Payroll & HR ERP · Illustrative scenario

How a payroll bureau runs 14 client companies without 14 spreadsheets

Anantha Payroll Services (fictional) · Bengaluru, Karnataka. A payroll outsourcing firm processing salaries for 14 client companies and about 1,800 employees.

Illustrative scenario. The company in this story is fictional. It shows how a business of this profile would typically set up and use WebSoftOS. It is not a customer testimonial and it does not report measured results.

The starting point

  • Each client had its own Excel workbook with its own PF, ESI and professional tax settings.
  • Statutory returns and bank transfer files were prepared by hand every month.
  • Billing clients for the payroll service was a separate manual exercise.

How WebSoftOS would be set up

  • One company per client with its own salary structures and statutory settings.
  • Monthly attendance import, salary processing with PF, ESI, PT, LWF and TDS.
  • Bank transfer files and payslips per client.
  • Multi-company client billing for the bureau’s own fees.

Before and after

StepBeforeWith WebSoftOS
AttendanceEmailed Excel per clientImported into each client company
Salary runPer-client workbookProcessed per company with statutory rules
Bank filePrepared manuallyGenerated from the processed payroll
Bureau feeSeparate invoice sheetBilled from the same system

What the team can do afterwards

  • Clients are isolated by company with their own settings.
  • Statutory calculations are consistent across clients.
  • Month-end is a repeatable run instead of 14 different workbooks.

Rollout

Typical rollout: 2–3 weeks to onboard the first 3–4 clients, then about a day per additional client.

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