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QuickStart: to Simplicity

Imagine how much time, money and resource you could save if the numerous suppliers helping your back office across the globe were swapped for just one trusted partner who can help keep you compliant and as efficient and agile as possible.

Talk to the experts.

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Operating across multiple borders can not only be a minefield fraught with risk, but also an expensive drain on vital resources.Time, money and people get spent on doing things that are “non-core” - things like local HR admin, accounting, tax, and legal secretarial work - which means they’re not focusing on growing your business. The time is ripe for a conversation around sourcing strategy.

QuickStart: to Simplicity leverages TMF Group’s 4,500+ experts - located in more than 75 countries - as well as our systems and local knowledge to help you reduce unnecessary cost. We also help to increase visibility and control over operations globally by providing a single point of contact, thereby allowing you to focus on your core purpose: producing and selling your products and services.

By taking away the burden of the back office and centralising it through one global provider we can help, very clearly, decrease cost and increase efficiency.

We can help you manage the things that cost people, time and money in your company...

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International incorporation and structuring: We manage the legal set-up and structuring of new or existing operations.

International entity management: We ensure you stay compliant, manage your risk and stay on the right side of regulators and filing requirements.

Office premises: Whether you require registered addresses, rented offices or assistance managing your own premises, we can help with both your current and future needs.

HR and payroll: We help you hire the right people, ensure your international policies are fully implemented in employment contracts and handbooks and that your staff on the ground are paid in compliance with local law.

Accounting and tax: We take care of local statutory bookkeeping, full consolidated accounts and reporting and management reporting to relevant local and international standards.

What makes us different? TMF Group is the global expert that understands local needs.

KNOWLEDGE: Based in-country, our independent experts understand the local market and all its associated legal, financial and regulatory compliance requirements.

FLEXIBILITY: We can offer an individual and tailored service that is scalable in line with business needs and is invoiced in whatever currency or location the client prefers.

CONTROL: Through our worldwide network of wholly-owned offices, we can offer global reporting and one single point of contact to businesses operating across multiple regions.

SPEED: Our local presence allows businesses to take an agile approach and enter new markets more quickly than their competition.

RANGE: We are the only global organisation to offer a complete suite of complementary business solutions.

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You can source help in different ways…The ways to tackle local legal, accounting, tax, and HR and payroll issues vary almost as much as types of companies. From doing things in-house, to using numerous local suppliers or outsourcing completely or partially, how you source back-office functions is crucial to growth.

TMF Group is a partner which can both coordinate centrally – that is, one firm operating across multiple jurisdictions - and deliver locally through our wholly-owned network of offices on the ground, in-country.

Benefits include increased focus and cost control for your organisation as well as increased visibility and control over operations globally through one point of contact; SLAs help to ensure quality of output and alignment with your central way of doing things.

Additionally, when you look for revenue growth in new markets, speed can be increased from anywhere between 25 and 90 days (depending on which country you’re looking at) simply due to working with an experienced provider with knowledge of the local regulations, procedures, language and culture. That local knowledge also means companies can benefit from our supplier’s relationships on the ground, helping to avoid fines, penalties and the reputational damage of not complying with the local rules.

Who are our clients?TMF Group serves clients of all sizes and from all sectors; everyone from a small start-up to a large multinational. We work with more than 40% of current S&P 500 and Fortune 500 companies.

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