Connext builds dedicated payroll teams that work inside your payroll platform, follow your pay calendar, and run every cycle under your approvals. Your specialists handle data validation, processing support, reconciliations, and employee pay questions. Connext handles their recruiting, HR, benefits, IT, and facilities, so you manage the work, not the overhead.
12+
Years building offshore teams
98%
Client retention
35:1
Employee-to-manager ratio
SOC 2 Type II
Certified security controls
Quick answer
Payroll outsourcing is moving some or all payroll work to an outside partner. There are two main models. A payroll processor runs payroll on its own platform. A dedicated payroll team works inside your existing platform, under your approvals. With Connext, you select your payroll specialists, and Connext handles their recruiting, HR, payroll, IT, and facilities.
Most payroll outsourcing competes on the rate card. Connext competes on the people behind your payroll. And on the system that keeps them engaged, accountable, and on your team for the long run.
Recruit Right
The right payroll specialist, chosen by you. Every search starts with your payroll, not a generic job post. We align on your pay frequencies, entity structure, and platform before sourcing, then put candidates through skills assessments. Only the top 4% of applicants are sent to you for interviews, and you make the final call.
Retain Right
Engaged people stay. People who stay get payroll right. Payroll knowledge compounds: your tax setup, your exceptions, your edge cases. Connext builds retention into the model with purpose-built workstations, real pantries, weekend events, and company-wide celebrations, backed by competitive pay and full benefits. At 90 days, 94% of Connext team members are still on their teams. The result is a payroll team that’s still with you at next year-end.
Manage Right
A payroll team you manage together, not alone. Every account has a dedicated in-country team manager, supported by U.S.-based business unit managers, at a 35:1 employee-to-manager ratio. Your manager runs weekly account reviews, reports on productivity and quality, and resolves HR and IT issues before they reach you. You set the priorities and keep final approval on every pay run.
Your specialists prepare, validate, reconcile, and support every cycle. You keep your payroll platform, your approval authority, and responsibility for payroll tax filing and compliance. Connext supplies the people and the infrastructure behind them, and acts as Employer of Record for your specialists.
A supermarket chain couldn’t find the accounting expertise it needed in the local labor market. Connext built an offshore accounting team to handle AP/AR, bank reconciliations, invoicing, and core financial tasks. Local staff moved to financial analysis, strategic planning, and customer-facing operations, and the company improved profitability through reduced labor costs and streamlined processes.
A Hawaii-based bank needed specialized talent it couldn’t hire locally. Connext now supports the bank with 17 team members across multiple departments, including Accounting Associates and Loan Servicing Specialists. Monthly performance meetings keep both teams aligned as the partnership grows.
17
Team members across multiple departments, including Accounting Associates and Loan Servicing Specialists
“Working with Connext has given us access to talent we simply couldn’t find in Hawaii. The offshore team has integrated smoothly into our operations, provided cost savings, and given us the flexibility we needed to grow.”
Executive, Hawaii-Based Bank
These notes come from clients recognizing the Connext team members who work on their accounts every day.
“Mhilka is literally a poster employee. No complaints, she’s proactive, she’s willing to help, she’s great with programs/software – working with her makes finance so much easier. She is so appreciated.”
– Operations Manager
“I am so very grateful to have her on my client team – she is truly inspirational, the way she meets her deadlines.”
– Consultant
“Your knowledge of benefits is outstanding, and I truly appreciate how you use it to deliver world-class, timely service to our clients and employees. Thank you for all that you do!”
– Benefit Specialist
“Big shoutout to @lcabaltera today for spotting a potential conflict of interest and taking the extra steps to verify the operator’s identity to protect our customers. Appreciate your attentiveness and commitment to doing things right!”
– Team lead
“Thank you for all of your hard work. You two have been such a great help these past few months.”
