Payroll and people admin for professional services

Smartly helps simplify payroll and people administration for professional services. Easily track and report hours by job, automate staff payments, and keep all your company and employee information in one central location.

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.
Free training and unlimited support
Use our help centre any time of the day to answer your questions, or get expert support from our Kiwi-based team from 8am till 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Popular Payroll features for professional service businesses

Easily export to your accounting package
With Smartly, exporting your payroll data to your accounting package is easy. Track labor costs, simplify financial reporting, reduce manual entry and minimise errors.
Allowances and bonuses
If your team are eligible for allowances (mileage, accommodation, bonuses), these can easily be added while you’re running the pay. Plus, you can bulk assign the allowance. Simple!
Labour costing
Split cost allowances, leave and one-off payments separately across jobs or departments and automatically send through to Xero. Get the visibility and reporting you need to stay on top.

Popular People Management features for professional service businesses

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 on a range of topics from recruitment to employment and onboarding.

Other popular features for your industry

Compliance with the Holidays Act
Smartly Payroll is up to date and compliant with the Holidays Act. We’ve got it sorted so you don’t need to stress. Keep focused on your business while we handle the complicated stuff.
Easy set-up and training
When you sign up, we’ll set up a one-to-one training session tailored to your business needs. Run over Zoom, we’ll take you through your first pay step by step.
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.
Automated payments
Save time and remain compliant with automated payroll payments. Automate your payroll calculations, payday filing, PAYE payments, employee payments and more.
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.
Safe and Secure
We take the safety and security of our customers data and transactions very seriously. The Smartly product is certified against ISO27001.
Employee self-service
Manage leave, timesheets, notifications and more. Easy access to payslips and payroll information. Self-service is simple for you and your employees with Smartly.
Visibility over your team and yourself
Managers can jump between their personal information and their employees with the touch of a button.
Licence and certificate renewal reminders
Automate your certification and licence renewal processes, such as Site Safe Passport, and first aid certificates.
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.
Permission settings
Set up different permission settings, so you can ensure that your people are only seeing what they need to see.

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.

View plans

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!

DIY Payroll Plan Managed Payroll Plan

Over 22,000 Kiwi businesses use Smartly

Irene Lin – Uprise Digital

“It reduces the time I spend processing payroll.”

How can Smartly help your business?

1–5 employees
Smartly Payroll is designed with small Kiwi small businesses in mind. We make it simple to pay your people and focus on your business. Learn more
6–19 employees
As your business grows and you hire more employees, you’ll want a way to keep your payroll accurate. Smartly is all about making payroll simpler for growing Kiwi businesses. Learn more
20+ employees
Have total visibility of your team with Smartly Payroll. Comprehensive reporting, accurate and faff-free payroll. Perfect for larger businesses. Learn more