HCM Connect
Connect your HCM to IPPEX Cloud, automating data collection to improve payroll processes.
What is HCM Connect?
HCM Connect is how IPPEX Cloud integrates with HCM systems to collate employee data and pay-period inputs into a single structured global process. With HCM integration creating a stream of data into IPPEX Cloud, automated data collection allows aggregation and structured outputs into local payroll systems.
HCM Connect combines integration consulting, data mapping and onboarding, automated collection, upload of client data as well as support for multiple feed types and transport methods. With flexibility for all HCMs, we connect you to IPPEX Cloud to combine global data into a standardised output, improving visibility, analysis and overall process efficiency.
What Does HCM Connect Solve?
Employee data often sits across multiple HCMs and local sources, leading to fragmented data that is difficult to view in a single place. By connecting HCMs to IPPEX Cloud, you can see global data in one consolidated view, in a common format and structure.
With payroll teams often relying on manual files and email-based handoffs, connecting to IPPEX Cloud automates these processes, improving efficiency and accuracy while bringing greater consistency to global payroll operations as well as remaining GDPR compliant throughout the process.
While data can be viewed in a consolidated format within IPPEX Cloud, local payroll teams require data in different formats and structures. With HCM Connect, data is automatically placed into the right format for local teams, removing manual workload.
Previously, lack of visibility improved the risk of payroll errors. HCM Connect automates all data sources to produce an accurate output that vastly reduces the risk of error.
How HCM Connect Works
Connect to your HCM – We integrate with your HCM or existing data source, with support for full files or change-only files.
Collect and transform data – You capture employee, organisational, payroll and pay-period data, which is then normalised into a consistent structure.
Validation and routing – All checks will be applied before payroll processing, quickly identifying missing or inconsistent data to maintain accuracy.
Delivery to payroll – Structured outputs will then be pushed out to local payroll providers, with automated return of calculations where required.
Integration Capabilities & Support
HCM integration consulting – We work with you to provide advice and implementation support for designing the right integration approach.
Flexible input formats – HCM Connect accepts Excel, CSV, JSON and XML inputs, including both full data and change files.
Transport options – Support for API and sFTP push/pull, with PGP encryption and SSH authentication.
Automate data collection and upload – Zero-touch workflows reduce manual handling. Zero-touch HCM data is then pushed directly to local payroll partners, further automating payroll processes.
Configurable import logic – Country and payroll-specific configuration is provided for core data, local data types, organisational units and payment elements.
Data aggregation – HCM outputs are able to be combined with templated files to create a complete pay-period instruction set.
The Payments Hub Does the Hard Work
Payments Hub provides the ability to carry out every global payment task with precision and accuracy, removing manual work that can introduce avoidable errors.
Reduce manual payroll admin
Free up administrative time with automated processes.
Improve data accuracy before processing
Reduce the risk of error for more reliable data.
Speed up payroll input collection
Faster data aggregation helps keep payroll cycles on schedule.
Create a single, repeatable global process
Establish a structured payroll input process that scales consistently across countries.
Support local payroll complexity at scale
Structured inputs support local regulatory and payroll requirements.
Improve visibility and auditability
Centralised management enables global data to be viewed in one location, helping to find the answers you need.
Keeping Data Secure
Security and governance are central to our technology, with HCM Connect designed to protect sensitive payroll data at every stage of the process.
Secure file transfer makes sure employee payroll data is protected, and controlled user access means that the right people have the permissions they need to carry out their tasks. HCM Connect supports a protected movement of employee and payroll data with encrypted transfer options, prioritising safety.
Get Started Today
If you’re ready to take advantage of HCM Connect to integrate your employee payroll data into IPPEX Cloud, talk to our team today to find out how to get started, and what a roadmap specific to you looks like.