ASCEN – The Modern Back-Office Partner for Staffing Agencies

Meet ASCEN, a proud sponsor of the Elite Recruiter Podcast and a transformative force in the staffing industry. ASCEN is a modern, all-in-one Employer of Record (EOR) and payroll platform built exclusively for staffing firms, designed to help agencies grow by making back-office operations effortless. In the fast-paced world of recruitment, ASCEN enables your team to focus on what you do best – building relationships and placing top talent – while they take care of the rest. This comprehensive solution provides everything from compliant onboarding and payroll to insurance, benefits, timesheet management, and invoicing, all in one system. By stepping in as the legal employer for your contingent workforce and handling critical tasks like multi-state compliance, payroll, and benefits administration in a pay-as-you-go model, ASCEN frees you to scale your business effortlessly.

Comprehensive, Tailored Solutions for Staffing

What truly sets ASCEN apart is its singular focus on the needs of staffing and recruitment businesses. It’s not just another payroll provider – it was built by staffing experts for staffing experts, offering functionality that generic HR or payroll services can’t match. From applicant onboarding and digital document signing to timekeeping, billing, and performance reporting, all key processes are seamlessly integrated into one intuitive platform. And because the platform is fully white-labeled, your brand remains front and center while ASCEN works behind the scenes. ASCEN’s technology also connects with your existing tools (from ATS platforms to accounting software) and provides an open API for custom integrations – underscoring its truly modern, tech-forward approach. It even offers optional embedded payroll funding to eliminate cash-flow bottlenecks, ensuring your contractors are paid on time without straining your capital. In short, ASCEN’s end-to-end solution has every aspect of back-office management covered, tailored specifically to the contingent workforce dynamics of the staffing industry.

Trusted Partner Driving Growth and Compliance

Behind ASCEN’s innovative solution is a team that genuinely understands the staffing world. The company was founded by industry insiders who experienced first-hand how traditional back-office services – from managing nationwide compliance to funding weekly payroll – were holding agencies back, and they set out to build a better way. Backed by Y Combinator, Silicon Valley’s top startup accelerator, ASCEN engineered an all-in-one platform to solve the full spectrum of back-office challenges – payroll, billing, funding, compliance, and more. The results speak for themselves: clients entrust ASCEN with their back-office operations and see remarkable outcomes. For example, one staffing firm was able to triple its business in just 18 months after switching to ASCEN’s platform– a testament to the power of having the right partner. When you work with ASCEN, you gain not only cutting-edge software but a reliable ally dedicated to your success. Every facet of workforce administration is handled with precision – from ensuring workers are correctly classified and compliant in all 50 states to issuing timely paychecks – giving you true peace of mind.

ASCEN invites you to discover how a trusted, innovative back-office partner can elevate your recruiting business. With ASCEN taking care of the complexities, you can focus on what matters most: growing your network, nurturing client relationships, and placing top talent, confident that the operational details are in expert hands.

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