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Strategic Payroll Oversight & Managed Execution

Operational payroll management delivered under executive governance and compliance controls.

For organizations that require operational execution in addition to strategic oversight, OpEx provides structured payroll management under executive governance.

Designed For:

• Smaller organizations that want to outsource payroll

• Companies needing payroll governance beyond basic processing

• Businesses requiring audit-ready payroll infrastructure

• Organizations seeking operational payroll support under executive oversight

Managed Payroll Governance Investment

Custom pricing based on complexity

Includes:

• Managed payroll execution within defined control frameworks

• Multi-state tax compliance

• Payroll accounting alignment

• Audit readiness and documentation controls

• Risk-based review processes

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Fractional Director of Payroll & Workforce Strategy

Executive-level oversight without full-time executive overhead.

For organizations navigating transformation, OpEx provides:

• Strategic payroll governance

• Executive reporting alignment

• Cross-functional leadership with HR & Finance

• Compliance risk monitoring

• Systems oversight & vendor governance

• Leadership during transitions

Payroll operates as a managed enterprise asset — not a siloed function.

Designed For:

• Companies undergoing payroll system transformation

• Organizations without senior payroll leadership

• Multi-state or multi-entity companies managing complex payroll operations

• Private equity portfolio companies needing operational oversight

• High-growth organizations scaling workforce infrastructure

Fractional Director of Payroll Investment

Starting at $13,000 monthly

(3 month minimum)

Includes:

• Payroll department leadership

• System transformation oversight

• Process redesign

• Compliance framework implementation

• Leadership during organizational changes

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Enterprise M&A Payroll Integration

Stabilizing workforce infrastructure during acquisition, divestiture, and expansion.

Mergers introduce payroll risk at every layer — tax jurisdictions, benefit structures, reporting systems, and workforce data integrity.

OpEx provides structured oversight across:

• Payroll due diligence & exposure analysis

• Multi-entity system consolidation

• Tax alignment across jurisdictions

• Process harmonization

• Internal controls and governance structure

• Post-integration stabilization

Objective:
Protect enterprise continuity while reducing compliance and operational disruption.

Designed For:

• Companies undergoing mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures

• Multi-entity organizations consolidating payroll infrastructure

• Business expanding across multiple tax jurisdictions

• Private equity portfolio companies integrating acquisitions

• Organizations transitioning from fragmented payroll systems to unified workforce operations

Enterprise Payroll Integration Investment

Starting at $65,000

Includes:

• Diagnostic

• Integration strategy

• Implementation oversight

• 3 - 12 month stabilization

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Workforce Infrastructure Architecture

Designing scalable payroll ecosystems for complex, high-volume organizations.

Growth without infrastructure creates instability.

OpEx architects payroll and workforce systems aligned with:

• Multi-state compliance requirements

• Finance & general ledger reporting

• Staffing firm high-volume payroll models

• Revenue operations integration

• Internal control frameworks

This engagement builds durable infrastructure that scales without increasing risk.

Designed For:

• High-growth companies scaling workforce operations rapidly

• Staffing and recruiting firms managing high-volume payroll

• Multi-state or multi-entity organizations expanding operations

• Companies experiencing operational strain due to rapid hiring

• Businesses aligning with payroll systems with finance and revenue operations

Workforce Infrastructure Investment

Starting at $48,000

Includes:

• Payroll ecosystem design

• Multi-state compliance infrastructure

• Payroll - finance - GL reporting alignment

• High-volume payroll structure (especially staffing firms)

• Revenue operations integration

• Internal control framework

• Workforce data governance

• 2 - 4 month stabilization