BPO payroll – or business process outsourcing if you prefer

Glasses on the table - BPO payroll

As you know, a beloved child has many names, and outsourcing of payroll is just such a child. BPO payroll , or business process outsourcing payroll , is simply about outsourcing the payroll function. But what does this really mean? And why should you care?

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Bjorn Bakken - Wikipedia

We've had a chat with Saribas Director , Bjørn Bakken, to find out more about what BPO really is, why this is something we in Sariba do, and not least; why this is something all medium and large companies should consider.

And if you're wondering why we should listen to exactly Bjørn's opinions on this, it's because he was responsible for the development of Sariba's BPO service. He therefore knows very well what he is talking about.

What exactly is BPO? payroll , Bear?

BPO payroll In short, outsourcing of the payroll function is about you, as a company, getting an external party to do as much of the processes related to payroll processing as possible for you. By opting for a BPO solution, you get a professional partner on payroll , and you can free up both time and resources internally. BPO gives you cost-effective payroll administration and you get access to professionally updated and competent resources. In other words, it's about outsourcing as much of the business processes as possible .

And what is BPO not ?

It is important to emphasize here that you never put out everything you have. payroll to do to a BPO partner, it is simply not possible. You as a company are still responsible for the input to payroll is correct. This could, for example, apply to input about salary changes, input about variable additions and deductions, or it could be input about absences that have salary implications. Someone in your company must ensure that the supplier has the correct information in their systems so that payroll is correct. Having a smooth collaboration between the right people at your company and your BPO provider will therefore be essential.

My claim is that BPO payroll is a risk-reducing measure

What exactly is delivered in a BPO service?

What we do is take over all processes that can be automated . An example of this is automatic pay rise. We, as a BPO supplier, are of course responsible for the actual wage production, control of wage drift and all subsequent processes.

Here's what we do:

  • Produces payroll
  • Make checks
  • Creates a report which is sent to the customer
  • Make corrections based on feedback on the report in the section above
  • Provides final payroll run
  • Payer payroll
  • Provides all reporting
  • Sends out pay slips
  • Is both 2nd and 3rd line support on inquiries from employees

What you do:

  • Makes sure the input is correct
  • Follows up processes that cannot be automated
  • Review and approve the salary basis so that we can start the final salary run

Who is BPO? payroll before?

I would say that BPO payroll is for medium and large companies that want to secure themselves, in terms of competence, capacity and company development . For example, if your company is growing rapidly, it is the BPO provider's responsibility to ensure that they have enough resources to handle the increased workload this will cause. payroll Here, we, as a BPO supplier, simply have to be prepared to scale up at short notice.

But what about winnings, Bjørn?

There are some very clear benefits associated with BPO payroll . My claim (and working theory) is that BPO payroll is a risk-reducing measure . You free yourself from issues such as competence and capacity.

Should a key person in your payroll department become ill, you could quickly have a problem. If the same thing happens at your BPO supplier, we have several competent colleagues who can cover the absence.

Another gain lies in efficiency . We produce payroll more efficiently within the given framework, because that's what we do. We do this for many customers and we have optimized processes and routines.

And how do you know if it's a success?

You can measure this by looking at the costs. The invoices from your BPO payroll provider + the cost of the person working with payroll with you should become less over time than when you drive payroll self.

Why has Sariba chosen to focus on BPO? payroll ?

We at Sariba work hard to be a supplier that can deliver everything you need within payroll and HR We have over 20 years of experience in this field, and we see that what our different customers need varies. This is especially true when it comes to payroll What our customers have in common is that they are all concerned with quality and that they want an excellent HR system, which they of course get from us.

When it comes to payroll , we see that different customers want different solutions. Some want a very good and robust payroll system , where they run it themselves payroll , something we are more than happy to help them with, while others want to outsource the payroll process.

In order to be able to offer everything our customers need, we offer both, and we are very proud of that.