For Agencies & MSPs
Control the payment. Control the risk. Settle the liability.
JSL makes the relevant agency accountable when the correct PAYE and NICs are not paid. Fortis gives agencies and MSPs a controlled route from worker data and payroll validation to direct HMRC payment and reconciliation.
The limitation of monitoring
Checks do not settle a shortfall
Due diligence and monitoring help you choose and supervise providers. They can identify an issue and support an HMRC enquiry. But where PAYE or NICs remain unpaid, the legislation allows HMRC to pursue the relevant party. Fortis addresses the payment outcome itself.
Monitoring asks: “Did the umbrella pay?” Fortis enables you to say: “We paid the validated amount directly.”
Every pay run
Protect every pay run
- Validate each worker’s gross-to-net calculation before funds are released
- Separate the umbrella allocation from the PAYE and NIC liability
- Generate an HMRC payment instruction using the umbrella’s PAYE reference
- Reconcile assignment data, payroll, RTI and payments
- Retain evidence by worker, umbrella, agency and pay period
- Escalate exceptions before they become unexplained exposure
All Liabilities
Payment & Reconciliation
2 Awaiting| Umbrella | Pay Period | PAYE Amount | HMRC Settlement | Agency Confirmed | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Employment Ltd | Week 11 | £4,580.60 | 19/06/2026 | Reconciled | Invoice 2 | |
| Halewood Payroll Services | Week 11 | £3,165.48 | 19/06/2026 | Reconciled | Invoice 2 | |
| Stanton Umbrella Ltd | Week 11 | £2,382.64 | Pending Settlement | Confirm Settled Invoice 2 | ||
| Kingsway Employment Group | Week 11 | £1,573.42 | Pending Settlement | Confirm Settled Notify Payment Sent Invoice 2 |
Multi-tier supply chains
For MSPs and multi-tier supply chains
Fortis gives MSPs a consolidated view across second-tier agencies, approved umbrella providers and the workers engaged through them. Rules can restrict processing to accepted providers, while compliance teams can review payment status, exceptions and historic records from one interface.
- Approved-provider controls across the supply chain
- Worker-to-agency-to-umbrella mapping
- Reporting by second-tier agency and end client
- Live exception and reconciliation status
- Exportable evidence for compliance, audit and client reporting
Beyond compliance
Commercial benefits beyond compliance
A controlled payment process reduces uncertainty over rolling PAYE exposure, strengthens the evidence available to boards and auditors and removes reliance on funds remaining safe in an umbrella’s bank account until its normal HMRC payment date. It also supports a clearer conversation with end clients about how material supply-chain tax risk is governed.
See your own payment flow through Fortis.
Bring a sample pay run, umbrella panel and supply-chain structure. We will show how Fortis calculates, splits, reconciles and evidences the relevant liabilities.