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Our most popular features for accountants

Partner with us

Smartly Payroll makes it easy for you and your clients to pay their people. Smartly is free for partnered accountants to use for their own business, and helps you and your clients to stay compliant with the Holidays Act, IRD and more. The simple way to sort your payroll.

Here are some of the benefits of becoming a Smartly partner: 

  • Free access to Smartly Payroll
  • Dedicated sales support
  • Exclusive promotions
  • Over 40 trained payroll specialists to support you and your clients with payroll
  • Smartly Payroll training
  • Regular communications and newsletters
  • Merchandise
  • Flyers, brochures and guides
  • Event sponsoring by arrangement
  • Roadshows
  • Extra opportunities for some partners, including testimonials and branding on smartly.co.nz

Our most popular features for accountants

Below is a list of features that are popular with our accountants: 

Umbrella view 

With Smartly Payroll, you get umbrella access to all your client’s payroll in one view. Simply switch between clients as you need, all in one place. Simple.

Automatic payments

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

PAYE intermediary service/payday filing

Payments to the IRD are sorted with our PAYE intermediary service. Don’t worry about IRD penalties for missing PAYE payment deadlines – we automatically sort these payments for you along with payday filing requirements.

Safe and secure

We take the safety and security of our customers’ data and transactions very seriously. The Smartly product is certified against ISO27001, which basically means we go above and beyond to keep you safe and secure, always.

Support

Need help? If you want to know how to do anything on Smartly, we’ve got you! Check out our Help Centre or give one of our expert payroll specialists a call.

Set-up and training

When you sign up, we’ll set up a one-to-one training session tailored to your needs. Run over Zoom, we’ll take you through your first pay step by step. Plus, there’s loads of online guides and demo videos if you get stuck at any time.

Migration from other payroll systems

We’re here to help if you’re switching from another payroll provider. It’s as easy as sending a few reports, and loading employee details and you’re good to go!

Xero integration

Send payroll information straight to Xero from Smartly, giving you more visibility into business performance and productivity. Automatically have your payroll information accurately and efficiently flow through to your accounting system every pay run.

Employee self-service

More power to your clients. Employees can access their payslips, manage their leave, submit timesheets and allowances and cost their hours – all through the Smartly app. Managers can also review and approve their team’s requests either through the app or the manager’s web portal. What employees can access will depend on what payroll package you subscribe to.

Cloud-based payroll

Access your payroll on the go and from anywhere. Smartly is a cloud-based software solution for you and your clients.

Labour costing

Split and 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 of your business.

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