How do companies address global payroll when moving HR to the cloud? As with all business process transformation scenarios, there is no one-size-fits-all migration path.
This step-by-step guide to global payroll migration highlights the knowledge and insight needed to make an informed decision on a payroll-as-a-service scenario.
- Complete Due Diligence
Before any migration process can begin, a complete due diligence overview of your global payroll environment is essential. This provides an end-to-end view of the current payroll infrastructure and highlights the best migration approach. Payroll migration is much more than a “process” or “exercise”; it requires a proven methodology.
Q: What does this global migration methodology look like?
The step-by-step migration methodology is comprehensive and factors in all processes, forms, and documents needed to ensure a highly efficient and effective migration.
A robust migration methodology means it’s possible to migrate payroll processes from on-premise to a managed payroll-as-a-service within 16 weeks.
Q: What does the due diligence process reveal?
This begins with a deep dive into the HCM system landscape. It highlights exactly what the technical and functional requirements are.
The technical components, including the HCM system landscape, hosting, disaster recovery, and interface setup, are logged.
Functional items are also reviewed. These include company information, structure, module set-up, collective labor agreements, transaction volumes, and system documentation to assess client readiness.
When the due diligence is completed, the transition methodology is updated and presented along with the transition planning roadmap.