Central Features
Employee Self Service (3)
Web Portal
Allows employees to access current and past pay stubs, W-2 forms, and additional salary information. 17 reviewers of Central have provided feedback on this feature.
Benefits Manager
Based on 16 Central reviews. Allows employees to answer or update questions pertaining to benefits and receive information about benefit providers.
Mobile
Allows employees to view pay stub and W-2 information via a smartphone app or mobile optimized website. 14 reviewers of Central have provided feedback on this feature.
Administration (9)
Payroll Entry
As reported in 18 Central reviews. Allows administrator to enter payroll for all employees based on salary or total hours worked.
Time Off Accrual
As reported in 13 Central reviews. Calculation and tracking of sick and vacation days.
Direct Deposit
Automatically deposits paychecks into employees' bank accounts. This feature was mentioned in 16 Central reviews.
Expense Reimbursement
As reported in 15 Central reviews. Allows administrator to reimburse employees for business-related purchases.
Pre-tax Deductions
As reported in 15 Central reviews. Automatically deducts wages for health care, 401(k) plans, etc. from paychecks.
Wage Garnishment
Allows administrator to set up for wage garnishments to be deducted automatically from employers' paychecks. 12 reviewers of Central have provided feedback on this feature.
Approvals
Administrator can submit payroll approval request and the approver can approve, deny, or re-assign it to the appropriate approver. 14 reviewers of Central have provided feedback on this feature.
Check/W-2 Printing
Based on 15 Central reviews. Allows administrators to print valid paychecks and W-2 forms.
Check/W-2 Delivery
As reported in 15 Central reviews. Sends printed checks to administrator to distribute to employees.
Taxes (3)
Tax Calculation
Based on 16 Central reviews. Calculates taxes due and may include resources or tools for federal and state tax compliance.
Tax Filing
Files payroll tax forms automatically for federal, state, and local taxes. This feature was mentioned in 15 Central reviews.
Automatic Tax Payment
Allows payroll vendor, via power of attorney, to make electronic payments of withheld taxes to government. This feature was mentioned in 15 Central reviews.
Integration (4)
API / Integration
As reported in 13 Central reviews. Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc with other software applications.
Time Tracking Integration
Based on 11 Central reviews. Enables administrator to import hours from time tracking systems.
Accounting Integration
Provides standard integration with third party accounting software. This feature was mentioned in 12 Central reviews.
Core HR Integration
Based on 10 Central reviews. Provides standard integration with third party core HR software.
Platform (4)
Reporting and Dashboards
Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards. This feature was mentioned in 11 Central reviews.
User, Role, and Access Management
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc. 12 reviewers of Central have provided feedback on this feature.
Performance and Reliability
As reported in 12 Central reviews. Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.
Scalability
Allows administrator to easily add employees and grow payroll process as their company grows. This feature was mentioned in 11 Central reviews.


