Payroll and people admin for retail

Smartly makes payroll and people management simple for retailers. From automating staff payments, to storing and managing key people admin documents and certifications, you can do it all in one place.

One-touch pay
Prefill your payroll with a single click! Our one-touch pay feature will pull through your payroll data, including your employees timesheets, with the click of a button.
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 features for retail businesses

Automatic payments
The easiest way to run a pay. Once you approve a pay run, we’ll automatically make your payments to your employees, the IRD, KiwiSaver and more. So simple.
Leave calendar
See who's on leave, who's planning leave and when, all from an easy calendar view. Plus, it's simple for payroll admins and line managers to sort their team's leave.
Digital timesheets
Timesheeting with Smartly is easy! Employees can submit their time in the Smartly app straight through to their manager (you or a site supervisor) or straight to payroll admin for approval.

Popular People Management features for retail 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 retail businesses

Set-up and training
We'll help make your set-up as easy as possible. Simply sign up and we'll grab some information from you, get your site set up and then make sure you're trained and ready to go for your first pay.
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.
Automated payments
Save time and remain compliant with automated payroll payments. Automate your payroll calculations, payday filing, PAYE payments, employee payments and more.
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.
Accurate leave calculations
No need to worry about leave calculations or compliance. Smartly has that sorted for you. We’ll set you up so you are calculating leave accurately and in compliance with the Holidays Act.
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.
Employee information in one place
Gather, store and organise your employees’ information such as employment details, licences, certifications and due dates. Build out accurate employee profiles for fast and easy access.
Visibility over your team and yourself
Managers can jump between their personal information and their employees with the touch of a button.
Policy templates written by HR experts
We've written policy templates to get you started. Download the template, personalise it to suit your business, then send it off to the right people.
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.

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

Christine Delaney – Bella Vita Hairdressing

“It used to take me 6 hours to run a payroll. Now it takes me 20 minutes.”

How can Smartly help your business?

1-5 employees
Smartly is designed with Kiwi SMEs in mind. We've put in a bunch of great time-saving features you'll love – and left out all the confusing and complex stuff you don't need. Learn more
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. Learn more
20-99 employees
Smartly gives you total visibility of your team. From setting up new employees and managing all their information, to sorting their pay Smartly lets you do it all in one place. Learn more