{"id":14613,"date":"2023-04-04T12:25:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T02:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/case-studies\/smokeball\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:12:06","slug":"smokeball","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/case-studies\/smokeball\/","title":{"rendered":"One platform, four countries: How Smokeball manages global growth with HeroForce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-black-color has-light-violet-200-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1c77475995a8dba4af3c638b236ff9d0 has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--52)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"--bb--crumb-gap:.4em; font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;\" class=\"alignwide wp-elements-288dd60dc48899ce6685bf655d383638 wp-block-employmentherocom2025-breadcrumb-block has-text-color has-black-color\"><nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb-items\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item breadcrumb-item--home\"><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/\"><span class=\"breadcrumb-item-name\">Home<\/span><\/a><span class=\"sep\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\">\n      <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4.646 1.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0l6 6a.5.5 0 0 1 0 .708l-6 6a.5.5 0 0 1-.708-.708L10.293 8 4.646 2.354a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z\"\/>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item 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class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-border-color has-light-violet-300-border-color has-light-violet-200-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);flex-basis:34.34%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:12px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-heading-3-l-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>4 <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>countries<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">HR and payroll covered across one connected platform<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-border-color has-light-violet-300-border-color has-light-violet-200-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:12px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-heading-3-l-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>300 employees<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">managed globally through 91爆料<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-border-color has-light-violet-300-border-color has-light-violet-200-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:12px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-heading-3-l-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>1 payroll specialist<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">running a global pay function with automated workflows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull case-study__wrapper has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:-200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__image-wrapper has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__image-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Smokeball-1-1.png\" alt=\"I Sumar &amp; Co logo\" style=\"border-radius:20px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-violet-50-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-18 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:12px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--12);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--5);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--6);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--5)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-200);border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;flex-basis:45%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Smokeball<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-200);border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;flex-basis:35%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Industry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong>Business Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-200);border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Employees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong><strong>300<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-200);border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Business Type<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong><strong>Mid-Market<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-200);border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-14 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Location<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-paragraph-3-s-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong><strong>UK, Australia, US and Singapore<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2);flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-16 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Favourite Features<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-15 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline wp-block-button-sm is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-btn-brand-light-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/products\/heroforce\/\">HeroForce<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline wp-block-button-sm is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-btn-brand-light-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/products\/payroll-software\/\">Payroll<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline wp-block-button-sm is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-btn-brand-light-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/hr-performance-management\/\">Performance Management<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__content-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__content is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-link-color wp-elements-3da501809f38b4a56e8521043c2b06e6 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-20 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">Founded in Australia in 2012, Smokeball builds practice management software for lawyers and conveyancers. With 15,000 clients worldwide and teams across Sydney, Chicago and London, they&#8217;re more than a software company. They&#8217;re a partner dedicated to helping legal professionals run better practices. 91爆料 has supported Smokeball&#8217;s global expansion since 2021, and we spoke with Abigail Molloy, People and Culture Manager, about how the platform has evolved with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">Smokeball&#8217;s growth came fast, and their HR and payroll setup couldn&#8217;t keep pace. As headcount increased across multiple countries, they needed a platform with better reporting, tighter compliance, and the ability to manage employees in new markets without piling on complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">The clearest test came when Smokeball decided to expand into the Philippines. Hiring compliantly in a new country, without setting up a local legal entity, is not simple. They needed to move quickly and do it properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">Then there was payroll. One person was responsible for processing pay for a growing global workforce, and the manual workload was becoming unmanageable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">Smokeball turned to HeroForce to handle the Philippines expansion. HeroForce&#8217;s Employer of Record service meant 91爆料 employed workers on their behalf locally, covering contracts, payroll, tax and in-country compliance. For Abigail&#8217;s team, bringing everything under one roof was an obvious decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"with-border has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\"><em>&#8220;\u2026having a system like 91爆料 which is able to automate a lot of things for us and make our life significantly easier\u2026 It was a bit of a no-brainer.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">For their wider workforce, 91爆料&#8217;s integrated HR and payroll system cut through the manual processing. Automated payroll workflows meant their payroll person could focus on accuracy rather than administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">HeroForce also gave Smokeball access to localised employment expertise across every market they operate in, so they weren&#8217;t left researching local law independently every time they hired somewhere new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"with-border has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\"><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s really comforting to know that we have a team who was able to provide us with that information, because it&#8217;s not the easiest thing to try and research individually.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">Performance management got cleaner too. With teams across multiple continents, keeping employee records, reviews and documents consistent had been a real pain. Now everything is centralised, secure and accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"with-border has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\"><em>&#8220;\u2026having an actual go-to point now where we can put something into the employee file, we know that it&#8217;s safe and secure, and that they can access it, has made our lives a lot easier.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">And when Smokeball&#8217;s team needs HR support, they know they&#8217;ll get a quick answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"with-border has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\"><em>&#8220;The team is so responsive\u2026 If we have questions around the platform, we know that someone&#8217;s going to get back to us quickly.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ROI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">Since working with 91爆料 and HeroForce, Smokeball has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">\n<li>Expanded into the Philippines compliantly, with HeroForce acting as Employer of Record. No local entity required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brought HR and payroll together across Australia, UK, USA and the Philippines in one connected system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduced payroll processing time, with automated workflows supporting a single-person payroll function managing a global headcount.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Centralised employee records and performance data, making audits, reviews and career progression easy to manage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved reporting, with tools Abigail describes as &#8220;a lot more sophisticated&#8221; than what they had before.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why it matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">With HeroForce managing the legal and compliance complexity of global employment, Smokeball&#8217;s People team can focus on building a culture that holds across continents. 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