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Outsourced Payroll Services
Let our payroll experts do the hard work for you
Swap your slow, manual processes for a multi award-winning payroll outsourcing provider.
- Always stay HMRC and GDPR compliant
- Supported by UK CIPP-qualified experts
- Accurate and timely payroll, every time
- 'Payroll Service Provider of the Year' 2023-2025
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Why outsourcing payroll is a great idea
Free up time and resources
That's one less thing for you to worry about and more headspace for the things that matter most.
Save money
What you pay for the service is far outweighed by what you save employing and training your own payroll staff.
Faster and efficient processes
Benefit from a company that understands payroll inside out and uses state-of-the-art software.
Stress-free compliance
Let the payroll experts take care of your compliance needs and legislation changes, so you don’t have to.
Cintra have been fantastic to work with. They have showed outstanding professionalism, patience and understanding as we sought to improve our payroll. If we had gone with a larger organisation, I don’t believe we’d have seen the same success.
Payroll Manager
Ocado Retail Ltd.
At a glance...
Cintra outsourced payroll solutions
Cloud-based and secure
Access Cintra Cloud on any device, from any location—giving you full flexibility, security and control over your payroll data.
Integrated with HR
All your HR data securely flows through to payroll, so everything is accurate, consistent and maintained.
Centralised communication
In-platform messaging with our outsourced payroll experts keeps your communication centralised.
Automated Payslips
Always get fully compliant payslips to your people on time by automating your payslips and notifications.
Centralised Communication
In-platform messaging with our outsourced services team means you keep your communication centralised.
Bespoke reports
Gain a real-time window in your entire payroll cycle, giving you full visibility of all of your payroll data in one platform.
Fully accredited and secure payroll provider
Enjoy the peace of mind of a fully managed payroll service
We arm you with our intuitive, modern and cloud-based software to capture your people data, then we do the rest for you. Let’s make your payroll simpler, smarter and streamlined.
Talk to a CIPP payroll experts today
Our CIPP-qualified payroll experts are on hand to discuss your unique challenges and payroll needs.
Get in touch to find out more, and get a personalised demo of the best-in-class software that powers our services.
Outsourced payroll FAQs
How does reporting work?
You’ll be provided with a standard set of reports, and you’ll also be able to pull and customise your own reports through Cintra People. And for any additional requirements, we can build you bespoke reporting packs that give you all the information you need.
Can you support holiday and absence?
Of course. Your teams can manage their holidays and other types of leave themselves, submitting requests and viewing their upcoming time off.
Do you manage additional requirements like pension payments and payrolling benefits?
Yes! We can handle pension payments on your behalf, including BACS and Faster Payments, and we also offer a payrolling benefits service to manage that process for you. We offer a range of admin support, also including P11D preparation and submission, pension reporting, and more.
What is payroll outsourcing?
Outsourced payroll is the practice of handing over the responsibility of managing your payroll and related tasks to an external service provider, like Cintra. Instead of handling all payroll functions in-house, a specialist service provider will handle those tasks on your behalf. That includes calculations and deductions, payroll processing, employee payments, real-time information reporting, and more.
You and your team are still responsible for providing the outsourced payroll provider with all the relevant information they need to run your payroll in a timely and accurate manner. And they’ll likely provide you with an online payroll portal to do this. In that portal, you’ll need to enter data such as new starters and leavers, salary data, working hours, pension schemes, and so on. Once they’ve got all the correct information to process your payroll, they’ll take the reins and do all the complicated work around calculations, deductions, compliance, and reporting.
How secure is my data in Cintra’s portal?
Cintra is ISO27001 accredited which assures you that at every level, and in every project, information security is our number one priority.
Below is how we keep your data secure when you choose our payroll services;
- Multi-factor authentication.
- User security: role-based access control can be assigned on a per user basis.
- Data input: all data you enter is via your secure portal, which means you avoid the risks associated with sending data and information via email.
- Messaging: our integrated messaging tool allows you to securely communicate with your outsourced services team. From within the portal, you can directly message your OSS team, upload documents, and send confidential information.
Our payroll team works with you to understand your pay cycle and provide a deadline for data submission. Data is securely submitted via our cloud portal. It is possible to import spreadsheets to input employee data at once, avoiding the data risks associated with transferring files via email.
Who will manage my payroll?
Your payroll will be fully managed by our expert payroll team which means you aren’t dependent on one person. This allows processes to be centralised and you stop you being impacted by any changes within your own business.
Will I be able to preview my team's payslips if needed?
Yes—if your team ever has a query about their payslip, you’ll be able to access it from your side too. You can check individual payslips to make sure everything looks as it should be and make live edits if needed.
What’s your timetable for payroll submissions?
We provide a predefined timetable for payroll submissions, which you’ll always have access to, to keep things as straightforward as possible. This can be customised to meet your specific needs if necessary—simply let us know!
How does your service delivery work?
You’ll have a dedicated payroll team with a payroll manager to oversee your outsourced payroll, so you always have a point of contact with a direct phone number. You’ll never get lost in general ticketing pools or have to wait multiple working days for a response. Cintra People also comes with a messaging portal for you to securely communicate and share documents, so you can keep everything centralised and avoid getting lost in emails.
Why should I choose Cintra as my payroll outsourcing provider?
We’ve been delivering professional payroll and HR solutions for over 40 years’, supporting over 1,550 customers across all sectors—with specialist payroll features to serve unique industry requirements.
What sets us apart is our best-of-breed software, developed in-house and used by our own payroll outsourcing team. There’s a continuous cycle of feedback between our in-house developers and our payrollers, and we listen carefully to our customer feedback to make changes—quickly. We’re proud of the client-led product innovation we’ve implemented. We’re always listening your needs and acting fast to make sure you get exactly what you need from our products and services.
Is payroll outsourcing cost effective?
In short, yes! When you consider the employment and training costs of running your payroll in-house, outsourcing your payroll is absolutely cost effective.
Managing an in-house payroll team means you’ll be covering costs for recruitment, training, salaries, benefits, and everything else that comes with hiring internally. And all those things are much more difficult to budget for. But with outsourcing, the fixed fee or cost per payslip make it much easier to budget for your payroll expenses.