The Fun of Pay and Bill

Pay and Bill is not the most exciting procedure in the day to day life of any business man or woman, but is something that needs to be done and it is getting more and more difficult as its not directly paying salary anymore. Every other employee has a different taxation rate as they are of different age, on a different wage rate, or have a student loan that needs to be included within the payroll data. And on top of that there is sick pay, pension pay and vacation allowance so it is not a very simple procedure anymore and is extremely time consuming. So it may be worth considering outsourcing your company pay and bill to reduce costs, save time for the finance and accounting departments and in essence you are outsourcing all of the complexities of payroll and billing and eliminating the chance of making any miscalculations.

As a manager, making decisions is part and parcel of the job description and one of the major decisions that managers have to weigh up each and every day is whether an employee’s time is worth more than the cost of outsourcing payroll and other finance and accounting duties. Another option would be to invest in some in-house HR and payroll software however, that would all depend on how the HR department’s time is valued and whether technology is required for a more efficiently ran team. Another factor for relinquishing the burden of payroll is that taxation rates are ever fluctuating and it is difficult to get it 100% correct every month and by passing over the responsibility to payroll specialists then the probable errors would be eradicated.

Payroll is usually entrusted to a particular employee that has had many years experience in book-keeping, but if the occasion rises when he or she is temporarily ill or away on vacation then there is a void where a payroll outsourcing agency can come in and offer a professional service with second-ton-non knowledge of taxation, pay and bill and other finance and accounting services.

There are many companies that offer payroll services at different rates on different contracts but it is important to remember that you are outsourcing to maximise the skills and knowledge of key personnel in your company and so they can do other duties rather than the monotonous chore that pay and bill can be. Companies can offer technology that can monitor the internal pay and bill, credit control management process for a lower cost than you as a company can actually do it for, thus a saving that can go directly to a company’s bottom line. The technology that could be bought could enable you as a company to easily talk to clients and prospects about web portals, e-time, e-billing, consolidating on-line statements with you as a company not actually having to deliver it.

If you do decide to go with a payroll outsourcing agency, then do be sure to research the company fully, making sure then comply to all of legislator requirements and have a wealth of experience with recommendations in your chosen field.