Payroll calculation and report generation

Purpose

1.1. Automate accurate calculation of hourly, salaried, tip-based, and overtime payroll for Pho restaurant staff.
1.2. Automate generation of comprehensive payroll reports for management, compliance, and tax filing.
1.3. Enable automated data gathering from POS, scheduling, and attendance systems for consolidated payroll processing.
1.4. Automator ensures wage, deduction, benefits, and gratuity calculations comply with local labor laws.
1.5. Automate scheduled reports to owners/accountants and enable automated digital storage of payroll documentation.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Scheduled triggers (e.g., weekly, biweekly, monthly payroll period end).
2.2. Automate triggers on staff clock-out, shift end, or schedule finalization.
2.3. Receipt of POS export or timesheet data file.
2.4. Manual initiation by HR or manager via dashboard/button.
2.5. Automated API webhook from attendance/scheduling software.

Platform Variants

3.1. QuickBooks
• Feature/Setting: Use Payroll API endpoint to automate payslip creation and earnings summary.
• Sample: Configure payroll.create endpoint with mapped staff, hours, rates.

3.2. Gusto
• Feature/Setting: Automate with Payroll Runs API for calculation and instant report PDF generation.
• Sample: Automate runPayroll POST trigger, set exportPayrollReports to email accountant.

3.3. ADP
• Feature/Setting: Workforce Now API automates submission of work hours and generates automated payroll reports.
• Sample: /v1/payroll/process-payroll API call.

3.4. Paychex
• Feature/Setting: Automate batch payroll import and use Pay Data Export API for report automation.
• Sample: Use CreatePayData endpoint for staff batch upload.

3.5. BambooHR
• Feature/Setting: BambooHR Webhooks automate staff data sync to payroll period; Reports API automates payroll summary extraction.
• Sample: /reports/payroll-summary endpoint.

3.6. Xero
• Feature/Setting: Payroll API automates wage calculation; report endpoints automate exports.
• Sample: POST /payroll/employees for processing.

3.7. Zenefits
• Feature/Setting: Configure PayRuns API to automate payroll initiation and obtain automated reports.
• Sample: runPayruns automation.

3.8. Wave
• Feature/Setting: Use Payroll Processing API for calculation; automate payroll journal export via Reports API.
• Sample: /businesses/payroll/settings endpoint.

3.9. OnPay
• Feature/Setting: Automate runPayroll and payrollExport endpoints for calculations and downloadable reports.
• Sample: Use POST /payrolls API.

3.10. Square Payroll
• Feature/Setting: Payroll automation API for schedule-based payroll; export CSV automatedly to GDrive or email.
• Sample: Use /v2/payroll/ runs endpoint for batch.

3.11. Toast POS
• Feature/Setting: Automate employee time export to payroll system via API webhook post shift-close.
• Sample: POST /labor/report endpoint.

3.12. Deputy
• Feature/Setting: Automate timesheet export, use /payroll/export endpoint, trigger payroll processing workflow.
• Sample: Deputy-Payroll API scheduler.

3.13. Homebase
• Feature/Setting: Automate work hours calculation and use Payroll Report API for regular payroll cycle exports.
• Sample: Schedule /payroll report automation.

3.14. Paylocity
• Feature/Setting: Automate Pay Run initiation via Data Integration API, export employee payroll reports.
• Sample: schedulePayrun API trigger.

3.15. UKG Ready
• Feature/Setting: Automate collection of clock-in/out data; payroll report generated via Reporting API.
• Sample: /report/pull endpoint.

3.16. Paycor
• Feature/Setting: Automate time collection and payroll batch processing; report API automates summary files.
• Sample: paycor.batchPayroll endpoint.

3.17. Rippling
• Feature/Setting: Employee API automates wage data fetch; Payroll API automates payment and compliance reports.
• Sample: rippling.payroll.runReport webhook.

3.18. SAP SuccessFactors
• Feature/Setting: Automated payroll process via oData API; automate report export on payroll completion.
• Sample: oData /PayrollResults endpoint.

3.19. Sage
• Feature/Setting: Sage Payroll API batch processes hours, rates; automate report PDF creation.
• Sample: /payroll/calculate endpoint.

3.20. Zoho Payroll
• Feature/Setting: Automate payslip generation and payroll report via Payroll Automation API.
• Sample: /api/v2/payroll/reports endpoint.

3.21. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Automate import of POS and timesheet data; formula-driven payroll calculations, scheduled report PDF export using Apps Script.
• Sample: Automator triggers on new sheet rows.

Benefits

4.1. Automated payroll processing reduces manual errors and compliance risk.
4.2. Automates wage/tip calculation and report generation—saving hours for management.
4.3. Automator enables report delivery and record storage with zero human intervention.
4.4. Automatable workflows streamline communication with accountants and authorities.
4.5. Automating payroll fosters faster decision-making, happier staff, and operational efficiency.