PAYROLL SOFTWARE
Embrace a connected, agile payroll experience.
Step into the future of payroll with a connected global payroll suite built to boost engagement, productivity, and automation—embedded in the leading AI platform for HR and finance.
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Streamline. Automate. Flex.
Our industry-leading solution helps drive efficiency and accuracy in your payroll processes, while providing the agility you need to respond to shifting regulations and organizational priorities.
Payroll management.
Reduce manual effort and simplify processes with an agile, automated, and continuous calculation engine built to improve payroll accuracy and compliance.
Global payroll integration.
Manage your global payroll from one place with real-time integrations for 180+ countries through our network of trusted partners.
Reporting and analytics.
Become a data-driven, strategic business partner through access to complete, real-time insights about workforce costs.
Employee self-service.
Engage your employees with an AI-driven user experience that makes it easy to understand pay details and manage HR data.
Payroll performance that pays off.
Don’t just run your business—run it flawlessly. When your HCM and payroll are in one place, you can leverage automation to pay people accurately, on time, and compliantly so every pay period is right on the money.
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Synced HR transactions and payroll
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Continuous payroll processing
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Bidirectional global payroll APIs
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Anytime audit with AI anomaly detection
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Built-in reporting and analytics
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Mobile-first employee experience
Manage payroll globally, process locally.
With payroll for Australia, Canada, France, the UK, U.S., and Workday Payroll provided by Strada, we offer payroll in more than 60 countries. Have workers outside of those areas? No problem. Our global payroll partners have you covered. With Workday, you can meet payroll requirements for 180+ countries with certified, bidirectional integrations—all while viewing and managing your workforce on a single platform.
Strada
Strada is a technology-enabled, people-powered company committed to delivering world-class payroll, human capital management, and financial management solutions to organizations globally.
CloudPay
CloudPay delivers market-leading global payroll and payments solutions through a single unified SaaS deployed platform that seamlessly integrates with Workday HCM via certified connectors
Safeguard Global
Safeguard Global is a leading global managed payroll provider, processing nearly 2 million pay slips per year, with certified Workday integrations in 93 countries.
OneSource Virtual
OneSource Virtual delivers in-tenant technology and expert services to automate the administrative, transactional tasks of payroll, taxes, payments, and benefits in Workday.
Tap into the power of AI.
Accelerate, assist, and transform your payroll processes with Workday Illuminate™, our next-gen AI. Use Gen AI, AI copilots, and agentic AI to uplevel your work, automate manual processes, and attract new payroll talent—while keeping your sensitive information secure within Workday.
Stay ahead of compliance.
Monitor regulatory changes with our compliance dashboard, gain insights from our customer community, and get recommended tools from our dedicated team of experts who constantly track regulatory changes so you always have what you need to succeed.
Payroll Software FAQs
What is payroll software?
Payroll software is a solution built to automate and streamline critical payroll processes—such as wage calculations, employee payments, and tax compliance—improving business efficiency and reducing errors.
What are the benefits of cloud-based payroll software?
Cloud-based payroll software provides anytime, anywhere access to payroll data—simplifying global management, enabling automated updates, and supporting seamless integrations with other systems.
Why do businesses use payroll software?
Businesses use payroll software to simplify and streamline payroll management processes, reduce administrative burden, and boost accuracy and compliance.
How does payroll software help with compliance, taxes, and regulations?
Payroll software helps you comply with federal, state, and local laws by automating tax calculations, deductions, and filings and providing reporting and record-keeping for audits.
What are the features of efficient payroll software?
Features of efficient payroll software include automated payroll processing, employee self-service capabilities, and built-in reporting and analytics.
What do I need to run payroll software?
To run payroll software, you need essential company details (like your EIN), employee information (W-4s, bank details, pay rates), and time records. From there, a modern, cloud-based payroll solution requires an internet connection, a web browser, and some configuration—but no traditional coding or customization.
Can I run payroll software internationally?
Yes, you can run payroll software internationally. For best results, use a solution that is specifically designed to handle payroll for employees in multiple countries.
How does payroll software integrate with your human resource information systems?
Typically, payroll software integrates with your HRIS platform via an API or prebuilt connector, providing a secure pathway for automated data exchange between the systems. With Workday, no integration is required—your data flows automatically between HR solutions and payroll.
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