Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo outsources financial and payroll administration to Pretax
The Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo and Pretax, Finland’s largest financial and payroll administration service provider, signed a contract on December 13, 2006 concerning the outsourcing of the Regional Council’s financial and payroll administration to Pretax. Pretax will provide the Regional Council with customized turnkey digitized processes and cutting-edge procedures.
The contract will enter into force at the beginning of 2007, at which point the Regional Council’s financial and payroll administration expert will become a Pretax employee.
The Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo is undertaking a complex reorganization in order to improve cost-efficiency. Securing expert development of financial administration processes and systems forms part of this reorganization. Pretax’s extensive experience in outsourcing the financial administration processes of public-sector bodies and private businesses of various sizes alike convinced the Regional Council that Pretax was its most logical choice.
“We will also gain the use of an up-to-date substitute system,” says Jarmo Muiniekka, Administrative Manager of the Regional Council.
Financial administration outsourcing has increased considerably in Finland, as organizations seek to enhance their operations and profitability, focusing on their core competence. The service models created by Pretax for the outsourcing process help in its efficient implementation.
Pretax has a strong presence in the region of Pohjois-Savo in eastern Finland. The Pretax office in Kuopio caters to SMEs in a variety of sectors. Pretax public sector service caters to local authorities and public-sector bodies. The Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo follows the municipalities of Lapinlahti and Varpaisjärvi in the region in outsourcing its financial administration to Pretax.
“It was the positive experiences of the local authorities in Lapinlahti and Varpaisjärvi that encouraged the Regional Council to contact Pretax. Those two municipalities have been with Pretax for a year now, and they are very pleased,” says Muiniekka.
“The Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo is our first Regional Council customer. Their decision to outsource shows that the Pretax public sector service concept works well and that our services suit municipalities and organizations of very different sizes,” says Juha Siltala, director of Pretax public sector service.
Further information
Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo
Administrative Manager Jarmo Muiniekka
jarmo.muiniekka[a]pohjois-savo.fi
Tel. +358 400 773 090
Pretax
Juha Siltala, Director of Business Area
juha.siltala[a]pretax.net
Tel. +358 50 303 9443
Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo
The Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo is a statutory joint municipal authority operating according to the principles of local self-government. It is a regional development and regional planning authority and thus the unit in charge of regional planning and looking after regional interests. On the basis of municipal democracy, it articulates common regional needs and works to promote the material and cultural well-being of the region. The region comprises 23 municipalities, of which 7 are cities.
Pretax
Pretax is Finland’s largest financial and payroll administration company. Founded in 1944, it has 1,000 employees. Its clientele ranges from small entrepreneurs to major international corporations. Pretax operates in the Nordic countries, the Baltic States and Russia. www.pretax.net