Processing payroll completes the pay run and finalises employee payments for the period. Once timesheets have been reviewed, approved and included in a pay run, payroll can be finalised, pay slips published and employees notified. This process also supports record keeping and compliance by allowing the pay run to be lodged with the ATO once complete. This guide explains how to process payroll.
Quick Guide
Processing Payroll
Before processing payroll, ensure the pay run has been created and any required approvals have been received.
Click the cog in the top right corner of the Dashboard.
Select Payroll Entries from the drop-down menu.
This opens the payroll dashboard.
Scroll to the list of employees.
Click on the Pay Runs tab.
Locate the unprocessed pay run.
Click on the orange pay run date to the left.
Select Finalise Pay Run.
The pop-up displays the current pay run settings.
To review or adjust settings, click the blue pencil icon to the right.
Make any required changes.
To retain these settings for future pay runs, tick the relevant box at the bottom.
Click Finalise.
Employees have now been paid.
Select Go to Pay Run in the top right.
Click Publish Pay Slips, if this was not selected earlier.
Choose whether to notify employees.
Click Send.
Select Lodge Pay Run with ATO.
The pay run is now complete.