Global Payroll
in the Cloud
Most Significant Payroll Concerns
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• Inefficiencies across people, processes and
technology solutions
• Inability to leverage leading practices across payrolls
• Lack of visibility of payroll data to support cost
analysis and compliance
• Limited ability to establish regional / global SLAs and
KPIs to measure payroll performance
• Lack of integration and self service
• Data accuracy and integrity
• Costs associated with relying on manual processes
• Applying ongoing changes to legislation
• Adhering to the existing rules and regulations
• Achieving efficiencies across multiple cultures,
languages and currencies
• Accurate and timely processing of payments and
required reporting
• Compliance related to work and pay rules
• Reliance on manual processes
COMPLIANCE
STANDARDIZATION
AUTOMATION
COUNTRY LEVEL
REQUIREMENTS
VISIBILITY & MEASUREMENT
CHANGE DRIVERS
PROMOTE AUTOMATION
• Find opportunities to enable integration, interface
optimization, portals and self service
• Leverage opportunities to reduce manual processing
ACHIEVE DATA VISIBILITY
• Promote global reporting
• Drive performance through regional and global SLAs/KPIs
DEFINE SYSTEM OF RECORD
• Establish single HR system of record
• Tighter integration with other HR and Financial
systems components
DEFINE GLOBAL PAYROLL ORGANIZATION
• Define compliance and a payroll presence globally
• Promote standardization to establish leading practices
across regions
Technology:
Change Drivers Lead to New Requirements
3
Mitigate Risk & Liability
(Promote Overall Employee
Experience)
Require Visibility of Payroll
Data, Ability to Measure
Payroll Performance
Ensure Compliance & Data
Integrity (Ability to Enable
Data Sharing)
Find Qualified Resources
(do more with less)
Process Across Multiple
Regions, Regulations &
Cultures
STANDARDIZE PROCESSES GLOBALLY
• Find opportunities to standadize globally
• Apply localization where regulatorially required
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Technology:
Impacts of Implementing New Requirements
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BEFORE
AFTER
INTEGRATION
& SELF SERVICE
HR SOURCE
OF RECORD
GLOBAL
REPORTING
DATA INTEGRITY /
ACCURACY
STANDARDIZATION
COMPLIANCE
Limited and not
standardized
Enabled, Standardized
Compromised through dual
maintenance and manual
processes
Integrated
Reporting only available on local
payroll level
Enabled
Compromised by manual
processes and lack of integration
Significantly improved through enabled
data sharing & integration
Payroll technology and process
applied locally
Standardized technology and process
applied globally
Requirements defined on
a local level. Compromised
by manual processing
Requirements defined on a global
level. Supported by automation
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CHANGE DRIVERS
PROVIDER OPTIMIZATION
• Limit the number of payroll providers
• Balance the level of service provided
IMPLEMENT GLOBAL SERVICE DELIVERY
• Centralize transactional work and achieve
FTE specialization
• Enable standardization and best practice alignment
STANDARDIZE SERVICES PROVIDED
• Increase consistency of services
• Leverage skills across locations
DEFINE GLOBAL SOURCING STRATEGY
• Standardize the selection and management of 3rd parties
• Reduce vendor management effort
Service Delivery:
Change Drivers Lead to New Requirements
5
Inability To Manage
Multiple Contracts
Need to Gain Efficiencies &
Reduce Manual Processing
Need to Balance
Level of Service
Mitigate Risk / Liability
Increased Globalization
(requires a Global Sourcing
Model)
Leverage to Prevent
Costly Inconsistencies
IMPLEMENT CONTROLS & GOVERNANCE
• Reduce challenges and risks in managing multiple
operating models
• Create global governance roles and responsibilities
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Service Delivery:
Impacts of Implementing New Requirements
6
BEFORE
AFTER
DELIVERY MODEL
PROVIDER
OPTIMIZATION
PROCESS
STANDARDIZATION
METRICS
QUALITY
STANDARDS
TRANSACTIONAL
WORK
Delivery model, governance and
compliance standards defined on
a local level
Defined on a global level
Multiple vendors with service
levels defined on a local level
Global payroll provider(s)
Minimal due to multiple solutions
and decentralized model
Global with one vendor and
a centralized model
None or lagging indicators
Predictive Analytics /
Root Cause Analysis
Control / Compliance Oriented
Process Oriented Methods
Performed on local level resulting in
higher labour investment
Centralized global service delivery
center enabling global strategy
and FTE specialization
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Global Service Delivery:
Components
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GLOBAL
SERVICE
DELIVERY
Creation of an
Employee Contact
Center.
