Your Outsourced Payroll Provider Checklist

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Your Outsourced Payroll Provider Checklist
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• Outsourcing your payroll requirements can bring
  many benefits, and eliminate the need for a
  costly payroll department, altogether. Easing the
  pressure of getting all employees paid accurately
  and on time, outsourcing can quickly prove a
  worthwhile investment, but only if you carefully
  select the right company. Here are a few points
  to consider when searching for a payroll
  provider
• What should you expect from their customer
  service?
• Communicating with your chosen payroll provider
  should be easy and stressless, and you should
  always be able to get hold of them when you need
  them. Dont forget to ask whether youll have
  your own dedicated account manager or access to a
  support team.

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• Is the payroll software theyre using, effective?
• While you may never need to interact with the
  software your chosen payroll provider uses, it
  still pays to have an understanding of its
  capabilities. Ask about their security assurances
  related to the software, and whether there will
  be any extra costs for software upgrades.
• Can you easily access the payroll reporting
  capabilities?
• Again, you may not frequently need to access the
  information held within the payroll system, but
  there may be occasions when youll need to, so
  knowing how easy it is to run, what level of
  flexibility and detail the software offers, and
  whether it enables you to take advantage of
  real-time analytics, can be useful.

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• How experienced is the payroll provider?
• How long the payroll provider has been operating
  for, and what experience does it has in your
  sector and across a range of industries, are
  important questions to ask, and if they have
  everything youre looking for, they wont be
  reticent to share it with you. Client feedback
  and testimonials can also give you a reliable
  insight into their track record.
• Can they cope with complex payrolls?
• Its always helpful for payroll software to be
  flexible and tailored, especially if your company
  has a high level of complexity, so check whether
  your chosen payroll provider has the ability to
  cope with your businesss payroll demands.

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• How will the payroll transition be managed?
• Once youve shortlisted a payroll provider,
  youll want to find out everything you can about
  the implementation process, and who exactly you
  will be liaising with. Can they give you any
  guidance about effective communications with
  employees and managers in your company to help
  them come on board, and knowing what training
  will be available is important, too.
• With just a few simple but thorough checks, you
  can find a reliable payroll provider to help you
  keep on top of all your employee commitments, and
  keep your business running smoothly.

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• Apollo Payroll is one of the premier small
  business payroll companies in Miami Beach and
  Coral Gables. Apollo Payroll is dedicated to
  delivering expert advice, responsive service, and
  highly accurate payroll processing and reporting
  to ensure the success and growth of the business
  that we serve. Our services include comprehensive
  payroll service in Miami and other cities in
  Miami-Dade County, employee background check and
  group health insurance in Coral Gables Miami.