Financial Ledger: Local Hire vs Vance & Cole
First Year Burden Comparison
Local US Senior
Vance & Cole
Base Salary (Market Avg)
$85,500
$48,500
Payroll Taxes (FICA, UI)
+$7,200
INCLUDED
Health Benefits & 401k Match
+$12,500
INCLUDED
IT Equipment & Desk Space
+$6,500
INCLUDED
Recruiting Fee (20%)
+$17,500
$1,500 Setup
Local Total
$127,700
V&C Total
$48,500
Capital Efficiency: Save $79,700 per year per seat.
Tier I
Bookkeeper
High-volume categorization and standard data entry operations.
$2,500
/ Month + $1,500 Setup
- ■ 2-4 Years Top-Firm Exp.
- ■ QBO & Xero Certified
- ■ Daily Feed Reconciliations
Tier II — Standard
Senior Accountant
Complex month-end close, full workpapers, and US tax prep (1120/1065).
$4,500
/ Month + $1,500 Setup
- ■ 4-7 Years US Firm Exp.
- ■ CPA Board Certified
- ■ Full Audit & Tax Skills
- ■ Drake, CCH, NetSuite Ready
Tier III
Elite Controller
FP&A modeling, cash flow forecasting, and managing junior staff layers.
$6,500+
Custom Scope + Setup
- ■ 8+ Years Experience
- ■ Ex-Big 4 Senior Manager
- ■ Client-Facing Advisory
The Included Infrastructure Stack.
You are renting a secure institutional operation, not just an employee.
Talent Compensation
- Top 1% Class Base Salary
- 13th Month Legal Pay
- Premium Health/HMO Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO) Included
Facility & Hardware
- Secure Class-A Office Desk
- Biometric Floor Access
- Enterprise Dual-Monitor PC
- Redundant Fiber ISPs
IT & Security
- IRS Section 7216 Ready
- Disabled USB & BitLocker
- Zero-Trust Networks
- Hardened WISP Protocols
US Management
- US Client Success Director
- B2B Liability Under US LLC
- HR Performance Management
- Free Replacement Guarantee
Operational Standards
We refuse to build
cheap labor environments.
We do not operate a freelance marketplace. If you are looking to hire a part-time freelancer via Upwork, or pay $8/hour for an unvetted bookkeeper operating from an unsecured internet cafe, we are fundamentally the wrong firm for you.
WE ONLY DEPLOY DEDICATED, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. You are entering a B2B service agreement with Velmer Digital LLC (a US corporate entity). You pay a flat rate to us, and we handle 100% of the Philippine labor laws, statutory healthcare, taxes, and PTO benefits. You file a standard 1099-NEC at year-end.
If you are unsatisfied within the first 30 days, we will source a replacement immediately at no additional placement cost. You are never locked into a bad employee relationship.
Hardware: No. Vance & Cole provides the zero-trust secure workstation.
Software: Yes. You provision their user seat/license within your internal software stack (e.g., QBO seat or Drake Tax log-in).
Software: Yes. You provision their user seat/license within your internal software stack (e.g., QBO seat or Drake Tax log-in).
We charge a singular, flat $1,500 provisioning fee when we initiate a search. Unlike US recruitment agencies that charge 20% of a base salary ($15,000+), our flat fee covers the physical sourcing, HR alignment, and provisioning of their zero-trust secure workstation and dual-monitor hardware in our facility.
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