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Built for Complex KSA Enterprise Structures
Large holding companies, group entities, and multinationals often struggle with payroll fragmented across multiple subsidiaries, branches, and Commercial Registrations (CRs).
SOURCEitHR unifies these complex operations into a single, scalable framework:
- Multi-CR & Entity Consolidation: Run multi-entity payroll under one unified operating model while keeping records, approvals, and workflows strictly separated at the entity level.
- Centralized Group Visibility: Provide executive, finance, and HR leadership with real-time, group-wide reporting and custom dashboards.
- Flexible Workforce Rules: Effortlessly support varied employment arrangements, specialized allowances, location-based pay, and distinct payroll calendars.
- Special Economic Zone Support: Pre-configured payroll rules tailored for major Vision 2030 megaprojects and special economic zone workforce requirements.
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Automated KSA Compliance & Risk Mitigation
Eliminate manual oversight and avoid costly filing rejections. SOURCEitHR automates validation checks across all official KSA government platforms prior to bank submission:
- Zero-Defect Government Submission: Pre-validate Salary Information Files (SIFs) to prevent Wage Protection System (WPS) rejections across Mudad, Qiwa, and GOSI.
- Flawless EOSB Calculations:Accurately calculate End-of-Service Benefits under Articles 84 and 85 of the Saudi Labor Law for long-tenured employees and executives, backed by full audit trails.
- Contract & Payment Alignment: Reconcile digital Qiwa contracts with bank salary transfers to keep your organization fully compliant.
Seamless Enterprise Technology Integration
Connect payroll directly to your core enterprise architecture to eliminate manual data entry and accelerate financial close.
Supported Systems & HRIS Platforms
- ERP & HR Platforms: SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle Fusion Cloud, Oracle E-Business Suite, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Odoo Enterprise.
- Flexible Integration Architecture: Connect securely via RESTful APIs, encrypted SFTP file exchanges, or direct middleware.
- Time & Attendance Sync: Automatically ingest clock-in data from multi-site biometric terminals, rotating shift systems, and field-worker applications.
- Automated GL Mapping: Feed multi-segment General Ledger (GL) outputs directly into your chart of accounts to simplify cost-center reporting, reconciliation, and tax workflows.
Security, governance and service controls
Protecting enterprise payroll requires robust data governance, strict privacy, and enforced operational guarantees.
- Executive “Shadow Payroll”: Restrict sensitive C-suite compensation data using segregated, role-based access controls (RBAC) isolated from standard HR workflows.
- KSA PDPL Adherence: Fully aligned with the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law, utilizing localized hosting, end-to-end encryption, and role-restricted permissions.
- Enforced Service Level Agreements (SLAs): Bound by strict procurement-level SLAs for processing accuracy, rapid error resolution, and statutory filing deadlines.
- Business Continuity & Recovery: Built on redundant infrastructure with documented disaster-recovery protocols to guarantee uninterrupted monthly processing.
A controlled 60–90 day implementation
Changing payroll providers can create operational risk, particularly across a large workforce. A phased implementation helps identify discrepancies before the first live payroll and gives stakeholders defined checkpoints throughout the transition.
Weeks 1–2 — Discovery and audit: Historical payroll data is reviewed, CR structures are mapped, GOSI records are reconciled and Qiwa employment-contract data is assessed. Existing payroll processes, approvals and reporting requirements are documented.
Weeks 3–5 — Integration and configuration: ERP connections, GL mappings and biometric or attendance feeds are configured and tested. Payroll rules, employee records and statutory calculations are validated against agreed requirements.
Weeks 6–8 — Parallel processing: Payroll can be processed alongside the legacy system for consecutive cycles, allowing salary calculations, GOSI figures, deductions and SIF files to be compared before go-live. Exceptions can then be investigated without disrupting the existing payroll.
Month 3+ — Go-live and hypercare: The first live payroll receives enhanced support and monitoring before responsibility moves into an ongoing enterprise account-management structure.
Executive Payroll Intelligence for CFOs & CHROs
Move beyond basic salary files with executive-ready analytics delivered directly via PDF, Excel, or live Power BI feeds:
- Total Cost of Workforce (TCOW): Track holistic labor spend, overtime variances, and branch-level cost distribution.
- Saudization Financial Impact: Measure labor metrics against regulatory benchmarks and financial budgets.
- Predictive EOSB Liability Modeling: Forecast future cash requirements based on tenure, workforce trends, and historical turnover.
Proven Enterprise Impact
- Large Retail & Hospitality Group (3,500+ Employees): Automated multi-entity WPS processing across 14 legal CRs, reducing month-end processing time by 75% with zero Mudad rejections.
- Construction & Engineering Group (6,000+ Workers): Integrated multi-site biometric attendance with SAP ERP, generating SAR 1.4 million in annual operational savings.
- Multinational Regional HQ (Riyadh): Implemented complex executive split-currency payments while maintaining total data privacy under KSA PDPL requirements.
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