How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

Typically, you can hire a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or Managed Delivery , timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network. Once you select your Certified Public Accountant (CPA), you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.

How do I hire a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)?

To hire the right Certified Public Accountant (CPA), it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect Certified Public Accountants (CPA) for your project.

How are Toptal Certified Public Accountants (CPA) different?

At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Certified Public Accountants (CPA) to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut. In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship. When you hire a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched Certified Public Accountants (CPA) ready to help you achieve your goals.

Can you hire Certified Public Accountants (CPA) on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?

You can hire a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with our Managed Delivery offering. Whether you hire an expert for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our Certified Public Accountants (CPA) can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal Certified Public Accountants (CPA)?

We make sure that each engagement between you and your Certified Public Accountant (CPA) begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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Curtis H Short

Freelance Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

United States

Toptal Member Since June 5, 2023

Curt has 30+ years of experience spanning large, mid-size, and small companies—private equity and public, for-profit, and not-for-profit (NFP)—specializing in process improvement. He has successfully led three sell-side M&A transactions and negotiated and implemented a 3-party transitional services agreement. Curt is a CPA with an MBA who loves learning new businesses and looks forward to driving client business success, leveraging his extensive background.

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Scott Herckis, CPA

Freelance Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

United States

Toptal Member Since June 4, 2021

Scott has 25+ years of experience in the finance and accounting industry. He started his own outsourced CFO and CPA practice in 2009 and now serves an array of clients in various industries throughout the United States. Scott provides custom on-call CFO services, such as building financial models, business strategy with C-suite executives, assisting with capital raises, financial statement preparation and analysis, and tax services, including income, sales, and property tax returns.

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Gavin Doyle

Freelance Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

United States

Toptal Member Since July 27, 2022

Gavin is a CPA and chartered accountant with over 20 years of experience in finance. Over his career with HBO and PwC, Gavin has developed expertise in accounting, financial modeling, and implementing financial processes to maximize business operations. As a core management team member that launched HBO Max, he played an integral role in expanding its subscriber base and creating policies and processes that maximized HBO's profits. Gavin has joined Toptal to work on challenging projects.

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Dominique Foster

Freelance Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

United States

Toptal Member Since November 5, 2021

As a project and finance leader, Dominique has led and executed multi-billion dollar M&A transactions and business transformations for global Fortune 500 companies in various industries while working at Deloitte & Touché, Accenture, and now as an independent financial consultant. She is a distinguished entrepreneur and freelancer that enjoys advising clients on solving complex problems. Dominique also excels at seamlessly transforming matrixed organizations through organic and inorganic growth.

CPA Accounting M&A Financial Modeling FP&A Financial Analysis

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David Morris

Freelance Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

United States

Toptal Member Since October 17, 2022

David is a seasoned professional with over a decade-long record of helping clients deliver exceptional results, including advising Facebook's initial public offering (IPO) and acquisitions of WhatsApp, Instagram, and Oculus. His background includes working at McKinsey & Company as their consumer and retail practices lead and now as a strategy lead at the largest food company in North America. David joined Toptal to continue advising clients to solve some of the most challenging problems.

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Neel Augusthy

Freelance Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Singapore

Toptal Member Since July 7, 2021

Neel is a finance leader and change agent with 10+ years of experience and a track record of impact in Fortune 50 companies. He has driven transformations to the tune of $250 million, EBITDA uplift of $100 million+, and sustainable change by managing mandates in multinationals, SMEs, and startups. Neel is adept at navigating across countries, regions, and cultures, and he brings an entrepreneurial and creative mindset, drive, and passion to design and execute win-win solutions for his clients.

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Germee Ronirose

Freelance Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

United Kingdom

Toptal Member Since October 19, 2022

Germee is a finance expert who helps startups and mid-sized clients in the UK, US, and Asia attract over $128 million in funding. As an investment banker at ING Bank, she advised clients to purchase and sell companies, including the second-largest geothermal company in the world. Germee has created value for clients in various industries through data-driven financial strategy.

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Nazeer Rajguru

Freelance Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

India

Toptal Member Since April 22, 2022

Nazeer is a certified public accountant with 16+ years of experience in finance and accounting, 10+ in leadership roles. He is keen on handling all financial aspects, including financial accounting, planning and analysis, global finance shared services, financial modeling, and investor’s pitch. Currently holding a global leadership role, Nazeer is contributing to a world-leading analytics technology company and is eager to help other CEOs make strategic finance decisions.

