With a team of experienced professionals and secure, efficient processes, we deliver timely, reliable financial data—freeing you to focus on growing your business while we handle the numbers.
CityLinkers understand the challenges SMEs face
SMEs often struggle with high turnover of accounting staff, leading to frequent replacements and rising hiring costs. Finding and retaining the right talent can be difficult, and the quality of accounting work may vary significantly.
In many cases, corporate accounting teams fail to effectively address business issues. Day-to-day workloads leave accountants with limited time for strategic financial tasks, resulting in intermittent financial management.
Furthermore, many in-house accountants may lack up-to-date knowledge of finance, current accounting standards, and corporate tax regulations, creating compliance risks and missed opportunities for optimisation.
Impact to company
Frequent staff turnover leads to difficult accounting handovers, making it easy for confusion and errors to arise during follow-up. The high recruitment costs and ongoing difficulty in finding qualified accounting talent further strain resources.
When financial information is not updated regularly, management risks making wrong or delayed business decisions. Inconsistent or outdated records can also cause the company to breach regulatory requirements, leading to potential penalties and reputational damage.
Advantage of CityLinkers outsource accounting services
Save on operating expenses
Professional service commitment
Helping companies retool their business strategies
A team familiar with planning
How can shared financial service help?
Outsourced accounting typically costs 40-60% less than employing a full-time qualified accountant in Hong Kong, where total employment costs (salary, MPF, insurance, bonuses, leave, office space, and software licences) for a mid-level accountant can exceed HK$30,000-40,000 per month. Outsourcing provides a full accounting function — not just one person — at a predictable monthly fee scaled to your transaction volume.
We provide a secure client portal for document upload, accept email submissions, and can arrange physical document collection within Hong Kong. Many clients simply photograph receipts and invoices using their smartphone and upload them. We process documents on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly cycle according to your needs. For high-volume clients, we can implement receipt scanning apps that automate data capture.
Yes. CityLinkers employs enterprise-grade data security: encrypted data transmission (SSL/TLS), encrypted data storage, multi-factor authentication, role-based access controls, and regular data backups to geographically separate facilities. We comply with Hong Kong's Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486). Our team members sign confidentiality agreements, and access is restricted to the engagement team assigned to your account.
We agree on a processing schedule during onboarding — typically weekly or monthly. For monthly processing, books are usually updated within 5-10 working days after receiving the month's documents. Management accounts follow within 5-10 working days of book closing. Rush processing is available for urgent requirements such as bank loan applications or investor reporting.
Yes. If you already use accounting software (Xero, QuickBooks, MYOB, etc.), we work directly in your system with user access you control. If you don't have a system, we can implement and manage one for you. We also integrate with point-of-sale (POS) systems, e-commerce platforms, and payment gateways to automate data flows.
Bookkeeping covers daily transaction recording, categorisation, and reconciliation — the data entry and organisation layer. Accounting extends to preparing management accounts, financial statements, tax computations, payroll, MPF filing, and providing financial analysis and advisory. CityLinkers provides both — from basic bookkeeping through to full accounting and financial reporting.
The process begins with a free consultation to understand your business, transaction volume, current pain points, and reporting needs. We then provide a fixed-fee proposal. Upon acceptance, our onboarding team conducts a thorough handover — reviewing existing records, setting up or migrating your accounting system, and establishing document submission workflows. Most clients are fully onboarded within 2-4 weeks, with no disruption to ongoing operations.
