With Cintra, you have total flexibility. Armed with our cloud-based portal, Cintra Cloud, you have full visibility into your payroll at any point in time. Combined with your dedicated payroll contact & full UK team on hand to support with just a quick phone call, we’re committed to absolute excellence in our payroll outsourcing services.
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Cintra HR & Payroll Services
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Cintra Cloud is the central platform powering Cintra’s award-winning UK payroll outsourcing services. Designed for ease of use, transparency, and scalability, Cintra Cloud enables businesses to manage payroll data securely and efficiently. With over £10 million invested in technology over the past three years, the platform offers real-time access, automated calculations, and full integration with HR and finance systems. Cintra Cloud is used by over 1,500 UK businesses and supported by a team of CIPP-qualified payroll professionals. It provides a seamless experience from data entry to final payroll approval, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and cost-effectiveness.
Features
- Secure Payroll Data Submission Input employee data including starters, leavers, salaries, bonuses, and one-off payments via a secure portal.
- Real-Time Recalculation Instantly see the impact of changes with automated recalculations and variance analysis.
- Dedicated Payroll Team Cintra’s experts handle validation, processing, and compliance checks.
- Approval Workflow Final payroll summaries are submitted for approval before processing payments and filings.
- 24/7 Access to Reports & Payslips View historical payroll cycles, audit trails, and compliance records anytime.
- Employee Hub A mobile-accessible self-service portal for payslips, P60s, P11Ds, holiday, sickness, and timesheets.
- Integrated Systems Connects with HR, expenses, and other back-office systems.
- Admin Support Add-ons Includes pension reporting, payrolling benefits, BACS/Faster Payments, and P11D submissions.
- Security Certifications ISO9001, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, and 100% compliance rating from Bulletproof.
Benefits
- Accuracy & Control Real-time data and variance analysis help users catch errors early, with an average error rate of just 0.0027%.
- Cost Efficiency Operates on a price-per-payslip model with no user license fees, making it scalable and budget-friendly.
- Compliance Assurance Cintra’s payroll experts stay current with legislation and handle HMRC filings.
- Scalability Adapts to changing business needs, whether switching to software or managing headcount growth.
- Expert Support Full UK-based team available via phone, with proactive and knowledgeable assistance.
- Client Success Stories
- Brean Leisure: Reduced payroll processing costs by 40%.
- Ocado: Cut payroll processing time from 11 days to 2, saving £18,000.
- Rigby and Peller: Outsourced payroll for a small retail business lacking in-house expertise.
- Continuous Innovation Daily software updates and new features driven by in-house engineers and product managers.