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How to make the business case for payroll automation

You've found the ideal outsourced payroll services partner — but how do you get leadership to greenlight it? Vendor evaluation and executive buy-in are two entirely separate conversations.

Ricardo Rehkopf, global payroll director at OneTrust, faced this exact challenge. With over thirty years in payroll, he knew what the department needed and how to frame it for leadership. His strategy: focus on concrete problems that affect the entire business, not just payroll operations.

"Basically, I had to sell it because there are other payroll providers out there," Ricardo explains. "I needed to ensure I provided the proper information. And it was based on experience, technology, expertise."

For OneTrust, the problems were clear. New hire reporting across multiple states was creating compliance exposure. Garnishment payroll rules in the U.S. are uniquely complex and time-consuming — barely a concern in other countries. Payroll staff were drowning in manual work that could be automated.

Ricardo's winning pitch went beyond features. He spoke about freeing up resources across departments. "I mentioned technology and being able to rely on OneSource Virtual[OSV] to handle all the different tasks and work needed in the U.S. for all the different states we're in, plus automations with tax and Social Security," he notes.

Then came the kicker: "OSV would also handle employment verifications. We said to the people operations team, 'this is something OSV can help us out with.' So, I immediately got an okay to move forward and implement OSV."

Leadership responds when you show how outsourced payroll services streamline operations beyond just payroll. Watch the video to see how Ricardo made the business case — and how you can, too.

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