The Finance Roles You Can't Fill Locally — They're Already Waiting on the Relay Bench™.
AP and AR are our highest-volume placements. But Relay sources and vets talent across every layer of a finance function — from high-volume transactional roles to strategic financial analysis. AI-friendly candidates, ready to hire.
Collections, cash application, customer billing, and aging report management — keeping your cash flow clean.
Cash Application
Collections
Yardi
AI-Ready
Staff & Senior Accountants
Full-cycle accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close support under your direct management.
GAAP
Month-End
Reconciliations
Excel
Financial & FP&A Analysts
Budget vs. actual analysis, variance reporting, cash flow modeling, and board-ready financial presentations.
FP&A
Modeling
Investor Reporting
AI-Ready
Bookkeepers & Payroll Specialists
Day-to-day bookkeeping, payroll processing, and GL maintenance — freeing your senior team for higher-value work.
QuickBooks
Payroll
GL Maintenance
Controller Support & Audit Prep
Audit-ready documentation, workpaper preparation, tax filing support, and compliance tracking for your controller.
Audit Prep
Workpapers
Tax Support
SOX-Aware
Why Relay
Less overhead. More output.
Here's what changes when your finance function runs on Relay.
Relay isn’t a staffing agency. We’re a global workforce partner built for CRE operators who can’t afford to get this wrong.
Save up to 75% on finance labor costs — without sacrificing quality.
Save up to 75% on finance labor costs — without sacrificing quality.
A full-time, dedicated AP or AR specialist through Relay typically costs $2,500–$4,500/month all-in. That same role costs $7,500–$12,000+ as a U.S. hire.
AI-friendly professionals who work with your tools, not around them.
AI-friendly professionals who work with your tools, not around them.
Finance is changing fast. Relay candidates are assessed for software fluency and AI tool adaptability — arriving ready for your current and future tech stack.
Your hire. Your team. Your close cycle.
Your hire. Your team. Your close cycle.
Full-time, exclusively yours, under your direct management. On your Slack, hitting your deadlines. Relay handles compliance and HR.
Hire from the Relay Bench™ in days. Not months.
Hire from the Relay Bench™ in days. Not months.
Our sourcing pipeline is actively maintained. Share a role spec and we're matching — not starting from scratch. Most clients have a vetted candidate ready within days.
Flat monthly pricing. No lock-in. Cancel or swap anytime.
Zero compliance burden. SOC 2 verified. Dallas-managed.
We assume all in-country HR, payroll tax, and employment compliance. You get a Dallas-based Relay account rep actively managing the engagement for the life of the relationship.
Flat monthly pricing. No lock-in. Cancel or swap anytime.
Flat monthly pricing. No lock-in. Cancel or swap anytime.
One transparent monthly rate: office, equipment, payroll, benefits, IT — all in. No placement fees, no lock-in. If a hire isn't working, cancel or swap without penalty.
See who's available right now on the Relay Bench™.
Browse highly vetted candidates and transparent pricing — in under 2 minutes.
Finance Has a Higher Trust Bar. Our Vetting Reflects That.
Every candidate on the Relay Bench™ has cleared four finance-specific assessments before you ever meet them.
Accounting Fundamentals Test
Written assessment covering U.S. GAAP principles, double-entry logic, reconciliation, journal entries, and financial statement interpretation.
Software Proficiency Check
Hands-on testing and verification of platform experience — QuickBooks, AI tool, NetSuite, Yardi, SAP, Sage, or Excel. We test for real proficiency.
English Communication Review
Written and verbal assessments ensure your hire can join your standups, communicate with your controller, and produce clear, professional reporting.
Background & Reference Check
Full background screening and professional reference verification, including prior finance roles. Confidentiality agreements in place from day one.
How It Works
From Conversation to Contribution — Fast.
Hire from the Relay Bench™ in days, or let us build a custom finance team for you at no additional cost.
Tell Us Your Open Role
Share the role, skills, and hours. We’ll match you with pre-vetted, ready-to-hire candidates or recruit a team for you at no cost.
We Deliver. You Choose.
Every candidate has cleared skills assessments, Yardi proficiency testing, English fluency screening, and background checks.
Onboard & Launch
We handle compliance and infrastructure. Onboard like any full-time hire. Not a fit, swap without penalty.
Days
Not weeks — to hire
Max labor cost savings
0%
Dedicated — never shared
0%
Years placing global teams
0+
Relay vs. The Alternatives
Relay vs. Traditional Hiring vs. Freelance
CRE operators have three options. Here’s the honest, side-by-side breakdown.
