Payroll data preparation syncing attendance and hours

Purpose

1.1. Automate the synchronization of staff attendance records and worked hours from attendance systems into payroll processing, ensuring accurate salary calculations, timely payroll preparation, compliance with statutory requirements, and minimal manual intervention for Andhra cuisine restaurant operations.
1.2. Capture clock-in/clock-out times, overtime, leaves, shift swaps, and breaks while transferring processed data directly into payroll software.
1.3. Eliminate manual reconciliation, reduce calculation errors, provide transparent pay data, and support rapid adjustment for roster or attendance irregularities.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. End of business day attendance log finalized.
2.2. Scheduled payroll cycle initiation (weekly, biweekly, or monthly).
2.3. New or edited attendance records in attendance management systems.
2.4. HR manager’s approval of finalized attendance or shift data.
2.5. System flag indicating discrepancies or anomalies detected for resolution.

Platform Variants

3.1. QuickBooks Online
• API: TimeActivity — Automate push of approved attendance data to create or update employee time entries.
3.2. ADP Workforce Now
• API: Time Management API — Configure import for bulk clock-in/out records and sync to payroll batch.
3.3. Gusto
• Feature: Time Tracking Sync — Enable automatic merging of timesheet data, mapped with tip/out adjustments, into payroll runs.
3.4. Zoho People
• API: Timesheets — Automated fetch and update of time logs via webhook after shift close.
3.5. BambooHR
• API: Time Tracking Endpoint — Sync reported hours, overtime, and leave directly as pay period input.
3.6. Paychex Flex
• Integration: Time & Attendance Import — Scheduled import for hours and leave, triggering payroll calculation.
3.7. Xero Payroll
• API: Timesheets — Automated upload of attendance data as approved timesheets into payroll processing batch.
3.8. SAP SuccessFactors
• API: Time Sheet API — Configured to transfer verified time data directly to payroll modules.
3.9. Workday
• Feature: Integrations Cloud Studio — Set up pipeline to ingest shift/attendance logs and trigger payroll run via event.
3.10. Deputy
• API: Timesheet Data — On publish, send verified timesheet hours to payroll hub automatically.
3.11. TSheets (QuickBooks Time)
• API: Timesheets Endpoint — Configure webhook to push approved shift and break info into payroll cycles.
3.12. Kronos Workforce Ready
• Feature: Data Integration — Scheduled extraction and transformation of attendance for direct payroll input.
3.13. Freshteam
• API: Attendance Logs — Scheduled call to export daily attendance, auto-feed into salaries module.
3.14. Oracle HCM Cloud
• API: Time Card API — Set to auto-post accepted entries into payroll calculation batch.
3.15. Rippling
• Integration: Time & Attendance Sync — Automated onboarding of timesheet data mapped to payroll events.
3.16. Paylocity
• API: Time & Labor Management — Import finalized attendance to streamline payroll preparation.
3.17. Sage HR
• API: Attendance Tracking — Fetch confirmed hours and batch push into payroll calculation system.
3.18. OnTheClock
• API: Export Reports — Pull attendance summary for pay period and forward to payroll platform.
3.19. Zenefits
• Feature: Payroll Sync — Enable direct timesheet-to-payroll handoff for approved hours.
3.20. Ceridian Dayforce
• API: Timesheet Transfer — Push finalized time data from attendance system for payroll integration.
3.21. UKG Ready
• Integration API: Schedule automated export of validated attendance for direct upload to payroll.
3.22. Bitrix24
• API: Time Management — Get daily/monthly time logs, automate feed into payroll summary.

Benefits

4.1. Reduces manual data entry, eliminating calculation and transfer errors.
4.2. Guarantees faster payroll processing and compliance with labor laws.
4.3. Provides real-time and audit-ready documentation for payments.
4.4. Increases staff trust and reduces administrative workload.
4.5. Ensures flexibility for shift-based environments typical of Andhra restaurants.