BrightPay

Author : Cecilie Langvik

Payroll processing

Overview

BrightPay is a payroll software that makes managing the payroll for your company quick and easy. The software is fully HMRC recognised, supports all RTI submission types and includes auto-enrolment functionality.

BrightPay can integrate with accounting software and can batch-process multiple employers at the same time. The software includes payroll journal API integration with several accounting packages, which allows users to send the payroll journal directly to the accounting software from within BrightPay.

BrightPay also includes direct API integration with:

NEST,
The People’s Pension,
Aviva
Smart Pension.

This is a time-saving feature in BrightPay that enables users to submit their workplace pension data to the pension provider from within BrightPay.

The desktop-based payroll software is available for both Microsoft and Apple Mac OS X and can be installed on up to 10 PCs. BrightPay Connect is an optional cloud add-on to the desktop payroll software that introduces powerful online features including an automated cloud backup, online employer dashboards, annual leave management, client payroll submission and approval, and an employee self-service portal. When using BrightPay Connect, BrightPay will carry out a ‘version check’ when opening the payroll to automatically detect if a more up-to-date version of the employer file is available. Plus, a new ‘other users check’ to prevent the risk of conflicting copies. The payroll itself is still processed on BrightPay’s desktop application but the payroll information is stored online on a secure cloud server.

BrightPay users can batch-process multiple employers at the same time. Users can finalise payslips, check for coding notices and send outstanding RTI and CIS submissions for multiple employers at the same time. Eliminate the need to create bank files and the manual workload associated with making payments to employees, subcontractors and HMRC.

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Cost	Standard: £79 for 3 employees per tax year, £139 for 10 employees per tax year, £209 for 25 employees per tax year, £289 for unlimited employees per tax year \| Payroll Bureaus: £329 for 10 employers per tax year, £549 for 25 employers per tax year, £689 for unlimited employers per tax year \| BrightPay Connect: Tiered pricing starting at £0.60 per employee
Competitors	ADP Workforce Now, Rippling, Paychex Flex, Paylocity, and QuickBooks Deskptop Pro
Function	BrightPay is a payroll software that makes managing the payroll for your company easier
USP	BrightPay includes payroll journal API integration with a number of accounting packages and direct API integrations with various pension providers
Use Case	Payroll software
Features	BrightPay has the ability to batch process multiple employers/employees at the same time, add unlimited additions and/or deductions to any payslip, option to make payments within the system and eliminate the need to create bank files, real time information regarding rules and regulations related to payrolls
Strengths	BrightPay provides an import utility to bring across your company and employee details from a number of payroll packages including Sage, IRIS, Moneysoft, QTAC, 12Pay, Star, HMRC Basic PAYE Tools and many more
Considerations	There is not initial training option available besides support documents and pre-recorded videos
Target Customers	Businesses and accountants

Cost

Standard: £79 for 3 employees per tax year, £139 for 10 employees per tax year, £209 for 25 employees per tax year, £289 for unlimited employees per tax year | Payroll Bureaus: £329 for 10 employers per tax year, £549 for 25 employers per tax year, £689 for unlimited employers per tax year | BrightPay Connect: Tiered pricing starting at £0.60 per employee

Competitors

ADP Workforce Now, Rippling, Paychex Flex, Paylocity, and QuickBooks Deskptop Pro

Function

BrightPay is a payroll software that makes managing the payroll for your company easier

USP

BrightPay includes payroll journal API integration with a number of accounting packages and direct API integrations with various pension providers

Use Case

Payroll software

Features

BrightPay has the ability to batch process multiple employers/employees at the same time, add unlimited additions and/or deductions to any payslip, option to make payments within the system and eliminate the need to create bank files, real time information regarding rules and regulations related to payrolls

Strengths

BrightPay provides an import utility to bring across your company and employee details from a number of payroll packages including Sage, IRIS, Moneysoft, QTAC, 12Pay, Star, HMRC Basic PAYE Tools and many more

Considerations

There is not initial training option available besides support documents and pre-recorded videos

Target Customers

Businesses and accountants

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