HR Consulting

Because companies with efficient HR system landscapes and legally compliant processes are more successful in the long term.

Attracting new employees and retaining existing staff over the long term has become a decisive competitive factor for companies of all sizes across all industries. In doing so, organizations regularly face a multitude of interrelated challenges. Heterogeneous HR system landscapes lead to a lack of data transparency and redundant, and therefore costly, workflows. Missing or insufficient processes result in inconsistencies in recruiting, onboarding, and ongoing employee support. A lack of standardization of HR KPIs means that personnel strategies can often only be managed reactively, even though a forward-looking and proactive approach would be preferable. In addition, shortages of skilled HR professionals slow down the operational implementation of necessary measures. Insufficient knowledge of legislative changes further jeopardizes legal compliance and makes personnel cost planning more difficult.

The result: inefficient processes, unnecessarily high costs, and dissatisfied employees create enormous pressure to act for executives. They are urgently required to modernize HR structures within their organizations.Wage Tax & Social Security Law

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This is where the BDO HR Quick Check comes in

With our HR Quick Check, we provide you with a structured overview of your HR system landscape, process maturity, and compliance gaps in a short period of time. This forms a solid basis for prioritizing actions and making informed budget decisions.

Through an initial status quo analysis, we create transparency within heterogeneous HR system landscapes and identify redundant interfaces, data quality issues, and integration potential.

Based on this, we develop a prioritized roadmap for the harmonization or consolidation of HR systems, support the selection and implementation of suitable tools, and ensure reliable, automated data flows through clear data models and structured interface management.

At the same time, we standardize and document missing or incomplete HR processes — from recruiting and onboarding to compensation and absence management — and introduce pragmatic workflow and role descriptions that increase operational efficiency and traceability.

BDO provides holistic expertise and long-term solutions

To sustainably ensure HR compliance and the implementation of legislative changes, BDO combines HR, tax, and legal expertise. We assess regulatory risks, implement compliance controls, and adapt processes and contracts to current labor and tax law requirements.

In addition, we establish measurable HR KPIs (People Analytics) and dashboards that enable transparent management of performance, costs, and compliance progress. If your HR department lacks sufficient capacity, we offer interim management, project support, and targeted training to close knowledge gaps in the short term and build internal competencies in the long term.

For international matters, we leverage the BDO network to address country-specific requirements and deliver cross-border solutions.

BDO’s Service Portfolio at a Glance

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HR-Prozesse

Recruitment

  • Budgeting for new positions
  • Selection procedures
  • Special review of the first payroll run
  • Compliance with the Pay Transparency Directive


Payroll

  • Maintenance of master data
  • Variable data (e.g., one-off payments)
  • Simulation / test payroll runs
  • Payroll review and validation
  • Downstream activities
  • Absences
  • Provisions


Employee Exit

  • Administration
  • Special review of the final payroll


HR-Systeme

Access Management

  • Authorization concepts


Computer Operations

  • Physical security
  • Emergency planning & data backup
  • Interfaces to upstream and downstream systems


Programm Changes

  • Program change management procedures
  • Logging and documentation of changes (e.g., infotypes, tables)
  • Assessment of current requirements
  • Preparation of tender documentsCreation of a long list
  • Coordination of candidate outreach from the long list
  • Administration of feedback
  • Preparation of decision templates for the client
  • Creation of a short list in alignment with the client
  • Contacting shortlisted candidates to prepare final offers
  • Organization of pitch meetings
  • Support during pitch meetings, creation of decision checklists, and follow-up
  • Preparation of final decision documentation
  • Client makes the final decision
  • Support during the contract drafting process (together with BDO Legal Rechtsanwalts mbH)
  • Continuous change management support throughout the project, including early involvement of relevant stakeholders (employee representatives, data protection, etc.)
  • Documentation of current processes within scope
  • Benchmarking against best-practice processes
  • Design and implementation of new processes
  • Process documentation (levels 1–5 possible)
  • Process management training
  • Change management support
  • Analysis and optimization of HR systems and interfaces
  • Consulting on HR reporting and dashboards
  • Consulting on automated and digital system interfaces
  • Advice on software selection and implementation concept design
  • Development and support of User Acceptance Tests (UAT)
  • Consulting throughout vendor selection processes
  • Consulting on audit-proof migration of HR-relevant data
  • Support in creating migration concepts and templates
  • Analysis and consulting on the implementation of internal control systems
  • Consulting on risk control matrix design
  • Definition of key controls
  • Consulting on the selection of compliance tools and systems
  • KPI design
  • KPI analysis
  • Design and implementation of HR dashboards
  • Consulting on the transition of HR processes into automated and digital (AI-supported) workflows and solutions
  • Interim support within HR departments
  • Outsourcing of selected HR functions as a service partner

(in cooperation with our partner BDO Legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH)

  • Pay Transparency Act
  • Consulting HR departments in matters relating to co-determination (works council)

Our team of HR consulting experts

Andreas Bode

Andreas Bode

Certified Tax Advisor, Partner, Tax & Legal, Income Tax
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