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The Human Resources / Payroll Cycle

INTRODUCTION Questions to be addressed include: What are the basic business activities and data processing operations that are performed in the human resources management (HRM)/payroll cycle? What decisions need to be made in this cycle, and what information is needed to make these decisions? What are the major threats and the controls that can mitigate those threats?

INTRODUCTION The HRM/Payroll cycle is a recurring set of business activities and related data processing operations associated with effectively managing and compensating the employee workforce.

INTRODUCTION The most important tasks performed in the HRM/payroll cycle are: Recruiting and hiring new employees Training Job assignment Compensation (payroll) Performance evaluation Discharge of employees (voluntarily or involuntarily) Payroll costs are also allocated to products and departments for use in product pricing and mix decisions.

These two tasks are normally done only once for each employee. INTRODUCTION The most important tasks performed in the HRM/payroll cycle are: Recruiting and hiring new employees Training Job assignment Compensation (payroll) Performance evaluation Discharge of employees (voluntarily or involuntarily) Payroll costs are also allocated to products and departments for use in product pricing and mix decisions. These two tasks are normally done only once for each employee.

INTRODUCTION The most important tasks performed in the HRM/payroll cycle are: Recruiting and hiring new employees Training Job assignment Compensation (payroll) Performance evaluation Discharge of employees (voluntarily or involuntarily) Payroll costs are also allocated to products and departments for use in product pricing and mix decisions. These tasks are done repeatedly as long as the employee works for the company.

INTRODUCTION The most important tasks performed in the HRM/payroll cycle are: Recruiting and hiring new employees Training Job assignment Compensation (payroll) Performance evaluation Discharge of employees (voluntarily or involuntarily) Payroll costs are also allocated to products and departments for use in product pricing and mix decisions. In most companies these six activities are split between a payroll system and an HRM system.

INTRODUCTION The most important tasks performed in the HRM/payroll cycle are: Recruiting and hiring new employees Training Job assignment Compensation (payroll) Performance evaluation Discharge of employees (voluntarily or involuntarily) Payroll costs are also allocated to products and departments for use in product pricing and mix decisions. The payroll system handles compensation and comes under the purview of the controller.

INTRODUCTION The most important tasks performed in the HRM/payroll cycle are: Recruiting and hiring new employees Training Job assignment Compensation (payroll) Performance evaluation Discharge of employees (voluntarily or involuntarily) Payroll costs are also allocated to products and departments for use in product pricing and mix decisions. The HRM system handles the other five tasks and comes under the purview of the director of human resources.

INTRODUCTION Accountant’s focus is primarily on the payroll system: One of the largest and most important components of the AIS Must be designed to meet: Management’s needs Government regulations Incomplete or erroneous payroll records: Impair decision making Can results in fines and/or imprisonment Dissatisfied employees

INTRODUCTION The design of the HRM system is also important because the knowledge and skills of employees are valuable resources, so HRM systems should: Help assign these resources to appropriate tasks; and Help monitor their continuous development.

INTRODUCTION There are five major sources of input to the payroll system: HRM department provides information about hirings, terminations, and pay-rate changes. Employees provide changes in discretionary deductions (e.g., optional life insurance). Various departments provide data about the actual hours worked by employees. Government agencies provide tax rates and regulatory instructions. Insurance companies and other organizations provide instructions for calculating and remitting various withholdings.

INTRODUCTION Principal outputs of the payroll system are checks: Employees receive individual paychecks. A payroll check is sent to the bank to transfer funds from the company’s regular account to its payroll account. Checks are issued to government agencies, insurance companies, etc., to remit employee and employer taxes, insurance premiums, union dues, etc. The payroll system also produces a variety of reports.

INTRODUCTION Employees are an organization’s most valuable resource: Their knowledge and skills affect quality and quantity of goods and services. Labor costs are a major expense in generating revenues and a key cost driver. The traditional AIS has not measured or reported on the status of a company’s human resources: Financial statements do not regard employees as assets. Under GAAP, the value of human services is not measured until they have been consumed.

INTRODUCTION However, some companies are now creating positions for a director of intellectual assets. Some may even include HR info in their annual report, including reports on: Human capital: The knowledge employees possess, which can be enhanced. Intellectual capital: The knowledge that’s been captured and implemented in decision support systems, expert systems, or knowledge databases, so that it can be shared.

