Why use Employment Hero Payroll with Akahu?
Save time on employee and IRD payments
No more time wasted on manually uploading payment files. No more risk from payment files stored locally on staff computers. Once connected, employees can be paid in bulk from a nominated bank account in a matter of minutes. IRD payments are also automated. Save time, reduce manual effort and provide total visibility over all outgoing payments in each pay run.
Instant, ongoing connectivity
Connecting your bank account to Employment Hero Payroll via Akahu is quick and painless. This is a one-time process. Learn more about how information is collected in Employment Hero Payroll here.
Trust and security
With Akahu and Employment Hero Payroll, you’re connecting your bank account through a secure third-party to trusted payroll software. You and your clients retain full control over connected bank accounts, which can be updated or removed whenever necessary.
Do more with Akahu.
- Seamless and fuss-free payroll processing without manual bank file uploads
- Connect multiple Kiwi bank accounts if you need to make payroll payments from multiple accounts
- Broad coverage of connectivity with New Zealand banks including: ANZ, ASB, Westpac, BNZ, Kiwibank, TSB, Heartland and The Co-operative Bank
- Alerting if the bank account has insufficient funds or there is some other type of error
- Full visibility over the payment status of every employee within a pay run, directly from within Employment Hero Payroll
- Peace of mind over successful payments which can be reviewed and audited at any time
About Akahu
Say hello to seamless payroll payments! Integrating with Akahu allows accountants, bookkeepers and outsourced payroll providers to connect their clients’ bank accounts and pay employees directly within Employment Hero’s cloud payroll platform.
No need for manual processing of payment files – simply connect existing bank accounts to automate payments to both employees and IRD as part of the pay run process.
Akahu is New Zealand’s open finance platform. Akahu makes it simple to connect your bank accounts to trusted products such as Employment Hero Payroll. Learn more about Akahu here, and about how information is collected here.
