Payroll linked to attendance and posted to your books
Sutumatic builds each employee's pay from defined components, adds the effect of advances and penalties, then turns the month's payroll into a journal entry in the same system. No manual hand-off between payroll and accounting.
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Salary components | Complete |
| Attendance penalties | Needs review |
| Payroll entry | Ready to post |
From salary components to payment
Components you define
Salary detail types (basic, allowances and deductions) assigned to each employee with their values.
Advances
Record and track employee advances; employees can request an advance from the app.
Penalties & rewards
Coding for rewards and penalties; attendance penalties are stored and can be linked to salary components.
Monthly payroll entry
Create the monthly payroll journal entry, edit or reverse it, or add a manual payroll entry when needed.
Payment transfer
Transfer salaries to the right account from cash or bank within the system.
Month review
Review the month's payroll and what hasn't been posted yet before closing.
How a month's payroll flows
Components
Basic, allowances, deductions per employee.
Attendance
Late, early leave, absence and penalties.
Advances
Deductions from the employee's advances.
Review
Review the month's payroll before posting.
Post & pay
Journal entry and transfer from the account.
HR and finance on the same data
HR prepares attendance, penalties and advances; finance reviews the monthly payroll and approves the entry and payment. Each works within their permissions, and the result is one entry in the company books.
- The monthly payroll entry is created directly from the system
- Edit or reverse the entry when needed
- Transfer payment from cash or bank
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Salary components | Complete |
| Attendance penalties | Needs review |
| Payroll entry | Ready to post |
Frequently asked questions
Is payroll connected to accounting?
Yes. Monthly payroll becomes a journal entry in Sutumatic; you can edit or reverse it and transfer payment from cash or bank.
Do attendance penalties flow into payroll?
Late, early-leave and absence penalties are stored in the system and can be linked to salary components, so they appear when preparing monthly payroll.
Keep reading
Time & attendance
Record attendance manually, from the Employee app with or without GPS, or from biometric-device Excel/CSV files. Overnight shifts, lateness and penalties included.
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One employee file with job details, department and branch, attachments, salary components and leave balances, plus role-based user permissions.
Read moreLeave & reports
Define leave types and balances, record and approve leave, manage public holidays, and see attendance reports by shift and by employee, including penalties.
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