Highly Educated Workforce
Canadian accounting professionals receive excellent education and practical training, producing highly skilled finance professionals across every level of experience.
Accounting & Tax Staffing
Grow your team. Save 20 to 40% on costs. Reclaim your time.
We recruit exceptional Canada-based remote professionals and manage the employment, payroll, HR, and compliance, so you can focus on growing your business.
Introduction
Why Canadian accounting professionals?
Accounting is one of the strongest professions for cross-border staffing between Canada and the United States.
Many Canadian accounting professionals already support U.S. businesses and are experienced with U.S. accounting software, financial reporting, and remote collaboration. For many accounting roles, transitioning into a U.S.-focused position requires minimal onboarding, making accounting one of the most seamless functions to staff remotely from Canada.
Combined with Canada's highly educated workforce and lower employment costs, accounting offers an exceptional opportunity for businesses looking to strengthen their finance teams.
The Model
Staffing and Employer of Record. Together, in one.
Most companies offer one or the other. A staffing agency finds you someone, charges a huge placement fee, and disappears. An EOR service manages compliance and payroll for hires you have already sourced yourself. Neither solves the full problem. Intra does both, bundled into one service, while saving you significant costs.
Recruitment and Staffing
We find your next great hire.
We actively headhunt from the Canadian market on your behalf, targeting qualified and experienced professionals who match exactly what you are looking for.
01Tell us who you need
Share the role, the skills, the expectations, and the context. We take it from there.
02We build your shortlist
We headhunt, screen, and run thorough reference checks on every candidate. You receive a curated shortlist of people we'd vouch for personally.
03You interview and choose
We facilitate the process. You make the final call, always. Intra never places someone without your explicit approval.
04We handle offer and onboarding
Once you've chosen, we manage the offer letter, employment contract, and onboarding. You're ready to go.
Employer of Record (EOR)
We become the legal employer in Canada.
Once your hire is selected, Intra brings them on as an employee in Canada. You do not need to set up a Canadian entity or navigate provincial employment law. We carry that entirely.
Payroll
Processed accurately and on time, every pay cycle.
Tax and statutory remittances
CPP, EI, and all employer-side remittances handled in full.
Benefits administration
Your hire receives proper Canadian benefits, managed and administered by Intra.
HR compliance
Full compliance with Canadian federal and provincial employment law, year-round.
HR administration
All the day-to-day employment admin that would land on your desk, taken off it permanently.
Your hire works with you every day as a dedicated member of your team. We run the back-end.
Roles We Recruit
Accounting roles we recruit
Staff AccountantSenior AccountantAccounting ManagerAccounts Payable SpecialistAccounts Receivable SpecialistPayroll AdministratorBookkeeperFinancial AnalystCost AccountantTax AccountantAssistant ControllerControllerAudit AssociateRevenue AccountantGeneral Ledger Accountant
Don't see the role you're looking for? Contact our team. We recruit for a wide range of accounting and finance positions.
Why Canadian Accounting Talent
Why Canadian accounting talent makes sense
Familiar Accounting Practices
Many Canadian accountants already work with U.S. businesses, U.S. accounting software, and internationally recognized accounting principles, allowing for a smooth transition into many U.S. accounting roles.
Remote-Ready Professionals
Accounting is naturally well suited for remote work. Financial reporting, reconciliations, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial analysis can all be performed effectively within secure cloud-based systems.
Significant Cost Savings
Hiring Canadian accounting professionals through Intra can reduce total employment costs by approximately 20 to 40% compared to hiring independently in the United States.
Software Experience
Accounting software experience
Many Canadian accounting professionals have experience using platforms such as:
QuickBooksNetSuiteSage IntacctSage 50XeroMicrosoft Dynamics 365SAPOracleADPWorkdayMicrosoft ExcelPower BI
Software experience varies by candidate and role.
Cost, Fee & Flexibility
A world-class hire. At a fraction of what you expect to pay.
The Cost Arbitrage
Why Canadian talent costs less and why that is a permanent advantage.
Canadian employment costs are structurally lower than their U.S. equivalents. The USD/CAD exchange rate, combined with Canada's lower employer-side healthcare and benefits obligations, means a highly qualified Canadian professional typically costs 20 to 40% less in total employment spend than a comparable hire in the U.S.
A Bookkeeper in New York, U.S. costs approximately $89,132/year USD fully loaded. The equivalent role in Ontario, Canada runs $52,783/year USD.
Estimated annual savings: $36,349 USD (40.78%).
This is an estimate based on average salaries and fully loaded costs in Ontario and New York. These are estimated maximum savings based on the benefits package and location.
The Fee and How It Works
We are your HR department at a fraction of the cost.
Intra charges $4 for every hour your hire works. That single fee covers the full staffing process and the ongoing Employer of Record management, combined, indefinitely.
To put that in perspective: the average HR manager in the U.S. earns around $56 per hour. Intra's fee is $4 per hour. For the cost of one HR manager, Intra can manage 14 people on your behalf.
There are no long-term contracts, no retainers, no hidden fees, and no cancellation penalties. You pay for the hours your hire works and nothing else. If circumstances change and the engagement needs to end, you simply stop. No paperwork, no penalties. That is it.
Cost Calculator
See how much you could save on your next Canadian hire.
Enter the annual salary you are paying or expect to pay for a role, add your approximate benefits package, and see how the total employment cost compares between a U.S. hire and a Canadian hire through Intra.
Independent U.S. Hire
$140,000
Fully loaded annual cost
Hiring Through Intra
$101,353
Fully loaded annual cost
Your estimated annual savings$38,647(28%)
This calculator produces an estimated cost comparison based on average US and Canada salaries, benefits, conversion rates, and fully loaded costs, and is in no way a definitive result. For accurate costs and savings, please consult with our team.
These are general estimates. Your Canada Advantage Report gives you a more precise, role-specific breakdown at no cost.
Canada Advantage Report
Find out if your hire can be a remote Canadian and how the costs compare.
The Canada Advantage Report is a free, personalized analysis built around your specific hiring needs. Tell us about the role, including the function, the seniority, and your U.S. state, and we will tell you whether that role is a strong fit for remote Canadian staffing, what a qualified Canadian hire would cost through Intra, and exactly how that compares to hiring independently in your market.
No commitment. No sales pitch. Just the information you need to make a confident decision.
What is included
- Role feasibility assessment for remote Canadian staffing
- Talent availability and workforce quality overview
- Total cost comparison with Intra vs. independent hire
- Estimated annual savings
Replacement Guarantee
If it does not work out, we make it right. At no charge.
The early weeks of any new hire carry some inherent uncertainty. Skills do not always translate as expected. Team dynamics shift. Circumstances change. We know this, and we plan for it.
If a hire is not working out, Intra steps in immediately and restarts the search at no additional cost. We move with urgency and place a replacement as quickly as possible. No penalty. No additional fees of any kind.
Your staffing needs should never become a distraction from running your business. That responsibility is ours to carry. Our goal is simple: ensure you always have the right person in the seat so you can stay focused on what actually matters.
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