The document discusses the complexities of managing global payroll and expenses as organizations expand internationally, highlighting challenges such as compliance, cultural differences, and operational inconsistencies. It emphasizes the need for a centralized yet flexible payroll system that accommodates local requirements and the importance of understanding current and future operational costs. Additionally, it encourages adopting automated processes for expense reporting and tracking to enhance productivity and employee satisfaction.

1. GLOBALPAYROLL
&EXPENSES
WHY YOUR PROCESS IS OUTDATED

2. Global payroll is
complicated.

3. As your organization expands
internationally, the complexity of your
operations will increase.

4. Payroll and expenses
are no exception.
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5. Processing multinational payrolls, paying
employees on time, managing expense
reporting, tracking vacation time and
complying with local regulations can leave
room for error and potential exposure to
significant compliance penalties.
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6. It can feel like a maze.
It’s full of complications such as language barriers, currency
differences, operating difficulties and local nuances.
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Manycompaniesarenotprepared
forglobalpayrollchallenges
Challenges include cultural differences, varying time-zones,
a lack of global leadership, incompatible technologies,
multiple currencies and data-privacy compliance.

8. Unlike HR, finance or accounting,
payroll cannot wait.
As soon as you’re global, you must address payroll.
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9. As a result, many companies have
dispersed operations.
They end up with many different vendors and many
different ad-hoc, haphazard solutions.
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10. Multiple vendors often means inconsistent
service levels, which is damaging to reputations.
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11. The process and flow of information
should be the same regardless of the
country and the geography.
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12. Payroll should of course be streamlined, but
you must allow for the idiosyncrasies of local
processing and capabilities.
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13. What’s already in place?
Who do you have on the ground locally and
what are their roles and capabilities?
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14. Understanding who you have and what they do
will help you make some strategic decisions.
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15. What are your operating costs?
Understand today’s costs as well as future costs for each
country of operation.
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16. Carry out an internal
gap analysis.
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17. Maintain a balance between the need for centralized
processes and efficiencies and the need to comply
with local requirements and cultural differences.
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Make sure local requirements
are known and addressed.

19. Are your teams working with
a global mindset?
This will ensure consistant data
reporting and tracking.
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20. Do you have confidence in your
international suppliers?
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21. Do you have a system that is fit for purpose, and can you
manage expenses, timesheets and PTO at a global level?
From your employees’ perspective
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22. Operational details can get in the
way of overseas productivity and
employee satisfaction.
If you don’t have automated expense reports, timesheets
or vacation tracking, now is the time to start!
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23. There are some key considerations for
ensuring your expense system can support
your global expansion ...
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24. Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Advanced and automatic calculation
helps ensure compliance.
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25. Multiple currencies
Do you have a central system that
automatically converts currencies?
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26. Corporate policies
Distance from headquarters can result in noncompliance.
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Web and mobile access
You’ll need the ability to submit expense reports
anywhere, anytime, with cloud-based security.

28. Corporate credit cards
Corporate cards are a great a great tool for global spend
management.
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29. of people we asked were
concerned about their
international employees
feeling connected to
and supported by
headquarters.
82%
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30. Make sure you can handle
global payroll and expenses.
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