Paychex Features

As reported in 113 Paychex reviews. Organizes employees in an org structure that can be used throughout the application for reporting, permissions, etc.

Tracks time, attendance, paid time-off (PTO), sick time, schedules, and other workforce-related information. This feature was mentioned in 106 Paychex reviews.

Contains functionality for employees to submit expenses reports and track reimbursments This feature was mentioned in 52 Paychex reviews.

Based on 76 Paychex reviews. Manages position descriptions and pay grades/structures for each role

Helps protect risk areas by ensuring compliance standards are met through tracking and reporting 113 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Enables employees to manage their benefit plans by viewing plans, make changes during open enrollement, and for life event changes. Employers can report and manage payroll deductions based on selected plan options 114 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

As reported in 312 Paychex reviews. Allows administrators to customize to accommodate their unique processes. Includes ability to create custom objects, fields, rules, calculations, and views.

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. This feature was mentioned in 165 Paychex reviews.

As reported in 400 Paychex reviews. Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, and groups.

Based on 409 Paychex reviews. Is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks reliably.

Based on 292 Paychex reviews. Is accessible from a mobile device and by users on the go.

Provides analytics tools that reveal important business metrics and track progress. This feature was mentioned in 401 Paychex reviews.

As reported in 423 Paychex reviews. Creates dashboards to track information like open positions, current headcount, and recruiting pipeline.

Based on 217 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards.

Based on 99 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. 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.

Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies. This feature was mentioned in 35 Paychex reviews.

Based on 208 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. 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.

Based on 149 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices include phone and tablet devices.

Based on 76 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides users ability to create and access expense reports/timesheets while not connected to internet.

Based on 859 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards.

Based on 837 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.

Based on 871 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. 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.

Based on 724 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows administrator to easily add employees and grow payroll process as their company grows.

Based on 24 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides workflow for complex approval structures

Tools that manage time tracking, payroll, benefits, and compliance.

Optimize employee life cycle management from onboarding to retirement.

Access to a comprehensive range of services across HR, talent, benefits, and compliance.

Based on 40 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Creation of expense reports takes little time and is intuitive for new users

Based on 32 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Can easily pull in receipts from all credit card statements

Based on 26 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides various methods to easily capture receipts digitally and can automatically parse receipts to create expenses report entries. Methods may include mobile photos, desktop drag and drop, etc.

Based on 37 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Functionality to reimburse employees directly to their bank account or can easily integrate with payroll system

Based on 19 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Integrates with corporate or personal credit cards (import or bi-directional)

Based on 16 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows advanced integrations to travel systems like Uber, airline ticketing systems, hotels, etc.

Timesheet entry takes little time and is intuitive for new users 218 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Based on 132 Paychex reviews. Users can easily track time based on task or activity and assign to projects

Based on 95 Paychex reviews. Allows users and administrators to adjust rates based on user, role, task, project assignments, etc.

Based on 75 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides adequate reporting and/or can integrate to AP systems to recognize revenue appropriately

Based on 25 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Can easily capture receipts, parse receipts and convert/assign them to a report from mobile device

Based on 21 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows users to track mileage from mobile device using maps or GPS.

Allows users to track and enter time spent on project tasks from mobile device. 151 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Based on 135 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides standard connectors for popular Finance, Payroll, HRMS and CRM systems

Based on 137 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Routes Timesheets, Invoices, Expense reports through approval process. Easy to maintain and administer

Based on 141 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Sends automatic reminders to employees that have not completed expenses reports and/or timesheets

Based on 131 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Enables administrators to create rules that enforce compliances of corporate time and expense policies

Based on 199 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.

Based on 854 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows administrator to enter payroll for all employees based on salary or total hours worked.

Based on 560 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Calculation and tracking of sick and vacation days.

Based on 929 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Automatically deposits paychecks into employees' bank accounts.

Based on 405 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows administrator to reimburse employees for business-related purchases.

Based on 778 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Automatically deducts wages for health care, 401(k) plans, etc. from paychecks.

Based on 562 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows administrator to set up for wage garnishments to be deducted automatically from employers' paychecks.

