HR audit

Enhancing HR Structures via Expert External Viewpoint

Do you believe in the potential of your HR structures, but want to build a solid foundation for a major step forward?
 

An HR audit helps employers and their teams diagnose risks and build a roadmap for change. It’s an invaluable tool supporting owners, senior management, and HR teams.

The audit is conducted from the perspective of experienced HR professionals and aims to identify your team’s best competencies and potential optimizations.
 

How can an HR audit help?

 
Do these problems also affect your company?

  • You duplicate the same data across multiple systems.
  • Onboarding processes are chaotic and inconsistent.
  • You’re uncertain about regulatory compliance.
  • There’s no integration between HR, payroll, and accounting systems.
  • Managers complain about bureaucracy in basic processes.
  • They lack support and tools that facilitate analysis and quick access to information.
  • Employees are frustrated by the lack of self-service options.
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    If so, perhaps it’s time to verify their root causes through an HR and Payroll process review?
    Contrary to popular opinion, this is not simple, and solving problems in processes related to Human Resource Management in an organization often requires in-depth diagnosis and a well-thought-out change plan.

 

External HR audit – a fresh perspective on problems

 
Over 33 years of experience in the outsourcing industry and collaboration with HR departments, as well as disputes with public administration – this is knowledge that’s difficult to overestimate.
We’ve repeatedly seen how sharing our experiences from other industries and sectors allows us to efficiently solve problems and eliminate risks.
That’s exactly why we decided to unlock this potential through our HR audit service. We can deliver it in 5 blocks, depending on your organization’s needs:
 

Structure and roles

  • Mapping HR structure and division of responsibilities
  • Analysis of competency duplication
  • Verification of staffing gaps

 

Systems and tools

  • Review of all HR/payroll applications
  • Analysis of integration between systems
  • Assessment of tools’ potential utilization

 

Processes and workflows

  • Audit of key HR administration processes
  • Verification of payroll processes
  • Analysis of time consumption at individual stages

 

Documentation and compliance

  • Review of documentation completeness
  • Verification of regulatory compliance
  • Assessment of digitalization level

 

HR-Business collaboration

  • Analysis of relationships with operational management
  • Verification of business support level
  • Assessment of internal client satisfaction

 

The audit process – 5 steps on the path to change

Step 1

Initial review

We review procedures, regulations, and HR policies. We don’t engage your time – we work with documents.

Step 2

Team interviews

We talk with the HR department, managers, and system users. We learn about real problems, not just those in procedures.

Step 3

Process observation

We verify how processes work in practice. We measure timeframes and identify bottlenecks.

Step 4

Systems analysis

We check tool utilization, integration level, and users’ familiarity with functionality.

Step 5

Report and recommendations

We deliver a comprehensive report with action prioritization and a specific implementation timeline.

What does the HR audit deliver?

Results

  • Dedicated report and its discussion with key decision-makers.
  • Comprehensive diagnosis of human resource management processes.
  • Identification of weaknesses and threats.
  • Indication of strengths, opportunities, and ways to leverage them.
  • Conclusions oriented toward evolution – not revolution.

 

Benefits

  • Independent verification
    – the ability to verify HR processes through the eyes of an independent expert, without internal biases and limitations.
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  • Outside-in perspective
    – identification of aspects that internal process participants don’t notice on a daily basis.
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  • Potential role reorganization
    – recommendations for reorganizing roles and areas of responsibility in HR for better efficiency.
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  • Documentation optimization guidance
    – recommendations for optimizing HR documentation: digitalization, form simplification, elimination of unnecessary bureaucracy.
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  • Technology recommendations
    – in the area of utilizing systems and tools supporting HR processes.
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    Why an HR audit specifically with WZ Partners?

    360° perspective

    As a company providing comprehensive accounting, HR, and IT services, we see the full picture. Our recommendations take into account the integration of all areas. We don’t look for “mistakes”.
    In our reports, we always highlight first and foremost the strengths and best potential of your teams.
     

    Technological expertise

    We don’t just identify areas for optimization – we can deliver ready-made solutions. Employee Portal, SaldeoSMART, BI applications – we know and implement the best tools or help you search for other solutions optimal for your organization.
     

    Experience from over 200 companies

    From startups to corporations, from NGOs to publicly traded companies. In HR, payroll, and labor law, we’ve seen a great deal and know what works in practice.

    Audit complete – what comes next?

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    Change management

    • We’ll help create or modify existing documentation.
    • We’ll support you in creating a list and content of necessary procedures.
    • We’ll help establish a reporting structure between HR and operational managers.

    02

    Technology

    • We’ll help implement a self-service portal for employees, supervisors, and the HR department.
    • We’ll support you in creating a concept for migration to a new payroll system.
    • We’ll provide oversight for process digitalization.
    • We’ll show you how to work with BI in HR.

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    Outsourcing

    • Selected processes can be optimized through outsourcing to WZ Partners.
    • We offer comprehensive payroll services at the highest standards.
    • We handle employment status legalization processes for non-EU foreigners.

    Case studies

    Renowned manufacturing company
    – support at the Board’s request

    Background

    A renowned manufacturing company offering a high-quality product, stable in terms of sales, with major challenges in quality and production planning, with very limited capabilities for controlling and analyzing human resources.

    Challenge

    Improving reporting and verification of working time, strengthening the role of HR Business Partners, building the reputation of the Human Resource Management area.

    Our actions

    We conducted an HR audit aimed at analyzing the HR management system and cooperating applications, identifying processes, examining HR Department collaboration with operational management, and reviewing documentation and procedures.

    Results

    The company has very strong potential in the area of hard HR, an excellent team handling payroll and personnel administration, but lacks modern tools to develop these competencies. In other areas, the HR Team requires training and support in building processes. The audit report primarily specifies the team’s strengths and potential and provides guidance on which areas need to be strengthened and trained.