From comp data to year-end true-up, on one platform.
Shadow payroll for your own people, or for your clients.
Certino brings together compensation data, applies your policies, calculates hypo tax, gross-ups and shadow payroll, then reconciles it all at year end. Use our platform, or build it into yours.
One flow, start to finish
Four steps, one platform, same results every time.
Centralise
Compensation data from HR, payroll and expense systems, in one place and checked.
Set policy
Assignment policy rules configured once, applied the same way every run.
Calculate
Payroll-ready hypo tax, gross-ups and shadow payroll, with every number explained.
True up
Year-end actuals reconciled against what was reported, then recalculated.
1 · CENTRALISE
Every pay element, one place
Stop chasing inputs across countries and spreadsheets. Certino gives every assignee, or every client, one managed record of pay, benefits and expenses.
- Upload by CSV or JSON, or connect by API
- Every element tagged with its source, so you know where each number came from
- Gaps and errors flagged before they reach a calculation or a payslip
- Changes tracked month to month, with a full history
2 · SET POLICY
Set the policy once. Apply it every run.
Assignment policies are where gross-ups go wrong. Certino turns your policy into rules that apply the same way every time, for every assignee.
- Tax equalisation, tax protection, or Local Plus
- Choose which items are grossed up, and whether top-slice or bottom-slice
- Home or host social security, based on the bilateral agreements
- Apply the relevant annualised, cumulative or monthly calculations automatically
3 · CALCULATE
Every number, explained
Certino's calculation logic is deterministic: the same inputs always give the same answer. Every result shows which rule produced it, so reviews, employee queries and audits are quick.
- Hypothetical tax, and full or partial gross-ups
- Federal, state and local income tax, including PAYE
- Home and host social security
- Country logic maintained and updated centrally
- Payroll-ready outputs in seconds
4 · TRUE UP
Year-end true-ups, built in
Compare what was reported through the year with year-end actuals, element by element. Differences are recalculated automatically, with full workings.
- Reconcile against year-end payroll and monthly shadow runs
- See exactly which elements changed, and by how much
- Fits straight into compensation statements and tax return preparation
Use our platform, or build it into yours
Web app. Upload data, review flagged items and download payroll-ready outputs. No integration needed.
API. Send inputs and receive results directly from your own systems, with full technical documentation.
Both come with structured onboarding and ongoing support.
Built for the teams who own the numbers
For global employers
One source of truth. All your comp data and policy rules in one place.
Answer every query. Every number shows its workings, for employees, payroll and auditors.
Keep your providers. Certino sits upstream of your advisers and payroll providers.
For tax, relocation and mobility firms
Offer more without building it. Add shadow payroll and true-ups without maintaining an engine.
Grow without adding headcount. Results in seconds, not days, with no manual rework.
Keep the client. Your service and your brand, running on our engine.
Trusted by global employers and the firms that advise them
We work on a country-by-country basis, so delivering a single report in the Certino system and immediately providing shadow payroll results was very advantageous to us. This combination of benefits makes Certino unique as a shadow payroll provider.
Certino has been a game changer for Cartus and our clients in the mobility space. What was once a complex, highly manual process is now more efficient, with fewer touchpoints and a better overall experience for our clients and their mobile employees.
TECHNOLOGY AND SUPPORT
Technology at the core. Support where it matters.
A purpose-built engine, backed by a team that knows cross-border pay.
Built by practitioners
Designed by cross-border employment tax experts
Fast onboarding
Structured implementation, country by country
Web app or API
Use our platform, or connect your own systems
Docs and support portal
Full technical documentation and a named team
Enterprise-grade security
Encryption, access controls and audit trails
Fits your delivery model
Support shaped around how you run payroll