Certino is the world’s first SPaaS (“Shadow Payroll as a Service”) solution, offering timely, accurate and cost-efficient shadow payroll calculations through our intuitive web application or API integration. We provide real-time monthly calculations, not estimates, returned in a format required for the local payroll, integrating with ease into your existing payroll process. Have confidence in the accuracy of the calculations and say goodbye to estimates that can lead to costly and time-consuming adjustments, over and underpayments of tax as well as compliance and audit risks.We integrate seamlessly with tax and mobility programmes to maintain a smooth and fast shadow payroll process, remain compliant with international employment tax laws and reduce shadow payroll costs. We enhance your existing payroll operations to simplify shadow payroll processes:Our flexible shadow payroll and platform integrates seamlessly with tax and mobility programs. Systemise complex tax calculations, remain compliant with international tax laws and maximise efficiencies and cost savings.Alternatively, partner with us to enhance your offering and generate new revenue streams for your business:Certino’s specialist shadow payroll tax engine will enable you to undertake fast,accurate and real-time shadow payroll calculations for your clients with near global coverage. It can be used as a standalone solution or easily integrate into your existing technology ecosystem to enhance your existing service offering to your clients.If you would like to discuss shadow payroll for your business, please get in touch via richard.mcbride@certino.com or on + 44 (0) 7538 407932.

Recruited to develop and implement an international assignment management framework to meet rapidly changing business needs, reduce dependency on international assignments and to reduce the associated tax costs and compliance risks for the Company.Key successes include:International assignment programs and population management-Designed and implemented an international assignment policy framework to focus on cost management and talent driven assignments reducing dependency on international employees from 9.6% to 3.3% of the total populationCultural diversity/alignment- In partnership with the Talent function, facilitated culture change and change in working practices for the recruitment/selection of international assignees and rotators resulting in the nationalisation of more than 850 international positions over 2 years providing career progression opportunities for key local national talent and delivering compensation cost savings in excess of USD 60 million paInnovative approach to transformation of Employment Tax management:- Designed, implemented and managed a systematic employment tax planning and compliance framework delivering cumulative employment tax savings in excess of USD 250 million

Coats are a global organization based in over 70 countries employing 20,000 people.Recruited to develop, implement and manage (a) a global reward strategy and systems and (b) an international assignment policy to support achievement of global business objectives with rapid business migration and decline of traditional markets.Key successes included:• Designed, implemented and managed a comprehensive total remuneration and employment cost management system for 250 executives and managers in 50 countries.• Researched, developed and implemented a 3-year phantom share plan for the top 80 executives to reward performance and loyalty and to foster a common identity among geographically dispersed and culturally diverse businesses.

Recruited to deal with all UK tax matters but transformed the role to be responsible for the tax management of international assignments together with the day to day management of the total remuneration packages for the senior executive group.Key successes include:• Planned, managed and implemented the consolidation of over 20 disparate policies into one robust international assignment management programme over a 2 year period to harmonise terms & conditions so as to enable intra-group employee transfers and allow different businesses to work together for the benefit of the group.• Set up and operated a Singapore based international employment and payroll company for the tax management of over 500 assignees in more than 40 countries producing proven tax savings in excess of £3M pa over 6 years.

Recruited to bring the UK corporate tax affairs of a group comprising more than 60 trading companies “in house” which was successfully achieved within 12 months, resulting in a substantial reduction in external professional fees.

Trained as a UK tax specialist with day to day responsibility for a portfolio of clients including all aspects of tax compliance and advice, dealing with client account administration and the supervision & training of junior staff.

Developed from graduate trainee to supervisor of an engagement team involved in audit and/or accounts preparation work for corporate clients.