• Call Center
• Knowledge Tools
• Case Resolution
• Tier 1-3 Escalation
Retained services
are centralized in
a Global Service Delivery
Center.
• Transactional work shifted
• In-Country SMEs engaged
• Vendor Management
• Process Standardization
Creation of a Center
of Excellence (COE).
• Deep skills in Payroll
• Strategize for organization
• Process ownership
• Monitor metrics
• Process improvement
• Link to the Global Strategy
PAYROLL COE
Governance Roles
and Responsibilities are
defined.
• Compliance managed
on a global level
• Global or Hub and spoke
model enabled
• Global strategy and
standards supported
GOVERNANCE PROCESSINGEE CONTACT
Global
Service
Delivery
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GLOBAL PAYROLL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Global Strategy
Payroll
Compliance
Supplier Mgmt
Employee Contact
(Level 2)
Escalations
(Level 2)
Policy &
Procedures
Global Governance Roles Global COE Responsibilities
COE
Governance: Hub and Spoke Model
8
Local
Spoke
REGIONAL HUBS
Regional Payroll
Operations
Regional
Compliance
Regional Supplier
Mgmt
Employee Contact
(Level 2)
Escalations
(Level 1)
In Country
Coordination
Regional Governance Roles Regional Hub Responsibilities
COUNTRY SPOKES
Specific Support
Processes
Local
Compliance
Identified
Inputs
Selected
Projects
Escalations
In Country
Communication
Country Spoke Responsibilities
Regional
Hub
Local
Spoke
Global
Service
Delivery
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Metrics Matter
9
Global
Service
Delivery
KEY
PARAMETERS
Accuracy
Cost
Timeliness
Key Scorecard Indicators
CATEGORY:
Perfomance/ Provider
Level Metrics
• Tie to Provider SLAs
• Tie to KPIs
• Measure overall “health” of
payroll
CATEGORY:
Payroll Operations
Based Metrics
• Concentrate on case
resolution
• Measure the performance
of the execution steps
CATEGORY:
Processing Metrics
Unit based measurements of
payroll and service delivery
productivity. Used for root
cause analysis
EXAMPLES
• Number of errors
and adjustments
• Payment Reissues
• Overpayments
EXAMPLES
• Cost Per Paycheck
• Cost Per Payee
• Payment Accuracy
• Reporting Timeliness
EXAMPLES
• Payroll Deadlines
• Input Accuracy &
Timeliness
• Timeliness of Payroll
Inquiry Resolution
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Technology and Service Delivery:
Payroll of the Past
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HR/Payroll
HR/Payroll HR/Payroll
Technology and Service Delivery:
Payroll of the Future
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Payroll
HR/Payroll
Integration
Partner
Why Accenture? End-to-End Support
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powered by
Information TechnologyHuman Capital ManagementFinancial Management
Ecosystem
Assessment
Interaction of processes,
policies and systems with
ecosystem
Planning & Strategy
Development of a
transformation strategy
Implementation
Architecture, design,
development and testing
of the solution
Post Implementation
Ongoing application
maintenance and business
process outsourcing
activities
Intelligence IndustryInnovationGlobal Reach AlliancesIndustrialization
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Why Accenture – Global Scale
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Locations with highest concentration of Workday certified practitioners
Accenture’s Workday Delivery Centers
Hong Kong
225 Workday skilled,
certified and
experienced experts
250 Asia Workday
Experience and
Low cost delivery capability
50 Workday resources in
our emerging European
growth market
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HR/PayrollStrategy&
SoftwareSelection
Accenture’s Workday Delivery Methodology
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Project Management and Quality Assurance
HR Transformation
Plan Architect Test Deploy
• Project Scope &
Kick Off
• Project Plan &
Project Charter
• Governance
Model
• Functional,
Integrations & To
Be Process
Discovery
• Mobilization Plan
• Data Privacy and
Works Council
• Communication
Plan
• Prototype 0 (P0)
• Global Enterprise
Design Sessions
• End to End
Testing
• Conceptual
Design Sessions
• User
Acceptance
Testing
• Conversion
Approach
• Solution/Gap
Analysis
• Project Charter
& Plan
• Design
Decisions
• Parallel Payroll
Testing (if
applicable)
• Training and
Roll-Out
• Gold Tenant
• Production Data
Conversion &
Configuration
• Knowledge
Transfer to
Client Support
Team
• Project Close
• Transition to
Production
• Test Closure
Summary and
Test Metrics
Change Enablement
Configure and Prototype
Design
ConfigurationUnit Test
P1
Iterative
Prototyping
P2
P3
(Payroll)
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Learn More
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Contact: Tina Juliana
Visit: Accenture and Workday
Read:
• Digital Radically
Disrupts HR
• Human Capital
Management Solutions
for Workday
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Accenture and Workday: Look to the Cloud for your Global Payroll Strategy

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    Most Significant PayrollConcerns Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved. 2 • Inefficiencies across people, processes and technology solutions • Inability to leverage leading practices across payrolls • Lack of visibility of payroll data to support cost analysis and compliance • Limited ability to establish regional / global SLAs and KPIs to measure payroll performance • Lack of integration and self service • Data accuracy and integrity • Costs associated with relying on manual processes • Applying ongoing changes to legislation • Adhering to the existing rules and regulations • Achieving efficiencies across multiple cultures, languages and currencies • Accurate and timely processing of payments and required reporting • Compliance related to work and pay rules • Reliance on manual processes COMPLIANCE STANDARDIZATION AUTOMATION COUNTRY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS VISIBILITY & MEASUREMENT
  • 3.
