Invoice Finance for Staffing & Recruitment
If your business invoices clients on terms and runs a weekly or fortnightly wage bill that can't move, the money often goes out before it comes in.
How does invoice finance work for staffing and recruitment agencies?
Agencies pay staff weekly while clients pay monthly. FundTap brings forward an invoice you have already sent, up to 90% of it, ahead of the payroll run. FundTap shows the exact fee first and funds the same day once approved, from 4%. Your client is never contacted, and an unused limit costs nothing.
Last reviewed 26 August 2026
The gap
The Cashflow Challenge in Recruitment
If your business invoices clients on terms and runs a weekly or fortnightly wage bill that can't move, the money often goes out before it comes in. The money for that work is sitting on an invoice with a future date on it: FundTap brings it forward. A new contract starts, and the first month of wages goes out before the first invoice is even due. That makes a won contract a wages question before it is anything else. Some businesses set it up as a backstop and only reach for it in the months the wage cycle and the payment cycle run at different speeds.
How it works
Get funded in four steps.
Connect
Register in about 10 minutes and connect Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks or Reckon.
Get approved
Our approvals team reviews your application, usually the same day.
Choose an invoice
Pick the one you want funded and see the exact fee before you confirm.
Get paid
Once approved, the money lands the same day, before 5pm.
What it costs
Pricing that hands you the control.
From 4% per invoice, plus a small daily amount for the days until it's due, shown in full before you confirm. No monthly costs, no lock-in contracts, and it costs nothing while it's not in use.
Approved funding limit
- No establishment fees
- No monthly service charges
- No break fees
- No minimum, no lock-in
When you fund an invoice
- Up to 90% in your bank, funded same day once approved
- Quoted before you confirm
- No early repayment penalty
- You choose which invoice, how long, and how much
Joining FundTap was so easy and their system is brilliant; it's simple to use, there's no hidden costs. Access to this funding has opened up a whole range of new opportunities for our business.
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Before you check eligibility.
Can recruitment agencies use invoice finance?
Yes. Recruitment and staffing is one of the most common use cases for invoice finance due to the mismatch between weekly contractor payments and monthly client billing.
How does invoice finance help with payroll?
You fund the invoices you have issued to clients and receive cash the same day. This cash can be used to cover contractor and temp payroll while waiting for client payments.
Do my clients know I am using invoice finance?
No. FundTap is completely confidential. Your clients continue paying you as normal with no notification.
Is there a minimum number of placements required?
No. FundTap has no minimum volumes or minimum invoice values. Fund as many or as few invoices as you need.
Does invoice finance work for temp staffing and permanent recruitment?
Invoice finance works for any B2B invoices. It is most commonly used for temporary and contract staffing where the payroll gap is ongoing, but it works for any invoiced recruitment service.
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