Salary Processing vs Payroll Management: What’s the Difference?
- 22 September 26
- Wisecor
From Singapore-incorporated holding companies to APAC HQs running India subsidiaries and GCCs, our clients rely on one accountable India team instead of a patchwork of vendors.
Singapore has its own GST cycle with IRAS, annual ACRA filings, and CPF obligations for your local team. India runs an entirely different calendar — GST returns, TDS deductions, and ROC filings that don't pause for your Singapore board meetings. Your Singapore finance team can't own both without something slipping. Your India team is strong on execution but thin on process and documentation. And every quarter, something lands back on your Singapore CFO's desk that should have been resolved months earlier.
Wisecor closes that gap. We run your India back-office as a fully documented, calendar-driven operation — so your Singapore leadership gets accurate India reporting without managing the machinery that produces it.
We're an India-based team built for Singapore companies who need India operations to run as reliably as everything else in their business — documented, calendar-driven, and accountable to one lead.
A single India lead owns your finance, HR, and compliance — not five different vendors.
Every GST return, TDS filing, and ROC deadline tracked against a fixed compliance calendar.
Management packs mapped to your Singapore chart of accounts and reporting period.
Deep experience supporting Singapore, US, and UK companies running India operations.
A fixed monthly fee, a named team, and a compliance calendar that never lets a GST or ROC deadline slip.
A defined scope, a named team, and a calendar-driven process — from first call to steady-state operations, running within your Singapore business day.




You tell us your current India setup: what's running, what's lagging, what concerns your Singapore CFO. We produce a gap map and a clear scope — no obligation.
A defined scope, a named team, a monthly fee. No framework agreements that expand without notice. You know exactly what lands on your desk every month and what it costs.
We shadow your current India process for one full cycle, then take ownership. Nothing drops. Your data stays in your systems. Your Singapore team gets weekly status updates.
Fixed close dates, named India lead, monthly reporting package. Because India is only 2.5 hours behind Singapore Time (SGT), sign-offs and status calls happen within the same working day.
You tell us your current India setup. We produce a gap map and a clear scope of what we take on — no obligation.
A defined scope, a named team, a monthly fee. No surprises, no scope creep.
We shadow your current process for one full cycle, then take full ownership.
Fixed close dates, named lead, monthly reporting — same business day, thanks to the 2.5-hour SGT gap.
Real engagements, real outcomes — from entity setup to steady-state monthly reporting.
Real feedback from finance and operations leaders running India from Singapore.






Common questions from Singapore companies setting up and running India operations with Wisecor.
Incorporation of a Private Limited Company typically takes 45–60 days from execution of incorporation documents. This includes MCA filing, PAN/TAN registration, GST registration, and bank account opening. FEMA Form FC-GPR filing for the initial FDI from the Singapore parent runs in parallel and is completed within 30 days of share allotment.
Yes. We produce India statutory accounts under Ind AS alongside a management pack mapped to the same line items, reporting period, and variance commentary your Singapore finance team works with under FRS — so there's no translation work between India compliance and Singapore consolidation.
We prepare a contemporaneous transfer pricing study, maintain supporting documentation for intercompany transactions, and file Form 3CEB with Indian income tax authorities annually. We coordinate with your Singapore tax advisors to keep the India TP position consistent with your Singapore filings.
Yes. We provide the India entity, registered office, statutory director, EOR services during ramp-up, HR policy framework, payroll infrastructure, and finance reporting — covering the full operational setup while your Singapore team focuses on capability deployment and hiring.
We charge a fixed monthly fee per scope, agreed in advance. Singapore clients typically see a 40–50% cost saving compared to equivalent in-house finance and HR rates. We provide a full fee proposal after a 30-minute intake call — no obligation.
Yes. All FEMA obligations for a Singapore parent — FC-GPR for inbound FDI, FC-TRS for secondary transfers, and the Annual Performance Report to RBI — are managed by our team and included in our India compliance scope. You receive confirmation and copies of each filing.
India is only 2.5 hours behind Singapore Time (SGT), so our working hours overlap for most of your business day. Status calls, document sign-offs, and monthly close reviews happen live, without the multi-day turnaround typical of other offshore locations.
We work in your system — QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, and Tally. For multi-entity Singapore companies, we produce India subsidiary accounts in a format that plugs directly into your Singapore consolidation with the same chart of accounts and reporting period.
Tell us your current India setup. We will show you exactly what we would take on, what your Singapore team stops worrying about, and what that costs — in one 30-minute call.
No obligation. Straight answers. One call with our Singapore practice lead.
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