Review the information that affects employee pay before payroll is submitted, approved and finalized.
Use this guide as a starting point for a consistent internal process. Assign an owner, document outstanding items and adapt each step to your organization, workforce and jurisdiction.
Implementation tip: Do not only record what is missing. Assign every open item to a named person, set a due date and retain evidence when it is completed.
• Making payroll changes from undocumented verbal requests.
• Approving totals without reviewing employee-level exceptions.
• Waiting until payday to reconcile the payroll register.
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Payroll administrators, business owners, finance teams and approving managers.
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