Why Your Payroll Integration Will Fail on Day 300 (Not Day One) with David Docherty #229
Nick Day is joined on The Payroll Podcast by David Docherty, Chief Commercial Officer at Epicenter.
Title: π Why Your Payroll Integration Will Fail on Day 300 (Not Day One) with David Docherty #229 π
Host: ποΈ Nick Day, CEO of specialist Payroll Recruitment Agency, JGA Recruitment Group
Guest: π€ David Docherty, Chief Commercial Officer at Epicenter
Episode Overview:
π In this insightful episode of The Payroll Podcast, host Nick Day sits down with David Docherty, to unpack one of the most important and consistently underestimated challenges in global HR and payroll today. With over 20 years of hands-on experience and hundreds of real-world deployments behind him, David is one of the most credible voices on why payroll integrations fail and what organizations can do to stop it from happening to them.
Key Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- Payroll Integration as Business Risk: David makes the case that integration is not an IT project but a business-critical risk that belongs in the boardroom.
- The Hidden ROI Problem: Poor integration causes organizations to waste millions in HCM investment by preventing the system from ever becoming the true source of record.
- Common Integration Mistakes: From starting too late and over-engineering solutions to relying on vendor interfaces not built for multinational complexity.
- Making the Business Case: A practical framework for payroll leaders to secure senior investment using ROI modelling and failure cost analysis.
- AI and the Future of Integration: How AI is transforming the integration journey, from automated configuration and predictive error detection to faster post go-live support.
Useful Links From This Episode:
- π€ David DochertyΒ LinkedIn Profile
- π³ Greenify Talent: JGA Planet Positive (ESG) Recruitment Solution
- π€ Host Nick Day LinkedIn Profile
- π’ JGA Payroll Recruitment
- π§ Check out our sister podcast, The HR L&D Podcast
PAYROLL LEADERS – I CALL YOU ALL TO ACTION! π’
π Thank you for tuning in to The Payroll Podcast. Stay tuned for our next episode, where we continue to dive into the fascinating world of payroll! π§π
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