U.S. Full-Time Hire
Freelancer / Agency
Average monthly cost
Dedicated to your company
Compliance & HR managed
Time to hire
Yardi-vetted & tested
World-class office provided
Infrastructure overhead
No lock-in contract
$2,500 – $4,500
100% dedicated
Fully handled
Days
Rigorous vetting
Relay-managed
Zero — fully managed
Cancel or swap anytime
$7,500 – $12,000+
Yes
Your burden
8 – 14 weeks
You screen candidates
You provide
Office, equipment, IT, benefits
Long-term commitment
Variable / Unpredictable
Shared clients
Your burden
Weeks
Inconsistent
None
You manage it all
Variable
What Our Clients Say
Real Results from Real Finance and Operations Teams
Relay isn’t a staffing agency. We’re a global workforce partner built for CRE operators who can’t afford to get this wrong.
Relay has been a game changer for our company. We were able to on-board a team of talented professionals quickly who understand the nuances of the commercial real estate industry. Their expertise and attention to detail have helped us to streamline our operations and achieve our objectives with significant cost savings.
Alex Kakhnovets — Senior Director of Leasing, Boxer Property
Staffing for quality candidates had become increasingly challenging. With Relay, we’ve significantly increased our ability to hire into skilled positions that would have taken months to fill.
Brad Basmajian — COO, Toco Warranty
Common Questions
We've heard every concern. Here's the honest answer.
Can a remote hire actually handle our month-end close and audit prep?
Yes — and they do it every month for finance teams your size and larger. Your Relay hire works your close calendar, your deadlines, and your workflows. They're on your tools, in your standups, and available during your core hours. Audit prep, workpaper documentation, and close support are among our most common use cases. Your Dallas-based Relay rep monitors engagement quality throughout.
How do I explain this hire structure to our board or auditors?
Straightforwardly: your Relay professional is a dedicated, full-time team member employed through Relay's in-country legal entity. Relay is SOC 2 verified, carries professional liability coverage, and maintains full employment documentation. We can provide the compliance documentation your auditors or counsel need. This structure is in active use at companies that report to investors and external auditors regularly.
What if they leave mid-close or mid-audit?
Swap without penalty — immediately. If a placement leaves or isn't performing, Relay re-sources and replaces at no additional cost. We also work with you on knowledge transfer and documentation practices upfront, so continuity risk is minimized from day one. Your Dallas rep manages this directly, not a ticketing system.
Are these professionals actually fluent in U.S. GAAP?
Finance is our highest bar for vetting. Every candidate completes a written accounting fundamentals assessment covering U.S. GAAP principles, reconciliation logic, and financial statement preparation — not just a resume review. Many of our finance placements have prior experience working directly with U.S.-based finance teams or Big 4-affiliated firms. You only meet candidates who've already passed.
We've tried outsourcing before and it was a disaster.
We hear this constantly — and it's exactly why Relay exists. What failed before was almost certainly a shared-service or rotating-staff model: low accountability, no continuity, someone else's priorities. Relay is not outsourcing. It's dedicated hiring — your person, your workflows, your outcomes, managed by your Dallas-based rep. The model is structurally different. The results are too.
Can remote finance staff handle sensitive financial data securely?
Yes. Relay is SOC 2 verified, and we work with you upfront to establish role-appropriate access controls, confidentiality agreements, and data handling protocols. Your hire works within your systems — not ours. We don't hold or access your financial data. Many Relay finance clients operate in highly regulated industries and pass audits with Relay professionals handling sensitive data every day.
About Relay Human Cloud
12+ Years Building Global Finance Teams. Based in Dallas.
Relay was founded in Dallas to solve a problem our own team lived: scaling finance and operations without the cost of U.S.-only hiring. Over 12 years, we’ve built the sourcing pipelines, compliance infrastructure, and team management systems that make global hiring actually work. Accounting and finance is one of our highest-volume practice areas — and a Dallas-based rep is accountable to you for the life of every engagement.
Years in CRE staffing
0+
Global office locations
0
Avg. labor cost savings
0%
Workday coverage across time zones
0x
Dallas, TX headquarters
Get Your First Finance Hire.
In days.
No recruiting fee
Flat monthly pricing
Cancel or swap anytime
SOC 2 Verified
Dallas-managed
Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We’ll walk through your open roles, show you available candidates from the Relay Bench™, and give you transparent pricing on the spot. No deck. No pressure.
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