Traditionally, payroll teams were larger and spent significant time manually entering and processing payroll data. In older-style payroll operations, it was common to see:
- Payroll teams responsible for the majority of data entry
- High single-point dependency (ie. on individual skilled team members) to complete pay processing on key days
- Use of multiple manual checklists to verify that pre-, during-, and post-processing controls were completed
- Manual reports used to carry out validation checks
- Reports packaged and archived in records management systems
- Critical, time-sensitive validations — such as payroll period-to-period net comparisons — performed only after pay was released, leaving limited time for detailed checks
Move to a new world in payroll solutions—free your team from data entry, allowing time to focus on validation and oversight and high-value employee services.
Modern payroll trends are moving away from batch-based, single-point-dependent processing towards:
- Continuous, proactive payroll validation
- A service-oriented model where checks are distributed throughout the pay cycle, enabling the team to manage unexpected workloads more effectively
- Dashboards for consolidated real-time monitoring of payroll exceptions and embedded analytics
- Simulated payroll results available before processing, helping identify issues early and display status, workload views, and next steps roadmaps
- Empowered payroll leads who can distribute tasks across the payroll team, reducing single-point dependencies and improving ability to resolve issues before next pay
- The ability to accept variations with reason descriptions and date stamps, increasing control and auditability
- An intuitive interface that enhances the experience even for less technical payroll processors
Ready to modernise your payroll?
If you’ve not yet transitioned to a modern payroll solution, talk to us. We can help identify gaps, recommend the necessary changes, and support you through the implementation process.