    CHANGE DRIVERS PROMOTE AUTOMATION •Find opportunities to enable integration, interface optimization, portals and self service • Leverage opportunities to reduce manual processing ACHIEVE DATA VISIBILITY • Promote global reporting • Drive performance through regional and global SLAs/KPIs DEFINE SYSTEM OF RECORD • Establish single HR system of record • Tighter integration with other HR and Financial systems components DEFINE GLOBAL PAYROLL ORGANIZATION • Define compliance and a payroll presence globally • Promote standardization to establish leading practices across regions Technology: Change Drivers Lead to New Requirements 3 Mitigate Risk & Liability (Promote Overall Employee Experience) Require Visibility of Payroll Data, Ability to Measure Payroll Performance Ensure Compliance & Data Integrity (Ability to Enable Data Sharing) Find Qualified Resources (do more with less) Process Across Multiple Regions, Regulations & Cultures STANDARDIZE PROCESSES GLOBALLY • Find opportunities to standadize globally • Apply localization where regulatorially required Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
  • 4.
    Technology: Impacts of ImplementingNew Requirements 4 BEFORE AFTER INTEGRATION & SELF SERVICE HR SOURCE OF RECORD GLOBAL REPORTING DATA INTEGRITY / ACCURACY STANDARDIZATION COMPLIANCE Limited and not standardized Enabled, Standardized Compromised through dual maintenance and manual processes Integrated Reporting only available on local payroll level Enabled Compromised by manual processes and lack of integration Significantly improved through enabled data sharing & integration Payroll technology and process applied locally Standardized technology and process applied globally Requirements defined on a local level. Compromised by manual processing Requirements defined on a global level. Supported by automation Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
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    CHANGE DRIVERS PROVIDER OPTIMIZATION •Limit the number of payroll providers • Balance the level of service provided IMPLEMENT GLOBAL SERVICE DELIVERY • Centralize transactional work and achieve FTE specialization • Enable standardization and best practice alignment STANDARDIZE SERVICES PROVIDED • Increase consistency of services • Leverage skills across locations DEFINE GLOBAL SOURCING STRATEGY • Standardize the selection and management of 3rd parties • Reduce vendor management effort Service Delivery: Change Drivers Lead to New Requirements 5 Inability To Manage Multiple Contracts Need to Gain Efficiencies & Reduce Manual Processing Need to Balance Level of Service Mitigate Risk / Liability Increased Globalization (requires a Global Sourcing Model) Leverage to Prevent Costly Inconsistencies IMPLEMENT CONTROLS & GOVERNANCE • Reduce challenges and risks in managing multiple operating models • Create global governance roles and responsibilities Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
  • 6.
