What is Payroll Reconciliation? A Step-by-Step Guide

Payroll Reconciliation

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION · SALARY PAYSLIP GENERATION

Payroll Reconciliation

Compare the current pay run against the prior month to spot anomalies — new joiners, exits, arrears, and unexpected variances — before you publish payslips.

Pre-publish check
👥 WHO USES THIS
Payroll admins closing the monthly cycle
Finance teams signing off on payroll totals
✨ WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE
Month-over-month variance per component and employee
Highlighted anomalies that need review
Sign-off checkpoints before payslip release

The Payroll Reconciliation feature is designed to ensure payroll accuracy by comparing employee salary components across different payroll periods. It helps HR and Finance teams validate changes, detect discrepancies, and confirm that salary disbursement is correct before finalization.

  • Navigate to Payroll → Payroll Reconciliation.

  • Select the desired Month and Year to generate the reconciliation report.

  • A pop-up window will appear displaying the following details:Employee Name, Components(Earnings, HRA, Basic etc), Salary Master Value, Current Month Salary and Difference Amount for all the employees for a particular payroll generated month.

  • To download the report click the three dot in the right hand side above the Difference column and click Export.






Fig: Payroll Reconciliation- Month and Year selection


Fig: Payroll Reconciliation



Fig: Payroll Reconciliation


Fig: Payroll Reconciliation- Export

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