How to run payroll in Console
Learn how to efficiently run payroll in Console with this four-step guide.
Overview
This guide shows how to enter payroll in Check Console using the Ready Pay Component. It outlines the four-step payroll workflow and the detailed Console actions.
Payroll workflow
- Pre-processing: get organized
- Gather all payroll changes: hours worked, additional pay, new deductions, new hires, and so on.
- Update changes
- Enter updates in your Partner payroll UI (imports or employee profiles) or directly in Console, per internal best practices.
- Preview payroll results
- Review calculated wages, taxes, deductions, and benefits to confirm accuracy.
- Submit payroll
- After verifying all items, submit the payroll for processing.

Enter payroll in Console
- In Console, open Companies → select the company.
- Select Payrolls → + Create payroll.
- Choose one of these options:
- New payroll – the next scheduled payroll
- Off-cycle payroll – an unscheduled run
- Drafts – payrolls in progress
- Submitted – previously approved payrolls
- For each Employee who needs edits, expand the row.
- Confirm Payment method (Direct deposit or Manual).
- Select + New earning to add or adjust pay.
- In the earning row, enter:
- Earning type
- Description (appears on pay stubs)
- Workplace
- Earning rate, Hours, and Amount
- Select Preview payroll.
- Review the Payroll summary panel: pay period, payday, approval deadline, headcounts, and total cash requirement.
- Use the tabs to verify Pay breakdown, Taxes, Hourly breakdown, Post-tax deductions, and Benefits.
- If you need edits, select Edit payroll.
- If everything is correct, select Submit payroll.
Recording
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Last updated on June 30, 2024