    Service Delivery: Impacts ofImplementing New Requirements 6 BEFORE AFTER DELIVERY MODEL PROVIDER OPTIMIZATION PROCESS STANDARDIZATION METRICS QUALITY STANDARDS TRANSACTIONAL WORK Delivery model, governance and compliance standards defined on a local level Defined on a global level Multiple vendors with service levels defined on a local level Global payroll provider(s) Minimal due to multiple solutions and decentralized model Global with one vendor and a centralized model None or lagging indicators Predictive Analytics / Root Cause Analysis Control / Compliance Oriented Process Oriented Methods Performed on local level resulting in higher labour investment Centralized global service delivery center enabling global strategy and FTE specialization Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
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    Global Service Delivery: Components 7 GLOBAL SERVICE DELIVERY Creationof an Employee Contact Center. • Call Center • Knowledge Tools • Case Resolution • Tier 1-3 Escalation Retained services are centralized in a Global Service Delivery Center. • Transactional work shifted • In-Country SMEs engaged • Vendor Management • Process Standardization Creation of a Center of Excellence (COE). • Deep skills in Payroll • Strategize for organization • Process ownership • Monitor metrics • Process improvement • Link to the Global Strategy PAYROLL COE Governance Roles and Responsibilities are defined. • Compliance managed on a global level • Global or Hub and spoke model enabled • Global strategy and standards supported GOVERNANCE PROCESSINGEE CONTACT Global Service Delivery Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
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    GLOBAL PAYROLL CENTEROF EXCELLENCE Global Strategy Payroll Compliance Supplier Mgmt Employee Contact (Level 2) Escalations (Level 2) Policy & Procedures Global Governance Roles Global COE Responsibilities COE Governance: Hub and Spoke Model 8 Local Spoke REGIONAL HUBS Regional Payroll Operations Regional Compliance Regional Supplier Mgmt Employee Contact (Level 2) Escalations (Level 1) In Country Coordination Regional Governance Roles Regional Hub Responsibilities COUNTRY SPOKES Specific Support Processes Local Compliance Identified Inputs Selected Projects Escalations In Country Communication Country Spoke Responsibilities Regional Hub Local Spoke Global Service Delivery Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
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    Metrics Matter 9 Global Service Delivery KEY PARAMETERS Accuracy Cost Timeliness Key ScorecardIndicators CATEGORY: Perfomance/ Provider Level Metrics • Tie to Provider SLAs • Tie to KPIs • Measure overall “health” of payroll CATEGORY: Payroll Operations Based Metrics • Concentrate on case resolution • Measure the performance of the execution steps CATEGORY: Processing Metrics Unit based measurements of payroll and service delivery productivity. Used for root cause analysis EXAMPLES • Number of errors and adjustments • Payment Reissues • Overpayments EXAMPLES • Cost Per Paycheck • Cost Per Payee • Payment Accuracy • Reporting Timeliness EXAMPLES • Payroll Deadlines • Input Accuracy & Timeliness • Timeliness of Payroll Inquiry Resolution Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
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    Technology and ServiceDelivery: Payroll of the Past Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved. 10 HR/Payroll HR/Payroll HR/Payroll
  • 11.
    Technology and ServiceDelivery: Payroll of the Future Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved. 11 Payroll HR/Payroll Integration Partner
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    Why Accenture? End-to-EndSupport 12 powered by Information TechnologyHuman Capital ManagementFinancial Management Ecosystem Assessment Interaction of processes, policies and systems with ecosystem Planning & Strategy Development of a transformation strategy Implementation Architecture, design, development and testing of the solution Post Implementation Ongoing application maintenance and business process outsourcing activities Intelligence IndustryInnovationGlobal Reach AlliancesIndustrialization Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
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    Why Accenture –Global Scale 13 Locations with highest concentration of Workday certified practitioners Accenture’s Workday Delivery Centers Hong Kong 225 Workday skilled, certified and experienced experts 250 Asia Workday Experience and Low cost delivery capability 50 Workday resources in our emerging European growth market Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
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    HR/PayrollStrategy& SoftwareSelection Accenture’s Workday DeliveryMethodology 14 Project Management and Quality Assurance HR Transformation Plan Architect Test Deploy • Project Scope & Kick Off • Project Plan & Project Charter • Governance Model • Functional, Integrations & To Be Process Discovery • Mobilization Plan • Data Privacy and Works Council • Communication Plan • Prototype 0 (P0) • Global Enterprise Design Sessions • End to End Testing • Conceptual Design Sessions • User Acceptance Testing • Conversion Approach • Solution/Gap Analysis • Project Charter & Plan • Design Decisions • Parallel Payroll Testing (if applicable) • Training and Roll-Out • Gold Tenant • Production Data Conversion & Configuration • Knowledge Transfer to Client Support Team • Project Close • Transition to Production • Test Closure Summary and Test Metrics Change Enablement Configure and Prototype Design ConfigurationUnit Test P1 Iterative Prototyping P2 P3 (Payroll) Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.
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    Learn More 15 Contact: TinaJuliana Visit: Accenture and Workday Read: • Digital Radically Disrupts HR • Human Capital Management Solutions for Workday Copyright © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved.

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