Smartly | Payroll fundamentals

Payroll fundamentals

All our payroll plans include the fundamentals to help pay your people on time, accurately, and in compliance with legislation. The simple way to sort your payroll.

Automatic payments
Run your pay, and then we’ll automatically make your payments to your employees, IRD, Kiwisaver and more.
Accurate leave calculations
Automation helps you calculate leave correctly and in compliance with the Holidays Act, plus automate calculations for PAYE, termination pay and more.
Payday filing
Payroll information for you and your employees is automatically sent to IRD so you never have to worry about IRD penalties. Simple, right?

Feature breakdown – what you’ll get from our payroll fundamentals

Feature

Automatically make payments to employees, IRD, KiwiSaver and more

Accurately calculate leave and payments

Payday filing

PAYE intermediary service (payments to IRD)

Easy reporting interface

Import timesheets

Basic leave management

Automatically process standard pays – set and forget

Basic Xero integration

Secure and safe data

Reminders and notifications

How it works

Run your pay, and then we’ll automatically make your payments to your employees, IRD, KiwiSaver and more.

Automation helps you calculate leave correctly and in compliance with the Holidays Act, plus automate calculations for PAYE, termination pay and more.

Payroll information for you and your employees is automatically sent to IRD so you never have to worry about IRD penalties.

Payments to the IRD are handled so you don’t need to worry. Never be penalised for missing IRD payment deadlines – it’s all handled by us.

Track and report on hours through a range of reports (inc. payroll or IRD reports).

If you’re using a third party time and attendance package import timesheets easily with a CSV file.

Sort your leave with requests, approvals and multiple leave types. Manage employees and their time easy!

Do some or all of your employees get paid the same every payday? Use our auto-pay feature to set up the payments to happen automatically each payday – too easy!

Send payroll information straight to Xero, giving you more visibility into business performance and productivity.

We take the safety and security of our customers data and transactions very seriously. The Smartly product is certified against ISO27001.

Email and in-product alerts to help you keep on top of payroll. You can choose which notifications you want to see.

Get your first month free

The easiest way to run a pay

With Smartly, it’s easy to pay your team and pay them right.

Employees log their hours in the app.
Any leave or special payments are captured too.
Hours and leave approved by a manager or payroll admin.
Payroll admin runs a pay.
Payments are automatically made directly to employees, IRD, KiwiSaver and more.
Easy!

Payroll plans designed for you

Our plans are designed to make payroll simple. Choose the plan that works for your business now, and switch up or down at any time. No contracts, easy set-up and free training.

Number of employees

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Add additional pay cycle

Payroll One $30 monthly + GST*

plus $1.99 per employee per pay run

If your business isn’t too big, say fewer than 5 employees, and most employee hours don’t change much from payroll to payroll, this plan is for you.

Fundamentals to run a pay
Training and ongoing support
Basic employee self-service
Basic leave management
Digital timesheets
Labour costing

Get your first month free

Payroll Two $40 monthly + GST*

plus $1.99 per employee per pay run
plus $1.99 per employee per month

Suits most Kiwi businesses and will see you right if you’re growing. Perfect if your employee (or contractor) hours are changing week to week.

Fundamentals to run a pay
Training and ongoing support
Advanced employee self-service
Advanced leave management
Digital timesheets
Labour costing

Get your first month free

Payroll Three $65 monthly + GST*

plus $1.99 per employee per pay run
plus $1.99 per employee per month

Smartly Payroll Three is the simple choice for large or more complicated businesses. Make it easier to keep track and report on hours.

Fundamentals to run a pay
Training and ongoing support
Advanced employee self-service
Advanced leave management
Digital timesheets
Labour costing

Get your first month free

*Indicative costs only. All pricing listed above excludes GST. Actual pricing may vary monthly depending on number of employees and pay cycles at a rate of $1.99 per employee per pay cycle. Plus the number of employees paid per month at $1.99 per employee per month (Payroll Two and Three only).

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