Processing payroll
Complete guides to running your payroll from draft preparation through to finalisation and troubleshooting common issues.
12 articles
Preparing your draft payStep one of the pay process - selecting employees and entering pay data.
Reviewing and auditing the draft payStep two of the pay process - checking pay calculations before finalising.
Finalising and processing paysStep three of the pay process - committing the draft to final pay.
Post-process tasks and banking outputsStep four of the pay process - completing reporting and payment tasks.
Understanding pay codesHow pay codes are organised and used in SmoothPay.
Employee not appearing for selection to payResolving issues when an employee doesn't show up in the Who to pay list.
Placing employees on holdHow to prevent an employee from being paid using the hold function.
Correcting pay errors - easiest methodFixing pay mistakes by adjusting the next pay run.
Correcting pay errors - restoring from backupUsing system restore to fix errors in completed pay runs.
Understanding pay datesHow pay dates work and the difference between period end and pay day.
Processing one-off deductions (sundry deduct)How to deduct a one-time amount from an employee's pay.
Understanding transaction fieldsWhat each field means when creating or editing pay transactions.