activpayroll, the global payroll and employee mobility specialist, announced it has won the global payroll contract for Scottish Enterprise, Scotland's main economic development agency and non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government.

The payroll project which recently went live, will see the Aberdeen headquartered firm deliver global payroll services for Scottish Enterprise across the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions. Current countries include: Canada, Germany, Denmark, USA, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Australia; with the possibility of the number of locations increasing as the project evolves.

The global payroll project, which was awarded to activpayroll after a diligent tender process, will bring significant benefits to Scottish Enterprise’s payroll. These benefits include: uniformity across all regions, improved reporting, increased efficiency of processes and an overall compliant global payroll solution to ensure that all legislative requirements are satisfied.

Commenting on the recent win, Chief Executive Officer of activpayroll Alison Sellar, said: “We are delighted to have won this prestigious contract. It is a great honour to serve and be associated with an organisation that highly promotes Scottish business. Our team of experts understand the needs of global companies, hence will endeavour to always be flexible to meet the demands of a constantly changing and dynamic organisation like Scottish Enterprise.”

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