Based on 454 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Administrator can submit payroll approval request and the approver can approve, deny, or re-assign it to the appropriate approver.

Based on 780 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows administrators to print valid paychecks and W-2 forms.

Based on 829 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Sends printed checks to administrator to distribute to employees.

Based on 26 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Complies with PCI security standards

Based on 850 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows employees to access current and past pay stubs, W-2 forms, and additional salary information.

Based on 544 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows employees to answer or update questions pertaining to benefits and receive information about benefit providers.

Based on 528 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows employees to view pay stub and W-2 information via a smartphone app or mobile optimized website.

Based on 876 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Calculates taxes due and may include resources or tools for federal and state tax compliance.

Based on 832 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Files payroll tax forms automatically for federal, state, and local taxes.

Based on 825 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows payroll vendor, via power of attorney, to make electronic payments of withheld taxes to government.

Based on 262 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. 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.

Based on 302 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Enables administrator to import hours from time tracking systems.

Based on 306 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides standard integration with third party accounting software.

Based on 265 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides standard integration with third party core HR software.

Based on 31 Paychex reviews. Predict the number and types of employees necessary to meet anticipated demand to control labor costs.

As reported in 27 Paychex reviews. Plan employee work shifts according to availability and provide notifications to employees when they are scheduled.

Based on 68 Paychex reviews. Let employees track the hours they have worked through integrations with time tracking products or built in time tracking features.

Employees can submit paid time off (PTO) or leave of absence requests that managers can approve or deny within the platform. 67 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Organize, sort, and view employees based on skills and qualifications in order to make smarter workforce decisions. 29 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Based on 41 Paychex reviews. Tools designed to help analyze employee data and develop baselines for evaluating and optimizing workforce management.

Based on 59 Paychex reviews. Web portals through which employees can view their schedules, submit PTO requests, configure work availability and preferences, and self-schedule from available work times.

Based on 27 Paychex reviews. Managers and employees can create or claim available work shifts and receive notifications on their mobile device.

Based on 38 Paychex reviews. Message other team members or managers through built-in text or emailing functions and communicate scheduling or leave requests.

As reported in 233 Paychex reviews. Track and manage employee benefits information and eligibility information within a centralized database.

Based on 196 Paychex reviews. Facilitate employee enrollment in health insurance plans during open enrollment and special enrollment periods. Make changes to benefits data in real time.

Access a unique marketplace of benefits products provided by third-party carriers. Select from pre-built bundles or customize your own bundles within the system to offer to your employees. 112 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Store and organize on-boarding benefits documents such as I-9s, W-4s, W-9s, and other employee agreements. 172 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Prepare ad-hoc and historical total compensation statements for employees. Employees can access statements to find a comprehensive view of their compensation, including benefits, wages, and stock options. 190 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Allow employees to log in and review the details of their employee benefits program elections 24/7 and make changes and enroll in benefits as required. 225 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Ensure compliance with federal and state benefits regulations, including the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA), Affordable Care Act (ACA), and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This feature was mentioned in 210 Paychex reviews.

Provide access to employee benefits information including ID numbers, deductibles, in- and out-of-network costs, and more. This feature was mentioned in 152 Paychex reviews.

Based on 233 Paychex reviews. Track and manage employee benefits information and eligibility information within a centralized database.

Facilitate employee enrollment in health insurance plans during open enrollment and special enrollment periods. Make changes to benefits data in real time. 196 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Access a unique marketplace of benefits products provided by third-party carriers. Select from pre-built bundles or customize your own bundles within the system to offer to your employees. This feature was mentioned in 112 Paychex reviews.

Store and organize on-boarding benefits documents such as I-9s, W-4s, W-9s, and other employee agreements. 172 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Prepare ad-hoc and historical total compensation statements for employees. Employees can access statements to find a comprehensive view of their compensation, including benefits, wages, and stock options. This feature was mentioned in 190 Paychex reviews.

Allow employees to log in and review the details of their employee benefits program elections 24/7 and make changes and enroll in benefits as required. 225 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Based on 210 Paychex reviews. Ensure compliance with federal and state benefits regulations, including the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA), Affordable Care Act (ACA), and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

An easy to read, often single page, real-time user interface, showing a graphical presentation of the current status and historical trends of benefits data to enable instantaneous and informed decisions to be made at a glance. This feature was mentioned in 222 Paychex reviews.

