Payroll across Africa.Handled for you, every month.
Already have employees working through your own local entities? Charter Pay runs your payroll as an outsourced service, using our own tools to coordinate calculations, statutory deductions, payslips, reporting and agreed payment processes. You focus on your business; we handle the payroll work.
Your entities.
Our payroll operations.
With outsourced Global Payroll, your business employs staff through its own local entities while Charter Pay performs agreed payroll operations on your behalf. We use our own tools and processes to prepare payroll rather than asking your team to adopt and operate another payroll platform.
You keep control of your people, employment decisions and payroll approvals. Charter Pay takes on the detailed processing and coordination behind each pay cycle, following country-specific requirements and an agreed division of responsibilities.
You lead the business.
We run the payroll process.
A payroll partner, not another system to manage.
You send the inputs and approve the results. We handle the processing using Charter Pay's own tools and agreed workflows, with support tailored to the countries where you employ people.
Fully managed payroll
Hand over the monthly calculations, payslips and routine payroll administration to a dedicated external team, rather than running the tools yourself.
Local requirements, coordinated
Approach each market's pay rules, tax deductions and reporting requirements with country-specific processes and agreed support.
Continuity as you expand
Continue working with Charter Pay as you add entities, increase headcount or transition suitable engagements from EOR or COR to your own employment structure.
Your inputs. Our processing. Your approval.
A practical monthly workflow that keeps responsibilities clear without requiring your team to operate payroll software.
You send payroll inputs.
Share employee changes, attendance or leave data, earnings, deductions and any agreed payroll adjustments.
We calculate and review.
Charter Pay runs gross-to-net calculations using our own tools and prepares country-specific deductions and checks.
You approve the results.
Review the payroll register, exceptions and required funding before authorising the agreed payment process.
We coordinate close-out.
We prepare payslips, reports and agreed payment or statutory schedules, with remittance support as contracted.
KENYA + GHANA
Imagine a UK business operates its own companies in Kenya and Ghana, each with local employees. Its HR team sends Charter Pay monthly changes and approved pay details. We prepare country-specific payroll calculations and reports for sign-off, then coordinate agreed payslips, payment files and statutory documentation. The companies remain the legal employers; Charter Pay runs their outsourced payroll.
The payroll operations, taken care of.
We agree the scope, inputs, deadlines and approval responsibilities with you, then run the recurring work through Charter Pay's own payroll tools and operating processes.
Gross-to-net calculations
Calculate gross earnings, agreed allowances, adjustments and net pay for each payroll cycle.
Tax and statutory deductions
Calculate applicable payroll deductions and prepare agreed schedules, returns or remittance support by country.
Payslips and registers
Prepare employee payslips, consolidated payroll registers and supporting payroll records.
Payments coordination
Prepare approved payment instructions or schedules and coordinate execution responsibilities agreed with your team.
Reporting and reconciliations
Produce payroll summaries, variance checks and agreed reporting for HR, finance and record-keeping.
Changes and transitions
Support new hires, leavers, payroll adjustments and the move from EOR or suitable COR arrangements into your own entities.
Outsourced payroll for your teams across Africa.
Where you operate through your own entities, Charter Pay can explore country-specific payroll administration as a managed service, with local processing and reporting requirements addressed in the agreed scope.
East Africa
Managed payroll enquiries
West Africa
Managed payroll enquiries
Central Africa
Managed payroll enquiries
Southern Africa
Managed payroll enquiries
North Africa
Managed payroll enquiries
Charter Pay welcomes payroll enquiries across Africa. Country coverage, statutory administration, payment execution responsibilities and any third-party provider requirements are confirmed separately for each engagement.
Your entity changes. Your payroll partner doesn't have to.
Setting up your own company is a milestone, not a reason to rebuild payroll from scratch. If you're moving from EOR to direct employment, or converting a suitable contractor engagement into employment with your entity, Charter Pay can help transition the payroll administration and continue managing subsequent pay cycles.
Discuss your payroll transitionGood questions. Clear answers.
Our Global Payroll service is outsourced and managed. These answers explain how it works when you employ staff through your own entities and when you're moving beyond EOR or COR.
Do we need our own legal entities for Global Payroll?
For this managed Global Payroll service, your business normally employs staff through its own legal entities. If you do not have an employing entity in a market, we can discuss EOR instead. We assess the arrangement in each country before confirming scope.
Do we need to buy or operate Charter Pay software?
No. Charter Pay provides payroll as an outsourced service and uses its own tools to process the work. Your team shares the agreed monthly inputs, reviews the results and approves payroll. We agree data transfer, reporting and communication methods during onboarding.
Can Charter Pay take over payroll after EOR?
Yes. When employees move from an EOR arrangement to your local entity, we help establish and administer payroll under the new employing structure.
What if we are moving from Contractor of Record?
If a contractor is properly converted to employment with your own entity, Charter Pay can help with the resulting payroll setup and ongoing processing. A contractor does not automatically become an employee simply because you establish an entity; classification and contractual changes must be reviewed.
Who pays salaries and statutory contributions?
Your entity remains the legal employer and responsible for funding payroll and meeting applicable obligations. Charter Pay can prepare calculations, instructions, schedules, reports and agreed remittance support. Any payment execution or filings are specifically defined in the contract and country scope.
What information do you need, and how is pricing set?
We normally agree employee records, pay elements, monthly changes, cut-off dates and approval contacts during setup. Pricing reflects the countries, entities, employee numbers, frequency and scope of support. Contact us for a tailored proposal.
Your team deserves a simpler payday.
Tell us where your entities are, how many people you employ and what payroll support you need. Whether you are starting fresh or transitioning from EOR or COR, we can discuss a managed payroll approach.