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10-Week HR and Payroll Transformation for a Multi-Location Organization

Amid ongoing acquisition activity, the organization faced inefficiencies and compliance risks across HR and payroll operations. Leadership suspected issues within the ADP platform but lacked visibility into the scope and impact. They needed an expert assessment to identify gaps, evaluate system utilization, and recommend improvements across HR, payroll, time & attendance, and acquisition integration processes.

Solution
enhanceHCM served as the lead strategic partner for the human capital transition, leading the HR carve-out and establishment of the infrastructure needed to support the business through the separation, ensuring continuity, compliance, and continuity at every stage.

  • Current-State Assessment: Performed SME interviews, questionnaires, and process shadowing to assess usage of ADP HR, time, payroll, and acquisition integration functions.
  • Gap Identification & Optimization Strategy: Uncovered underutilized features, manual workarounds, inadequate payroll controls, and non-compliant time & attendance practices.
  • Process Mapping & Documentation: Developed current and future state HR and payroll process flow charts.
  • Org Structure Review: Proposed a high-level People Operations org structure to support scale and efficiency.
  • M&A Integration Best Practices: Recommended standardization of policies and data, clearer role definition, and consolidation of payroll groups to reduce cost and complexity.
  • Technology Utilization Roadmap: Provided a timeline and action plan to replace manual tasks with ADP system capabilities.

Impact
The engagement revealed systemic inefficiencies and compliance exposures that had not been fully recognized by leadership. With enhanceHCM’s insight, the organization gained a clear roadmap to improve productivity, reduce personnel costs, and mitigate compliance risk transforming its HR and payroll operations into a more scalable and effective model within just 10 weeks.

enhanceHCM Perspective

”Our role was to uncover the hidden inefficiencies and compliance risks that were slowing the business down and provide a clear roadmap to optimize their HR and payroll operations. In just 10 weeks, we set the foundation for scalability and cost savings that will drive long-term success.