Provide access to employee benefits information including ID numbers, deductibles, in- and out-of-network costs, and more. This feature was mentioned in 152 Paychex reviews.

The platform can integrate with HR and payroll software to manage employee data such as new hires, general profiles, salary changes, benefit deductions, and terminations into a single system of record. This feature was mentioned in 102 Paychex reviews.

Based on 19 Paychex reviews. Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.

As reported in 23 Paychex reviews. Is accessible from a mobile device and by users on the go.

As reported in 106 Paychex reviews. Provides users with a pre-built library of templated forms related to the hiring process.

Based on 114 Paychex reviews. Provides electronic forms for employees to complete.

As reported in 95 Paychex reviews. Enables new hires to sign forms electronically.

Based on 47 Paychex reviews. Enables the employer to perform background checks.

Provides user with offer letter templates. This feature was mentioned in 46 Paychex reviews.

Based on 45 Paychex reviews. Enables all stakeholders to approve offer letters.

Based on 130 Paychex reviews. Enables employees to login and view their onboarding process.

Introduces new hires to employees based on org chart. 52 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Based on 61 Paychex reviews. Provides training on relevant compliance issues.

Provides workflows which track new hire progress. This feature was mentioned in 83 Paychex reviews.

As reported in 101 Paychex reviews. Provides notifications about the onboarding process to both the new hire and manager.

Provides metrics on the time it takes a new hire to reach productivity. 57 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

As reported in 78 Paychex reviews. Provides holistic Metrics on the onboarding process.

Contains tools to visalize data sets or workflows. 64 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Enables user to create courses.

Provides templates for course creation based on industry or role.

Designs and administrates tests and quizzes.

Enables for design of classes that are led by an instructor.

Creates sequences of classes which must be taken in a specific order.

Provides functionality to communicate and send notifications to users.

Enables users to plan assignments and dispense them automatically.

Motivates users by tracking points, achievements, and badges.

Limits user access to certain functionality and courses.

Provides custom certifications to distribute after course completion.

Provides training solutions that are compliant with industry regulations such as manufacturing, government, law enforcement, healthcare, and more.

Enables user to sell their courses and receive compensation electronically.

Enables users to purchase and consume courses via an online marketplace.

Enables user to sell and manage subscriptions to created courses.

Customizes LMS experience with custom branding, personalized URL, and more.

Provides multiple language choices.

Compliance support for employer liability, HR best practices, legal and workplace risks and liabilities. 10 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Safety program that follows OSHA regulations, limits regulatory penalties, and includes a dedicated safety representative.

Provides IRS-certified withholding, reporting, and payment of federal employment tax obligations as well as determining federal tax credits. 10 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Scale PEO services to match every business's needs. 10 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Specialists provide guidance to help businesses evaluate all PEO service options.

HR consulting provides additional support and guidance around best practices when dealing with leaves of absence, terminating employees, corporate wellness, and managing overtime.

Detailed invoicing itemizes all costs and services. 10 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Based on 12 Paychex reviews. Implementation services to help set up account, import data, and learn how to use associated platform.

Administrator and employee access to help and support resources. This feature was mentioned in 12 Paychex reviews.

As reported in 11 Paychex reviews. Access to HR and payroll advice, support, and educational assistance.

As reported in 25 Paychex reviews. Automate processes and eliminate errors associated with requesting, approving, and tracking paid and unpaid time off.

Based on 30 Paychex reviews. Analytical and reporting tools that provide visibility into labor cost and enable data-driven decisions.

As reported in 27 Paychex reviews. Labor data collection options include web, mobile, and hardware.

Provide multiple language options for a global user base. 25 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Based on 19 Paychex reviews. Tools that help in scheduling and shift creation and management.

Tools that manage vacation, holidays, absences, breaks, and overtime. This feature was mentioned in 20 Paychex reviews.

Based on 25 Paychex reviews. Manage employee's eligibility for paid and unpaid leave based on criteria including vacation, sick time and more.

