner's own hours. Add the pieces up honestly and the number is usually larger than any one line item, and larger than owners expect.
The Back-Office Cost Calculator walks you through the real components of running finance, people and operations admin, the software, the providers, the internal time, and totals them into one figure you can actually compare against the alternatives. It's designed to make the hidden costs visible, not to push a particular answer.
Owners weighing how they run their back office, DIY, a set of providers, an internal hire, or an outside team, and wanting an honest baseline to compare against.
The short answers are here. For anything else, ask below or get in touch.
It depends heavily on size and complexity, which is why the tool asks about your situation rather than quoting a single number. The point it usually surfaces is that the visible costs, software and provider fees, are only part of the total once you include internal time and the owner's own hours.
These tools work together to give you a clearer picture of your business.
Use these results to make better decisions. If you'd like a second pair of eyes on them, an advisor can walk through what they mean for the business.
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