Accounting and Corporate Services Setup

Client : A US-based IT Solutions Company

Service Offered : Finance Controlling, Accounting and Management Reporting, Compliance Management

Sector / Industry : IT and ITeS

Client
Objective

The client, a leading Information Technology (IT) solutions company, headquartered in the US wanted to set up its operations in a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in India. They needed to hire employees, set up the requisite infrastructure, seek regulatory approvals for operating in the SEZ, set up systems and processes around accounting and payroll, manage recurring tax compliances, etc.

Client
Challenges

Challenges for successfully setting up their company in India included hiring employees, setting up requisite infrastructure, seeking regulatory approvals for operating in the SEZ, setting up of systems and processes around accounting and payroll, recurring tax compliances, etc. The company wanted to focus on its core processes and operations and needed a local partner to assist them in setting up the processes around accounting and compliance management.

Client
Solution

We worked closely with the senior management of the company in the US and India to understand the exact requirements of the group for their new company in India. This gave us a clear perspective of the work involved, its criticality and the order in which each of the activities had to be approached.

Setting up the accounting system and processes:

The company started its operations with 100+ employees in first few month’s. As such, robust systems were required to be established right at the outset. We assisted the company with setting up of systems relating to accounting and relevant parts of Human Resources (HR), administration and operations that impact accounting. We assisted the company with:

  • Designing the formats and process flows for data capturing, reporting and documentation to ensure that data is captured at the source itself.
  • Since the company provided IT solutions, we anticipated the challenges that the company would face for recovering employee advances, salaries, etc. due to the high turnover involved in this industry. Accordingly, we advised the company on the process and documentation to be maintained for such transactions.
  • We assisted in designing the process flow for disbursing vendor payments, salaries, employee advances, tax payments, receipts, etc. The company used different bank accounts for these payouts, and it was critical that bank reconciliation, problem resolution and detailed accounting happens on time and without any error to ensure business continuity.

Setting up the payroll system

The employee cost is one of the biggest cost drivers in an IT solutions company. As such, it was essential that the payroll process is set up with precaution. We played a pivotal role in facilitating a payroll process system between the company and the payroll vendor. We assisted the company in the following areas in the initial set-up phase:

  • Suggesting adequate checks and balances in the payroll process
  • We coordinated with the overseas management and payroll service provider every month till the payroll process was stabilized. This was done to ensure all payroll queries were resolved and employees were paid on time
  • We assisted the company’s overseas management to familiarise them with the Indian payroll nuances and calculations from time to time
  • We independently reviewed payroll reports provided by the payroll vendor and company policies for the initial few months by validating it with inputs to ensure they were compliant

We continue to support the company on various matters in areas of advisory, compliance, and litigation support services (including indirect taxation, direct tax and transfer pricing). The services include ongoing compliances, obtaining refunds, handling of tax scrutiny and assessment, monthly management reports, annual financial statements as per the Indian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and audit liaison.

solution
Impact

Nexdigm worked closely with the senior management of the company in the US and India to understand the exact requirements of the group for their new company in India.

We initially helped design the formats and process flows for data capturing, reporting and documentation to ensure that data is captured at the source itself. We assisted in designing the process flow for disbursing vendor payments, salaries, employee advances, tax payments, receipts, etc.

Nexdigm also played a pivotal role in facilitating a payroll process system between the company and the payroll vendor

Our support to the company in the initial phase enabled them to setup robust processes around critical areas like accounting, compliance management and payroll function for the company in an outsourced environment.

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