Grant access to select features and data based on the users' role, both internally and externally. 30 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

As reported in 30 Paychex reviews. Provides employees self service access and managers a centralized view.

As reported in 31 Paychex reviews. Ability to manage employee information.

Based on 28 Paychex reviews. Automate employee promotions and position changes and company policy changes.

Based on 25 Paychex reviews. Enforce federal, state, and organization regulations.

Based on 26 Paychex reviews. Monitor and maintain compliance.

Based on 26 Paychex reviews. Provide integrations with payroll software.

Provides analytics tools that reveal important business metrics and track progress.

Connects to external systems and applications as needed to complete team workflows.

Is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks reliably.

Has a centralized dashboard for users to interact with

Provides a cloud based version of the platform

Is accessible from a mobile device and by users on the go.

Automates some or all operation related tasks

Provides robust sharing options for communication with both internal and external stakeholders.

Provides functionality to do a background check on a candidate manually or through a predetermined methodology 21 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Based on 10 Paychex reviews. Provides robust sharing options with both companies and candidates.

Based on 10 Paychex reviews. Has a centralized dashboard for users to interact with.

Lets applicants track their background checks in real time.

Find important content or files using keywords, metadata, tags, etc.

Self-monitors important metrics and sends notifications to users in-app or through email, text message or otherwise.

Connects to external ATS applications as needed to complete team workflows.

Is accessible from a mobile device.

Contains in-application messaging abilities

Provides quizzes, testing, and software simulations to reinforce and measure effectiveness of materials.

Includes self-led, instructor-led, web-based collaboration, and tracking of completion for compliance.

Creates training materials for instructor- and self-led courses.

Training courses can be offered outside organization to customers and partners. Can include e-commerce functionality for customers to purchase training courses.

Allows managers to see progress of team members.

Provides functionality to store, organize, and search all training content.

Provides pre-created content (Courseware) on standard topics that can be used as part of a curriculum.

Coordinates interview scheduling via email, phone, or text 50 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Based on 117 Paychex reviews. Tracks key steps in onboarding process including new employee orientation and employee payroll documents.

Search broad candidate pool to recruit passive talent 21 reviewers of Paychex have provided feedback on this feature.

Coordinates interview scheduling via email, phone, or text This feature was mentioned in 50 Paychex reviews.

Based on 22 Paychex reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides tools to track and analyze candidate applications throughout predetermined stages of the recruiting process.

Facilitates 360-degree feedback between managers, employees, and peers.

Provides customizable employee review forms and questions.

Tracks completion status of employee reviews.

Facilitates goal-setting for individual employees and tracks progress toward goals.

Manages high-level company priorities or Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and aligns them with employee goals.

Collects continuous feedback for employees; facilitates recording and storage of ongoing notes about each individual’s performance.

Allows employees or managers to request feedback from other employees.

Facilitates check-ins or 1-on-1 meetings between managers and employees, including managing agendas, action items, or notes.

Provides a forum for employees or managers to deliver public praise for exceptional employee performance.

Generates in-depth visual dashboards and reports based on employee performance data.

Retains historical performance review data or integrates with third-party applications where historical data can be maintained.

Based on 11 Paychex reviews. Score cards visually track key performance indicators (KPIs)

As reported in 12 Paychex reviews. Reports can be customized based on the intended audience, available data, length, and depth

The outputs of reports are customizable in using graphs and charts This feature was mentioned in 12 Paychex reviews.

Real-time up to date outputs can be created to provide information to decision makers and leadership This feature was mentioned in 12 Paychex reviews.

Based on 13 Paychex reviews. Raw data is able to be filtered into outputs with only the data useful for the analysis

As reported in 11 Paychex reviews. Data structured as ratio, interval, ordinal, or nominal can be interpreted with the appropriate outputs

As reported in 11 Paychex reviews. Change the data format into csv., html, xml, etc.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt. This feature was mentioned in 14 Paychex reviews.

As reported in 14 Paychex reviews. Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Based on 14 Paychex reviews. Converts images into a textual description, identifying key elements.

Provides the ability to generate images from a text prompt.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Converts images into a textual description, identifying key elements.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Provides the ability to generate images from a text prompt.

Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Works across multiple software systems or databases

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