– Office Manager
“10 years…awesome I’ve hired many people in my career, but I can honestly say you may be the best one! We are fortunate to have you help us grow! Mahalo”
– President of Logistics Company | Hawaii
Dedicated payroll professionals who strengthen accuracy, support your compliance work, and take the administrative load off your internal HR and payroll teams. Your people get time back for the decisions only they can make. Your payroll capacity grows without adding U.S. headcount.
Payroll Processing Support
Pay-run preparation, data entry, off-cycle and correction runs, pre-approval review.
Time and Data Validation
Timesheet audits, PTO and accrual tracking, new-hire and termination updates, HRIS and timekeeping data syncing.
Reconciliation and Reporting
Payroll-to-GL reconciliation, variance reports, benefits and deduction reconciliation.
Multi-State and Multi-Entity Support
State withholding setup support, entity-level reporting, local tax data maintenance.
Year-End and Tax Form Prep
W-2 and 1099 preparation support, quarterly filing prep for your review and submission.
Employee Payroll Inquiries
Paycheck questions, direct-deposit updates, pay-stub and withholding requests.
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We map your pay frequencies, entities, platform, and approval workflow before writing the job description.
2
Shortlisted candidates complete skills assessments, then you interview the finalists and choose your team.
3
Specialists learn your platform, calendar, and controls alongside your payroll lead before their first live cycle.
4
Your in-country team manager tracks quality and productivity, runs weekly account reviews, and handles HR, IT, and facilities.
Payroll data stays protected. Connext holds SOC 2 Type II certification, backed by monitored workstations and audited access controls. You control system permissions, so each specialist sees only what their role requires.
Enter your payroll headcount and salaries to compare your fully loaded in-house cost with a Connext dedicated payroll team. Across finance and back-office roles, the comparison typically shows 55 to 68% savings.
Role
Entry (1–2 yrs)
Mid (3–4 yrs)
Senior (5+ yrs)
Payroll Specialist (Philippines)
$1,975–$2,220
$2,220–$2,522
$2,672–$2,975
Payroll Consultant (Colombia)
$2,297–$2,952
$3,389–$4,045
Custom quote
HR Administrator (Philippines)
$1,745–$1,893
$1,893–$2,180
$2,180–$2,318
Illustrative monthly rates per full-time team member, fully loaded. Final rates depend on role scope, experience, and location.
Book a call with a Connext staffing specialist. We’ll walk through your payroll setup and the roles you need, then build a cost breakdown for your exact team.
Book your payroll team consultNo upfront cost to start.
Specialists work in the payroll system you already run, and nothing posts without your sign-off.
Retention is built into the product through competitive pay, full benefits, and a culture people choose to stay in, so the knowledge of your exceptions and edge cases stays too. Clients stay as well: 98% client retention.
A dedicated in-country team manager reviews your account weekly, not just at renewal.
Connext holds SOC 2 Type II certification, and access to your payroll data is set by you.
Savings of 55 to 68% vs. a fully loaded U.S. hire matter, but continuity and accuracy are what protect your payroll.
The co-management model behind 17 team members at a Hawaii-based bank and a full offshore accounting function at a Hawaii supermarket chain is the same one available to a company hiring its first payroll specialist.
Factor
In-House Payroll Team
Payroll Processor Managed Service
Connext Dedicated Payroll Team
Where the work runs
Your platform
Typically the processor’s platform
Your platform, with access you grant and control
Who approves each cycle
You
Defined by the service contract
You, every cycle
Who does the work
One or more U.S. employees
The processor’s service team
Specialists you interviewed and selected, working only on your payroll
Knowledge continuity
Depends on one or two people
Tied to the processor’s support model
Retention built into the model through pay, benefits, and culture
Day-to-day oversight
Your payroll manager
An account or support contact
Your payroll lead plus a dedicated in-country team manager at a 35:1 ratio
Cost model
U.S. salary + benefits and taxes + recruiting + turnover
Typically per-employee-per-month fees, plus add-ons
Fully loaded monthly rate per specialist; 55–68% savings vs. in-house.
Connext gives you payroll specialists you choose, a model built to keep them, and management that stays in it with you. You keep the platform, the approvals, and the final word.
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