SouthWare Payroll Software is a feature-rich and flexible system for payroll processing, tracking, and reporting. This is a system designed to lower your admin time processing payroll. You benefit from a design that lets you set up all the standard information for an employee one time, so you only have to enter exceptional or one-time information with each payroll. There is designed flexibility to handle the many special earnings and deduction situations your employees have. Governmental reporting information is ready when you need it.
The employee database features extensive standard personnel data, along with information regarding pay frequency and normal pay rate or salary information. Earning and deduction features include customisable user defined types, taxable staus and limits for 401-k, cafeteria plans, and garnishments. Deduction methods can be flat amounts, rates, or percentages of gross pay.
Key differences between payroll as a service and running an in-house payroll solution really boil down to control, and long-term access to the data. Much of the administrative time required for payroll is tied to processes that are similar between hosted and on premise payroll solutions. A strong on-premise payroll solution will generally be much faster and easier to navigate than an external, web based offering.
When it comes time to process checks, SouthWare provides some great features:
- Data entry required only for exceptions to the normal employee information
- Speedy exception entry for hours and other exception overrides
- Allows 2 checks per employee per payroll
- Multiple exception files may be in progress
- Pre-check report for verification
- Numerous registers and reports
- Manual and Void check processing
From a reporting standpoint, SouthWare enables a number of core reports including employee and check reports, retirement, review, & leave reporting, quarterly tax reporting, and W2 Forms and magnetic media. Other special features include an optional interface for direct deposit software, an option for departmental accounting, and period-end accruals.
ChipTech is an award winning SouthWare reseller, and we can be contacted at (800) 295-0167 if you’d like more information, or want to see the product in action. We have a series of SouthWare demonstration videos available on this site as well.
