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Hire to Retire (H2R) Payroll Audit

Complete audit of your employee lifecycle — from recruitment and compensation through payroll processing, tax withholding, benefits, and exit controls.

Who This Is For: 

  • Businesses with significant payroll expense
  • Organisations with high employee turnover
  • Companies with manual payroll processes
  • Businesses wanting payroll tax compliance verified
  • Organisations that have experienced payroll fraud or errors

H2R Audit Sub-Components:

a. Recruitment Audit:

  • Headcount authorization process 
  • Job requisition approval
  • Recruitment procedure compliance
  • Employment contract completeness
  • New employee documentation and background verification
  • Onboarding checklist adherence

b. HR Controls Review:

  • Employee master file accuracy and completeness
  • Organizational chart to HR system alignment
  • Inactive employee identification (ghost employee testing)
  • Salary band and grade documentation 
  • Leave balance accuracy • Performance record linkage

c. Payroll Audit:

  • Gross-to-net calculation accuracy 
  • Salary component breakdown (basic, allowances, deductions)
  • Payroll change control (new hires, terminations, increments) 
  • Bank account verification for salary credits
  • Payroll to budget variance analysis 
  • Duplicate employee detection

d. SSF Compliance Review:

  • Social Security Fund (SSF) registration completeness
  • Employer and employee contribution calculation 
  • Monthly SSF deposit timeliness
  • SSF deposit reconciliation 
  • Exempted vs. non-exempted employee classification

e. Employee Benefits Audit: 

  • Provident Fund (PF) contribution and deposit 
  • Festival allowance and annual bonus compliance 
  • Medical and health insurance benefits 
  • Leave encashment calculation 
  • Gratuity provision and payment 
  • Loan deduction accuracy

f. Exit Controls Review: 

  • Termination authorization process 
  • Final settlement calculation (accrued leave, notice pay, gratuity) 
  • Tax withholding on final payment 
  • Systems access deactivation upon separation 
  • Employee clearance process 
  • Final paycheck timing

What We Deliver: 

  • HR master file accuracy report 
  • Ghost employee test results 
  • Payroll calculation accuracy sample testing
  • SSF/PF compliance status
  • H2R control gap matrix
  • Cost per employee analytics
  • Payroll improvement recommendations

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