South African talent. Working your hours, inside your team.
Good work
travels.
Experienced professionals in South Africa who join your team properly. A shared overlap as standard, full Australian hours at a premium.
What’s on
your plate?
Start with the work. We’ll help you put a role around it.
Keep the numbers in good hands.
What you’re
actually buying.
Two ways to hire, an honest cost example, and what happens after you book.
Two ways to hire
Direct hire
A one-off placement fee on hire: 20% of the person's first-year South African base salary. You employ or contract the person directly.
Managed hire
Nearhire employs them in South Africa. You pay their cost to company plus a flat monthly fee, AUD 1,100 to 1,500 depending on seniority. Payroll, compliance and equipment are handled.
Cost, indicative
A Sydney bookkeeper, direct hire, standard overlap
AUD, benchmarked 2026, full time on the standard shared overlap. Direct hire: you employ them, with a one-off placement fee on hire of 20% of their first-year base salary, about $8k for this role. Managed hire: their cost to company plus a flat $1,300 a month, about $65k a year. Full Australian hours add a shift premium: about $500 a month for a junior role, $1k to $2k for a senior one. See the sources. Confirmed with you on a call.
After you book
- A 20-minute call to confirm the brief
- A shortlist within 7 days of the call
- Interviews you run
- Offer and start date agreed. Typically 2 to 3 weeks after you choose, subject to notice period
Before anyone reaches your shortlist
- A named recruiter runs the search from South Africa
- A recorded video interview
- A practical test in the tools the role uses
- A 30-day check-in with you and the person once they start
Roles, guides
and the numbers.
Browse the roles we place, read how offshore works for an accounting practice, or check the salary and comparison pages.
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