10 advantages of outsourcing your payroll services

Outsourcing payroll is the low-hanging fruit for increasing company efficiency. Instead of spending hours every pay cycle on payroll processing, an administratively heavy task, HR teams can focus on achieving more strategic objectives, like increasing employee engagement to boost organisational productivity.

Regulatory changes that affect payroll happen at break-neck speeds, which can make staying compliant a challenging, time-consuming process. In Malaysia, four regulatory bodies develop payroll processing rules. They each issue notifications when a change to the law is made and your company needs to ensure that these changes are accurately translated into payroll formulas.

It is easy to make mistakes when updating payroll formulas, especially if they involve IF, AND, OR logical functions. If the formula is wrong, payroll is calculated incorrectly which can cause problems like under or over paying wages and tax. Chances are, you may not even realise that an error has occurred until after receiving an expensive non-compliance fine.

Outsourcing your payroll to a specialist service provider, like our team of experts here at BoardRoom, can minimise your exposure to these compliance and regulatory risks because we take care of it all for you, including updating payroll formulas correctly. We also ensure a quick, timely turnaround that meets all the statutory requirements of employee payment, further helping you avoid risk.

Having a dedicated team of professionals with local knowledge of Malaysia’s labour laws is essential for your company. It means your business can take advantage of the team’s years of payroll experience without being exposed to the strict protocols and multi-level cross-checking that they’re subject to.

BoardRoom can deliver payroll outsourcing services across 19 countries and regions in APAC, with the option to coordinate your administration via BoardRoom Malaysia or decentralise coordination across all our local business sites. This is especially beneficial for companies that operate in different states or across multiple countries because our dedicated team will work with you to ensure compliance in each area, freeing up your in-house HR team.

Some companies operate payroll systems that require staff to be on-site in order to process payroll. If the unexpected happens, as an example; your payroll staff can’t get to the office to perform their duties, or a key member of your team responsible for payroll approval resigns, how will your employees get paid? Payroll that is outsourced to an expert provider guarantees payroll continuity so that your employees are paid on time, every time.

Getting your employees paid accurately and on time is critical to the success of your company. And as every HR professional knows, there is no room for error when it comes to payroll. However, managing payroll effectively can be challenging for in-house teams when they are trying to keep up with local regulatory compliance while simultaneously managing the needs of a growing workforce. This is especially true if your company operates in multiple countries across the APAC Region.

Our team of payroll experts here at BoardRoom will take care of payroll management for you, ensuring that pay runs are efficient, accurate, and compliant at your office in Malaysia and any other branches you may have in the region. Our team has worked across multiple industries, countries, and situations, so you can rest assured knowing that your payroll is in the best of hands. Ultimately, this means less stress for your HR teams.

Another advantage of outsourcing payroll services is that you can stay flexible in rapidly changing business environments. Outsourcing allows you to quickly scale your payroll service requirements as needed, instead of having to recruit, onboard, train and retain additional in-house staff.

As the saying goes, ‘two heads are better than one’. When you outsource payroll, your company gains access to a pool of payroll knowledge specialists without the expense of retaining them in-house. Our team of experienced payroll experts have managed payroll for businesses of all sizes, types, and industries across the APAC Region, making sure you meet legal requirements and stay compliant in multiple localities. Take advantage of their vast experience and knowledge to really build your business so you can take it to the next level.

The best payroll outsourcing vendors are not only experts in all things payroll, but also offer a variety of integrated, value-add corporate services, including:

• human resources;
• accounting and financial;
• corporate secretarial;
• tax advisory;
• share registry;
• share issuing; and
• employee stock options plans.

By consolidating all your back office functions into one vendor you stand to gain greater efficiencies and business productivity.

Spend less time sorting out pay runs and more time on your company’s growth and profitability by outsourcing your payroll function to our team of experts at BoardRoom.

Whether you are a large multinational corporation or a fast-growing SME, our team makes processing your payroll in Malaysia and across the APAC region easy.

Our comprehensive payroll outsourcing services include:

• Determining gross to net salary
• Producing variance reports, payroll journals, and payroll details
• Transferring net salary into bank accounts and providing pay slips securely (soft or hard copy)
• Preparation of year-end reporting forms and appendices (soft or hard copy)
• Digital management of staff leave entitlements and expense claims
• Regional payroll administration across 19 countries in APAC
• Streamlined support by Ignite payroll software, our cloud-based HRMS solution

So if you want efficient, accurate, compliant payroll processing that saves costs and alleviates stress from your team, speak to our specialists today about how our outsourced payroll services can best benefit your company.