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Process · Payroll cycle

Payroll cycle

A payroll cycle joins a calendar, period, employee statements and tax work. Payroll Manager should be able to explain the total from its statement lines before approving a run. The recorded paid or filed status should follow the actual connected payment or authority outcome and its reference.

Step by step

  1. Open the period Payroll Manager

    Payroll Manager creates a run under the right calendar, period dates and pay date.

    • Set calendar and period
    • Updates Payroll calendars, Payroll runs
  2. Check inputs Payroll Manager

    Payroll Manager reviews employee salary, approved timesheets and benefit contributions for the period.

    • Review pay context
    • Updates Employees, Timesheets, Benefit enrollments
  3. Prepare statements Payroll Manager

    Payroll staff record employee statements and coded earning, deduction and tax lines.

    • Explain employee pay amounts
    • Updates Pay statements, Pay statement lines
  4. Approve the run Payroll Manager

    Payroll Manager compares totals and statement detail before approving the run.

    • Record release decision
    • Updates Payroll runs, Pay statements
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  5. Record payment Payroll Manager

    Payroll staff update the run and statement outcome after the connected payment result is known.

    • Reflect connected outcome
    • Updates Payroll runs, Pay statements
  6. Track filing Payroll Manager

    Payroll staff record jurisdiction, due date, filed date and confirmation reference for tax work.

    • Track authority work and reference
    • Updates Tax filings, Tax jurisdictions
Payroll Manager
Prepares and approves the cycle; Manager approves timesheets; HR Manager owns employee and benefit context; Employee reads their statement.

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