Global Payroll Doesn’t Need to Be Hard

Key takeaways

• Global Pay, Safeguard Global’s best-in-class payroll solution, gives SMBs a faster, smarter way to ensure workers get paid on time, in their currency of choice.
• The solution allows you to administer payroll tasks across 150+ countries through one easy interface.
• Continually updated by experts, Global Pay validates data against local rules and deducts tax and other contributions.
• Created especially for SMBs, the platform offers a much needed light lift for your team, with heavy-duty support on the backend.

A better way to manage global payroll

To manage global payroll, HR teams need to complete forms, remember cutoff dates, and understand the pay requirements for the different localities employees reside in. According to Wanda Prewitt, Safeguard Global’s Chief Operating Officer, a good payroll solution puts all the functionalities in one place. And that’s exactly what Global Pay, Safeguard Global’s industry-leading payroll solution, does.

Global Pay offers full calendar visibility and the ability to dissect deadlines by country and view them in your time zone. There’s no need to remember a bunch of details and deadlines across different platforms.” We’ve included everything you need — and nothing you don’t — to simplify international payroll,” says Prewitt.

Meeting the payroll needs of SMBs

When developing Global Pay, our goal was to create an out-of-the-box solution that doesn’t require large teams or specialized knowledge to run. Applying 17 years of experience in supporting SMBs, we built a platform that provides payroll data and helps organizations manage payroll and understand their finances. This streamlined solution helps SMBs save time, simplify management, and make sound, data-driven decisions. 

A light lift for lean teams

“International payroll is fundamentally hard,” says Prewitt. “We want to make it easy.” To achieve this, we created a straightforward solution with standard pay elements; pre-configured, best-practice workflows; and a payroll reporting function.

Although more features may come later, we made a conscious decision not to offer deep HRIS or finance system integrations so our customers could get up and running faster. In fact, most of our Global Pay customers go live in just four to six weeks — not months.

Let Safeguard Global do the heavy lifting

Global Pay is fully managed by Safeguard Global’s payroll experts, not a do-it-yourself toolkit. Our teams handle the heavy lifting on the back end — calculations, tax withholdings, and filings. And we stay on top of changing payroll laws, so you don’t have to.

The result is accurate, on-time payroll in every country, without the administrative burden. Best of all, Global Pay works seamlessly with our other solutions like Entity Setup, HR & Benefits, and Finance, Tax & Accounting, giving you a full suite of solutions you can count on. With Safeguard Global as your partner, you don’t need to stack your headcount to scale.

Global Pay at a glance

The expertise and tools offered by Global Pay translate into valuable benefits for SMBs.

• Local compliance, taken care of: Local expertise is built in. The platform prompts you for any country-specific inputs needed, validates data against local rules, and connects with local payroll engines. Local processers ensure the proper tax and other contributions are correctly deducted during every payroll run.
• One system, one vendor: Log into a single dashboard to handle payroll across your entire footprint — no more hopping between different portals or consolidating spreadsheets. We cover 150+ countries across the globe.
• Keep information safe and secure: Make sure nothing falls through the cracks. One centralized system for all employees means no silos or handoffs between providers. 
• No specialized knowledge required: There’s no need to stay on top of constantly changing guidelines around the world. Global Pay’s intuitive workflows guide you through the process and prompt you for needed information. Our experts flag any anomalies and update the system when requirements change.
• Pay deadlines made easy: You can finally get rid of that sticky-note collage of pay date reminders. Global Pay provides a unified payroll calendar and workflow with full visibility into every country’s pay cycle and cutoff dates, all adjusted to your time zone. Notifications make it even easier to ensure you never miss a cutoff date.

Learn more about Global Pay

“Even a payroll manager won’t necessarily understand all of the nuances of payroll in every country they have employees in,” Prewitt points out. Her team is composed of experts who not only understand the intricacies of international pay laws, but also excel at helping clients find solutions that fit their specific workforce needs. No fluff, no jargon, and no six-month implementation projects. Just a friendly, straightforward platform backed by real payroll experts in each country, ensuring everything stays compliant and on time. 

Learn more about how Safeguard Global’s Global Pay solution can help your business. Schedule an appointment to speak to an expert today.