Automated payroll system.
Leave payroll tasks in the background and free yourself from manual admin. Smarter payroll from start to finish.


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, super 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.
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.


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.
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.


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 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.

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
What is automated payroll?
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.
What are the benefits of automated payroll over manual payroll?
- Compliance confidence for tax payments – Between payroll taxes, STP, Modern Awards, super stapling, and much more things can get complicated when it comes to staying compliant. When you use an HRIS to automate your payroll obligations, you can have confidence that you’re doing the right thing.
- Seamless integration of payroll services – Increase your business’s efficiency by using a payroll software that will will integrate seamlessly with your current HR software. So you can breeze through payroll with confidence and ease knowing that all your employee data and information is housed together.
- Reduce the chance of human error – Payroll is something you do not want to run the risk of getting wrong. We’re all human, and mistakes are bound to happen. However, using an HRIS (particularly one with AI integrations like Employment Hero) can help automate payroll obligations to help enhance your payroll accuracy and reduce human error.
- Save time on administrative tasks – When done manually, running payroll and bookkeeping can be a time-consuming and mundane task. Thankfully an HRIS can help save you time and allow you to focus on more strategic tasks for your business. Here’s how:
- Payroll automation – Easily calculate penalty rates, overtime rules, and a range of allowances
- Electronic timesheets – Employees can send these to management for approval
- Modern Awards – Payroll software like Employment Hero has built-in award interpretation (over 50 modern awards)
- Dynamic rostering – Allows businesses to allocate their team based on demand and peak times
- Single touch payroll (STP) compliance – Automatically report your tax and super to the ATO with minimal fuss
- Empower employees with an employee self-service portal – Whether it’s updating their personal information when changes happen, submitting their leave requests, checking timesheets on their phone or acknowledging important workplace policies, allowing your team to make changes when it suits them takes pressure and admin off payroll officers.
- Save money – When you use an HRIS to automate managing payroll obligations, not only will you save time and money, you can make your payroll process more dynamic and efficient for your business needs.
How does automated payroll work?
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.
Can payroll be fully automated?
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.
What features should you look for in an automated payroll service provider?
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.
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.
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