Payroll and people admin for 6-19 employees

As your business grows, you’ll want a way to keep your payroll and people information accurate and easy to manage. Streamline your processes with one smart system.

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Payroll can be complex, but we make it simple for you
We do this by using smart tech to take care of all the complex calculations. Then automate all the payments directly to the IRD, KiwiSaver, your staff's bank accounts and more.
Never worry about IRD fees or legislation again
We lie awake at night thinking about things like the Holidays Act, PAYE and new payday filing requirements. So you never have to.
Get free training and unlimited support
We've got you! Our NZ based payroll experts can help via phone or email.

Popular Payroll features for businesses with 6-19 employees

Automatic payments
Run your pay, and then we’ll automatically make your payments to your employees, IRD, KiwiSaver and more.
Employee self-service app
Manage leave, timesheets, notifications and more. Access payslips and payroll information. Self-service made easy for you and your employees.
Labour costing
Smartly's labour costing feature lets you track employee hours and labour costs by different regions, departments and jobs depending on your business needs.

Popular People Management features for businesses with 6-19 employees

All your documents saved in one place
Never lose track of your important HR records again. Upload, store and manage key people admin documents, dates, and certifications in the same place so you’ll always know where to find what you need.
Streamline your processes with tasks and automations
No more last-minute scrambles to get licences renewed, annoying calendar reminders or people-chasing. Our tasks and automations take the stress out of your day-to-day people admin tasks.
HR resources on hand when you need them
Set up your people admin processes confidently with the help of our Resource Centre. Filled with guides, tasks and checklists created specifically for New Zealand SME’s by HR experts.

Find out what Smartly customers say about us!

Shine Cafe From sunny Lower Hutt, Sue talks about her small business and café Shine. She says it’s awesome how Smartly helps her business stay on top of payroll!

Bella Vita Hairdressing Another Lower Hutt-based small business is Bella Vita Hairdressing. Owner Christine is very passionate about her staff and making sure they’re paid correctly and on time. Hear what she has to say!

Uprise Uprise, a snazzy digital firm working out of Auckland and Wellington, has been using Smartly for over 10 years. Hear what Finance Manager, Irene has to say about Smartly and how it’s so simple!

Other popular features for your business size

Help Centre
The Help Centre is your first port of call for help. We’ve got easy-to-follow guides and product demo videos plus a searchable FAQ space with answers and step-by-step instructions.
Payday filing
Payroll information for you and your employees is automatically sent to IRD so you never have to worry about IRD penalties.
Leave management
Leave management made super easy. Employees can view leave balances, project leave balances for the future and put in leave requests on their app.
PAYE sorted (payments to IRD)
Payments to IRD are handled so you don’t need to worry. Never be penalised for missing IRD payment deadlines – it’s all handled by us.
Easy reporting interface
We have a range of reports designed to make tracking and reporting on payroll super simple. From pay run reports to warning and changes reports and more. It’s also super easy to export files too.
Allowances and deductions
If your team is eligible for allowances (mileage, food, etc), or require extra deductions to be made you can easily add these while you’re running the pay. Plus, you can bulk assign allowances.
Xero integration
Send payroll information straight to Xero, giving you more visibility into business performance and productivity.
Safe and Secure
We take the safety and security of our customers data and transactions very seriously. The Smartly product is certified against ISO27001.
One place to keep everything up to date
One central location gives you confidence that you and your team are looking at the most accurate and up to date information.
Licence and certificate renewal reminders
Automate your certification and licence renewal processes, such as Site Safe Passport, and first aid certificates.
Best practice guides and templates
Access to guides, templates and checklists to help you through the different parts of managing your people.
Compliant set up
Our dedicated team will be there to support you through the set up process and will help ensure that your site is implemented correctly and compliantly.

Your easiest payroll decision

Our plans are designed to make payroll simple, whatever that looks like for your business.

Our DIY Payroll plan includes everything you need to sort your payroll yourself and our simple software makes it easy to get it right. Or, let us do it for you with our Managed Payroll plan and you'll get a dedicated account manager to look after your payroll for you. Too easy!

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Over 22,000 Kiwi businesses use Smartly

One smart system to sort all your payroll and people admin

From setting up new employees, to managing all their information, to sorting their pay and timesheets, Smartly lets you do it all in one place, cutting down your workload and freeing up your headspace.

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How can Smartly help your business?

Retail
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Hospitality
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Professional services
Track hours by job and automate staff payments in Smartly Payroll. Professional services sorted. Learn more