Automated Payroll Solution - New Zealand

Save time on payroll processing

Save up to 90% of time spent on payroll admin. Automate payroll processing tasks such as payroll reports and timesheets, downloading and applying tax codes, KiwiSaver and ACC deductions, applying leave calculations and more.

Stay in control

Implement payroll automation and free yourself from day-to-day manual admin while still allowing complete control of the pay run. You determine what components of the pay run to automate and process manually.

Quality assurance

Ensure employee wages are always accurate. Our payroll automation software utilises built-in warnings that users can pre-select to pause the payroll automation process if an action is required prior to finalising the pay run.

What can you automate?

Auto pay schedule

Run multiple pay runs in the background at the same time. Choose which pay run processes to automate and enjoy greater control by choosing specific dates and times to automate certain tasks.

Smart payroll software

Automated deductions

Automatically calculate tricky KiwiSaver, PAYE, student loan and ACC deductions using real-time data. Our cloud platform is always up to date with current tax rates, so you never need to worry about manual calculations.

Cloud payroll platform

Payday filing

We cover you on all IRD reporting needs at no extra cost. Connect to the Inland Revenue's Gateway Services via an API to submit PAYE data seamlessly. Remove the need to manually upload files via your MyIR portal, easily report new and departing employees, or amend existing employee information.

Compliant payday filing

Warnings and notifications

Run payroll on your terms. Choose what you want to get notified about to stop the automation, and who needs to be informed.

Employee management platform

Custom employee agreements

Configure rules for staff regarding contracted hours, overtime rates, entitlements and deductions. Our pay conditions engine integrates seamlessly with rostering and timesheets, showing real-time costs of employment based conditions, public holidays and more.

Pay conditions engine

Pay run finalisation

Choose how to finalise the pay run, and automatically build and send a Payday filing report on a recurring basis, based on the schedule set.

More payroll features

Payroll processing is now fully automated. From start to finish.

Payroll and leave calculations

Leave the math to us – build the rules of unique employment agreements to automate calculation of wages, holiday pay, overtime, allowances and more. Calculation panels allow you to understand exactly what’s been applied, providing total transparency to assist with legislative compliance.

Transference of data across systems

Push data across any platform seamlessly with our industry-leading integrations. No need for Excel spreadsheet or manual imports and exports.

Public holidays tracking

Up-to-date national public holidays are automatically entered into your system so you don't have to worry about manually staying on top of dates.

Deductions and Payday filing

Automate tricky calculations of KiwiSaver, PAYE, student loan and ACC deductions. IRD reporting and Payday filing is also automated, removing the need to manually upload files via your MyIR portal.

Reporting

Select specific dates and times to automate payroll reports and journals. Once configured, our automated payroll system handles everything. Say goodbye to Excel spreadsheets.

Holidays Act (2003) compliant

Cater to different leave entitlement scenarios down to a per-hour worked or per-pay run basis with ease. Have peace of mind that leave accrual calculations are compliant with the Holidays Act 2003.

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Automated payroll systems FAQs

An automated payroll solution uses software to help managers save time by automatically performing payroll tasks, such as payroll calculations, calculating tax withholdings, generating pay slips and paying employees in just a few clicks.

Manual payroll involves calculating employee salaries and taxes using spreadsheets, calculators, paper and other tools.

An automated payroll platform helps to eliminate the need for manual data entry and makes sure employees can easily access their payslips and get paid correctly and on time. This in turn reduces company operating costs while increasing productivity and simplifying the payroll process. Small business owners, accountants and HR teams can focus on more strategic tasks like employee engagement and business growth.

Automated payroll software collects and processes employee and payroll data from multiple platforms, such as integrated time-tracking systems, accounting software, and HR software.

Once a one-off configuration is set, the software then uses this data to calculate employee salaries, wage deductions, and payroll taxes based on local payroll legislation changes, unique employee scenarios and the company’s payroll policies and regulations. Finally, employees are paid straight into their bank accounts, by pay schedule set.

Core payroll tasks such as importing timesheets, calculating pay or sharing payslips can be automated with the help of using cloud based technology.

Cloud-based payroll software like Employment Hero Payroll keeps all employee data in one centralised location and updates in real time. A payroll software with employee self-service also reduces the workload associated with payroll administration. By empowering employees to access and enter their own data and even view their wages, deductions, and benefits, managers will no longer have to chase for data. When using the right cloud payroll system, small business owners, managers and payroll and HR teams can fully automate payroll, as long as one-off configurations have been set.

When looking for an automated payroll service provider, it is important to make sure it is cloud based and has features such as shift management, local compliance with regulations, integration with existing software, employee self-service capability and scalability.

Additionally, you should evaluate the security of the provider’s systems and the support they provide, to ensure that your data is secure and all issues can be addressed quickly.