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Pierre Francois

Freelance Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Spain

Toptal Member Since June 22, 2018

A strategic finance professional, Pierre has established the reporting, forecasting, internal controls, and ERP of an internet startup growing 500%+. Previously, he led the financial due diligence for several acquisitions, including a $14 billion beverage company and created valuation models of firms in various industries. He leverages his extensive CFO and audit field experience in the US and Europe to advise clients on a wide range of topics.

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Manmeet Saluja, CPA, CMA, MBA

Freelance Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

United States

Toptal Member Since April 2, 2024

Manmeet is a seasoned CFO with 17+ years of experience driving financial and operational excellence. Adept in financial management, he possesses strategic foresight and excels in boosting performance metrics. His expertise aligns financial strategies with company goals, fueling revenue growth and enhancing profit margins. Renowned for exceptional leadership and profound financial insight, Manmeet navigates complex financial terrains easily, consistently optimizing fiscal outcomes.

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Patrick Boyce, CFA, CPA

Freelance Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

United States

Toptal Member Since September 28, 2017

Over his 25-year career, Patrick has advised over 100 companies while employed by high-yield juggernauts DLJ Los Angeles, Salomon, and Highland Capital. He holds a Chicago Booth MBA, CPA, and is a CFA Charterholder. He helps firms raise capital, restructure finance teams, negotiate effectively with financial counterparties, and increase their profitability. As a freelancer, Patrick enjoys working with a variety of firms and stakeholders.

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Toptal's screening and matching process ensures exceptional talent are matched to your precise needs.

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Martin so far is a complete Rockstar. His first bit of work produced a tool for us to model and forecast our financials and is far and away worth every penny we paid and more. Just thought I’d share that with you.

Pete Pellizzari

CEO

Erik has been an extremely valuable member of our team who has tremendous breath of experience with start ups in our lifecycle phase. What makes his contribution unique and highly effective is not only his excellent financial modeling skills and knowledge, but also the emotional intelligence with which he manages each relationship at Vault, understands our team dynamics, and helps us tackle start up challenges effectively. It is rare to find a part-time consultant who makes you feel like he/she is genuinely invested in the success of your company.

Romy Parzick

COO

Toptal has been an incredible key partner for Sidekick. As an early-stage start-up, we’ve leveraged both design and financial talent. The experience has been incredible, with those professionals bringing creativity, expertise, and advice to ensure Sidekick succeeds. My Toptal financial expert helped steer Sidekick’s business model, which resulted in an initial ROI of 650x! My experience with Toptal has given me great confidence in the future.

Doug MacKay

Founder / CEO

Chris was great to work with and was always available on my schedule. His communication skills and personality were a 10/10. His outputs on the project were top notch and allowed us to develop more efficient forecasting and initiative prioritization frameworks. I would definitely use Chris again.

Chris Pozek

CEO

What really sets Toptal apart is the caliber of finance talent available in their network. I had a very specific and pressing need, and Toptal quickly matched me with the perfect person for the job. The expert produced a thoughtful and robust financial analysis that has ultimately allowed us to forecast and prioritize initiatives much more efficiently.

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CEO

How to Hire Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Through Toptal

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A Toptal director of finance will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.

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Within days, we'll introduce you to the right Certified Public Accountant (CPA) for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.

The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new Certified Public Accountant (CPA) for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

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Access a vast pool of skilled finance experts in our talent network and hire the top 3% within just 48 hours.

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FAQs

How quickly can you hire with Toptal?
Typically, you can hire a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or Managed Delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.

Once you select your Certified Public Accountant (CPA), you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.
How do I hire a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)?
To hire the right Certified Public Accountant (CPA), it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect Certified Public Accountants (CPA) for your project.
How are Toptal Certified Public Accountants (CPA) different?
At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Certified Public Accountants (CPA) to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.

In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.

When you hire a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched Certified Public Accountants (CPA) ready to help you achieve your goals.
Can you hire Certified Public Accountants (CPA) on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?
You can hire a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with our Managed Delivery offering. Whether you hire an expert for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our Certified Public Accountants (CPA) can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.
What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal Certified Public Accountants (CPA)?
We make sure that each engagement between you and your Certified Public Accountant (CPA) begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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