An objective, quantified, and prioritised assessment - so you can decide what to keep, correct, or transform.
The payroll function is rarely audited on its own terms. It gets audited under pressure (statutory auditors, URSSAF, social audit), following an incident (mass DSN rejection, employee dispute), or in the context of a broader project. The result: fragile areas, cost overruns, continuity gaps, and individual dependencies are discovered too late.
GBA Connect delivers a comprehensive, prioritised audit of your payroll function, covering all dimensions: compliance, processes, tooling, organisation, skills, and costs.
Who this offer is for
- You are taking ownership of a payroll function and need an independent baseline assessment before acting
- You are considering a transformation (migration, insourcing, outsourcing, shared services) and want to objectively assess the current state
- You have identified warning signs (turnover, recurring incidents, statutory auditor feedback) and want to understand the root causes
- You hold payroll responsibility within an HR or Finance function and need to demonstrate control of the subject to your management
What we deliver
- Compliance assessment: coverage of obligations (URSSAF, DSN, collective agreements, company agreements), risk areas identified and prioritised
- Process assessment: activity mapping, fragility points, continuity gaps, individual dependencies
- Tooling assessment: solution fit, configuration, technical debt, level of industrialisation
- Organisation and skills assessment: headcount sizing, coverage of key competencies, business continuity plan, workloads
- Cost assessment: full cost of the function (internal + external + tools), market benchmarks
- Prioritised action plan: short-term corrective actions, medium-term transformations, investments to appraise
Client testimonials
"We had identified many issues, but it was hard to know where to start. GBA Connect's audit gave us a structured diagnosis, a clear prioritisation of risks and pragmatic recommendations. This allowed us to focus our efforts on the most pressing actions."
- HR Director, multi-site services group - assignment carried out by the founding partners before GBA Connect was established
Success indicators
- A quantified and prioritised assessment across the 5 dimensions of the payroll function
- A prioritised action plan, defensible in an executive committee
- A reference baseline reusable to measure progress at 12 or 24 months
- A payroll team involved in the assessment, and therefore committed to the action plan
Format & duration
Scoped assignment, generally between 6 and 10 weeks depending on scope (number of entities, employee populations, collective agreements). Fixed fee.
Further reading
→ Let's discuss your payroll context · See also: Structuring your payroll controls for the long term · Social charges compliance · HRIS/Payroll opportunity studies