StartupCo's scaling story
How a fast-growing startup managed payroll for their expanding team across 5 countries.
5
Countries
18 → 240
Headcount growth
6 wks → 4 days
Time to add a country
0.5 FTE
Payroll staff
The problem
StartupCo grew from 18 to 240 people in under two years, hiring wherever the talent was. Each new country meant a new local provider, a new portal, and a new set of deadlines nobody at head office understood.
By the fifth country, their head of finance was spending more time on payroll administration than on financial planning.
What changed
Payflo consolidated US payroll and coordinates the international providers through a single interface, so there is one calendar and one consolidated view of cost.
- One approval flow covering all five countries
- Consolidated labor cost reporting by entity and by team
- Registration handled ahead of the first hire in each new jurisdiction
- Contractor payments moved into the same system as employees
The result
Adding a new country went from a six-week project to about four days. Payroll administration is now roughly half of one person's role rather than most of the finance leader's week.
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