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10 advantages of outsourcing your payroll services

advantages of outsourcing payroll services

10 advantages of outsourcing your payroll services

10 advantages of outsourcing your payroll services

Outsourcing is the key to making your payroll process seamless. It means everyone gets paid the right amount at the right time, every time.

All too often HR professionals find themselves spending far too much time processing pay runs at the expense of dedicating time to strategy and higher-value tasks.

Payroll is a time-intensive process – not just because you need to complete the necessary process tasks, but also because you need to ensure compliance with tax and legislative requirements.

The key advantage of outsourcing payroll services is that you can get back your time to focus on what really matters: the strategic business drivers that grow your company and culture.

Here are the top ten benefits your company stands to gain by outsourcing your payroll.

01 Save time

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.

02 Reduce costs

Saving time also saves you money, which can come in the form of a lower wage bill. For example, as companies scale, they can save money by outsourcing payroll instead of spending it on expanding in-house HR teams purely  to manage a growing payroll. You may also see savings to your business from not needing to maintain cloud security for your payroll software or manage paperwork.

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03 Minimise compliance and regulatory risks

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.

04 Gain access to specialised, local knowledge

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.

This is especially beneficial for companies that operate in different states or across multiple countries because an external partner will work with you to ensure compliance in each area, freeing up your in-house HR team.

05 Build payroll continuity

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? Outsourcing payroll to an expert provider guarantees payroll continuity so that your employees are paid on time, every time.

06 Enhance data security and protection

Data security is crucial for payroll processing because of the incredibly sensitive information involved such as employees’ personal data and compensation details. In Malaysia, HR departments must adhere to local laws such as the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”).

If your company has limited time and budget resources, it can be challenging to maintain an appropriate level of data security and protection in-house. For one, in-house teams need to keep pace with ever-evolving cybersecurity threats. Secondly, your company is more exposed to payroll fraud when payroll is processed in-house. Third, in-house teams may not have the appropriate protocols to ensure that data is backed up regularly.

Quality payroll outsourcing providers store their data on highly secure cloud-based servers using state-of-the-art encryption. They perform regular backups to ensure that data is protected. Data protection and security are top priorities for us at BoardRoom, which is why our data centres have achieved ISO27001, and our cloud hosting has SOC 2 certification.

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07 Reduce stress

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. 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.

08 Increase flexibility

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.

09 Gain access to a pool of payroll knowledge experts

As the saying goes, ‘two heads are better than one’. Outsourcing to a professional payroll service provider gives your company 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. Take advantage of their vast experience and knowledge to really build your business so you can take it to the next level.

10 Integrate knowledge with value-add services

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:

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

Outsourcing makes payroll easy

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 BoardRoom payroll experts.

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.

So if you want efficient, accurate, compliant payroll processing, speak to our payroll specialists today about how to outsource your company’s payroll function.

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