Professional Service Organizations"

You have been asked by the CFO of the company where you work or previously worked to evaluate the use of a professional service organization for processing the companys payroll. Identify the top-three issues that should be discussed when considering contracting the services of a payroll service provider. Evaluate the impact, both positive and negative, of each issue on the process in question. Provide specific examples to support your response.

• Using the information from the e-Activity, identify the key elements of a plan to outsource your firms payroll function. For each element of the plan, describe the impact of each element. Be sure that the elements address the necessary controls needed to safeguard your firms personnel data. Provide specific examples to support your rationale.