Use this template to document your payroll policies and procedures, to help your finance team pay your employees on time.
Access to the employee master file must be kept separate from other payroll activities.
The employee who processes payroll cannot be authorized to distribute or release pay.
Commissions are based only on payments received.
All off-cycle payrolls will require the [Chief Financial Officer's] approval.
All changes to an employee's direct deposit/electronic payroll information will require the employee's signature and proof of identification.
Payroll taxes must be remitted promptly and in full.