The importance of Pillar 2 Safe Harbours

Pillar 2 Safe Harbours is a complex new system, but essential! Tackling Pillar 2 without it will need a lot of resources like: education, time and effort. Wonder what happens if you ignore Safe Harbours completely? Let’s go over the work you have to complete without Safe Harbours:

 

Education

Having basic knowledge of this topic will sadly not be enough.

The team needs to be highly educated on the Pillar 2 calculation model to even start thinking about facing Pillar 2.

Full analysis

This is the part where quite some time will be spent. You need to perform the full Pillar 2 analysis.

This entails 300+ datapoints which need to be gathered by the finance department.

Repeat

Doing all of this once won’t be enough, you will have to do this for every single country you are established in.

Depending on the size of your company, this can add a lot of work.

Why should you avoid handling this yourself?

While it’s possible to calculate your Safe Harbour position yourself, it can come with its challenges. Let’s take a look at what those might be:

 

Resources and errors

Safe Harbour challenges

These are the challenges that you’ll face:

Education on Relevant Knowledge

Your team needs to be educated on the key details about Pillar 2 Safe Harbours, which can take time.

Manual Errors in Excel Calculations

Even with everyone on the same page, manual errors are inevitable. Using an automated system can significantly reduce this issue.

Missing Stakeholder Reports

Whenever the calculations are done, the work does not stop. Having a management report in place is necessary to defend your Pillar 2 Safe Harbour position to stakeholders (e.g. auditors, CFO).

 

How Coperitas can solve these challenges

Navigating Safe Harbours can be complex, but with the right solutions, it doesn’t have to be a hassle. Let’s see how Coperitas helps you:

 

Dashboard and Data

The solution

With Coperitas, you get a dashboard that shows all the countries where you qualify for Pillar 2 Safe Harbours. This frees you from further Pillar 2 obligations.

In other words, an absolute lifesaver if you’re not getting internal resources. Plus, it takes the pressure off your finance team when it comes to gathering the 300+ data points.

Pillar II Safe Harbour module introduction

Want to See the Pillar II Safe Harbour module in action? Down below you’ll find a quick interactive introduction to this module. If you have any questions about it, just give us a call!