Client Questions

Questions clients bring to us

  • Can we hire locally before setting up a company there?
  • Pay dates, withholding and social security deadlines differ by country. How do we avoid late filings and penalties?
  • How should assignees’ income tax be filed to avoid double taxation?
  • How do we estimate the real cost of an overseas hire before recruiting?
Global Payroll Outsourcing

Global Payroll Outsourcing

Every country has its own payroll, tax and social security rules and its own deadlines. Group HR sees the whole picture on one platform, local specialists run each country under local law, and every calculation and payment is recorded for internal and external audit.

Best for: Companies with employees in Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Europe, the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil or the Middle East, or planning to hire abroad

Scope

  • Multi-country payroll calculation and payment (gross-to-net)
  • Monthly income tax withholding and annual filing
  • Local social security registration, calculation and payment
  • Employer of Record (EOR): hire legally before setting up a local entity
  • Payslips, general ledger reports and withholding certificates

Solution highlights

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Multi-country payroll

Global Payroll Outsourcing

Employees, pay, costs and payroll calendars for every country on one platform. Country tax tables, social security rates and statutory benefits are built in, with multiple currencies and monthly or semi-monthly pay cycles.

One group view, executed locally in each country
Two-level review: local specialist calculates, regional reviewer checks
Full record of calculations, adjustments, approvals and payments
Tax compliance

Individual Income Tax Filing

We determine filing obligations under each country’s tax residency rules, file monthly withholding, and complete annual returns or year-end adjustments. For assignees we help run tax equalization policies.

Tax residency checks to avoid double taxation or missed filings
Monthly withholding and annual filing, with withholding certificates
Liaison with local tax authorities, where available by country
Social security compliance

Local Social Security

Registration and de-registration, employer and employee contribution calculations, monthly payment and filing, with payment proofs and filing receipts returned to you.

New-hire registration, leaver de-registration and dependants
Employer and employee shares within contribution floors and caps
Total employer cost estimates for a target country before you hire
No local entity needed

Employer of Record (EOR)

Where you have no local company yet, an Employer of Record signs a locally compliant employment contract and handles payroll, income tax and social security, so key hires can start sooner.

Employment contracts in the local language with statutory terms
Payroll, income tax and social security handled together
Deliverables

What you receive

Every project leaves outputs you can review and build on after go-live.

  1. Payslips in each country’s statutory format and language
  2. General ledger report for your finance system
  3. Tax and social security withholding details and proofs
  4. Monthly changes and cost analysis report
  5. Quarterly business review with SLA results
Monthly Payroll Cycle

Global Payroll Outsourcing: a Five-Step Monthly Cycle

Each country has its own pay date, withholding deadline and social security deadline. We maintain all three for every country and send data-preparation reminders ahead of pay day, so every country runs on the same standard process.

A dedicated customer success manager is your single contact, backed by local payroll specialists, tax and social security advisers and employment-law support. Monthly meetings review delivery and regulatory changes, with a quarterly business review. Service levels such as on-time payment, calculation accuracy, response times and report delivery are written into the contract and reported monthly.

ItemWhat happensOutput
1. Data collectionTime, joiners and leavers, bonuses and allowances imported and lockedPayroll input for the month
2. CalculationTax, social security and statutory benefits calculated line by line (gross-to-net)Results and variance report
3. Your approvalYour HR and finance review online; exceptions fixed the same dayApproved payroll register
4. Payment and filingMulti-currency payment, with tax withholding and social security filedPayment and filing records
5. ReportingPayslips to employees, general ledger report to financePayslips, GL report, withholding details
The NexFactors Way

From strategy to sustained operations:
one method for the whole HR transformation

We start from business goals and HR issues, diagnose and design first, deliver with standard methods, and keep improving after go-live. Every stage has clear outputs and decision points.

  1. 01Diagnose

    Diagnose

    Start from business goals and HR pain points; assess policies, processes, systems and data.

    Key outputs
    HR health-check report
    Stakeholder interview insights
    Priority issues and opportunities
  2. 02Design

    Design

    Get policies and processes right, then define the system blueprint, integration architecture and roadmap.

    Key outputs
    Target HR operating model
    System selection and architecture blueprint
    Phased roadmap and budget
  3. 03Deliver

    Deliver

    Build, migrate and test with standard methods and AI-assisted tools; key decisions are confirmed by the client.

    Key outputs
    Configuration and integration
    Data migration and parallel runs
    Training and change communication
  4. 04Run & Evolve

    Run & Evolve

    After go-live: ongoing support, release assessment and optimisation, so the system grows with the business.

    Key outputs
    AMS support and change requests
    Half-yearly release assessment
    KPI tracking and continuous improvement

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