INTRODUCTION To effectively track intellectual capital and human resources, the AIS must do more than just record time and attendance and prepare paychecks. Payroll should be integrated with HRM so management can access data about employee-related costs and employee skills and knowledge.

PAYROLL CYCLE ACTIVITIES In a large system the payroll application is processed in batch mode because: Paychecks are issued periodically. Most employees are paid at the same time.

PAYROLL CYCLE ACTIVITIES The seven basic activities in the payroll cycle are: Update payroll master file Update tax rates and deductions Validate time and attendance data Prepare payroll Disburse payroll Calculate employer-paid benefits and taxes Disburse payroll taxes and miscellaneous deductions

PAYROLL CYCLE ACTIVITIES The seven basic activities in the payroll cycle are: Update payroll master file Update tax rates and deductions Validate time and attendance data Prepare payroll Disburse payroll Calculate employer-paid benefits and taxes Disburse payroll taxes and miscellaneous deductions

UPDATE PAYROLL MASTER FILE The HRM department provides information on new hires, terminations, changes in pay rates, and changes in discretionary withholdings. Appropriate edit checks, such as validity checks on employee number and reasonableness tests are applied to all change transactions. Changes must be entered in a timely manner and reflected in the next pay period.

PAYROLL CYCLE ACTIVITIES The seven basic activities in the payroll cycle are: Update payroll master file Update tax rates and deductions Validate time and attendance data Prepare payroll Disburse payroll Calculate employer-paid benefits and taxes Disburse payroll taxes and miscellaneous deductions

UPDATE TAX RATES AND DEDUCTIONS The payroll department must be aware of changes in tax rates and other payroll deductions. Information comes from government agencies, insurers, unions, etc. These changes occur periodically.

PAYROLL CYCLE ACTIVITIES The seven basic activities in the payroll cycle are: Update payroll master file Update tax rates and deductions Validate time and attendance data Prepare payroll Disburse payroll Calculate employer-paid benefits and taxes Disburse payroll taxes and miscellaneous deductions

VALIDATE TIME AND ATTENDANCE DATA Information on time and attendance comes in various forms depending on the employee’s pay scheme. The payroll system may need to link to the revenue cycle and other cycles to calculate these payments.

VALIDATE TIME AND ATTENDANCE DATA How can information technology help? Collecting time and attendance data electronically, e.g.: Badge readers Electronic time clocks Data entered on terminals Touch-tone telephone logs Using edit checks to verify accuracy and reasonableness when the data are entered.

PAYROLL CYCLE ACTIVITIES The seven basic activities in the payroll cycle are: Update payroll master file Update tax rates and deductions Validate time and attendance data Prepare payroll Disburse payroll Calculate employer-paid benefits and taxes Disburse payroll taxes and miscellaneous deductions

PREPARE PAYROLL The employee’s department provides data about hours worked. A supervisor confirms the data. Pay rate information is obtained from the payroll master file.

PAYROLL CYCLE ACTIVITIES The seven basic activities in the payroll cycle are: Update payroll master file Update tax rates and deductions Validate time and attendance data Prepare payroll Disburse payroll Calculate employer-paid benefits and taxes Disburse payroll taxes and miscellaneous deductions

DISBURSE PAYROLL Most employees are paid either by: Check Direct deposit In some industries, such as construction, cash payments may still be made, but does not provide good documentation

DISBURSE PAYROLL Procedures: When paychecks have been prepared, the payroll register is sent to accounts payable for review and approval. A disbursement voucher is prepared to authorize transfer of funds from checking to the payroll bank account. For control purposes, checks should not be drawn on the company’s regular bank account A separate account is created for this purpose Limits the company’s loss exposure Makes it easier to reconcile payroll and detect paycheck forgeries

DISBURSE PAYROLL The approved disbursement voucher and payroll register are sent to the cashier. The cashier: Reviews the documents. Prepares and signs the payroll check to transfer the funds. Reviews, signs, and distributes employee paychecks (which separates authorization and recording from distribution of checks). Re-deposits unclaimed checks in the company’s bank account. Sends a list of these paychecks to internal audit for investigation.

DISBURSE PAYROLL Returns the payroll register to payroll department, where it is filed with time cards and job time tickets. Sends the disbursement voucher to accounting clerk to update general ledger.

PAYROLL CYCLE ACTIVITIES The seven basic activities in the payroll cycle are: Update payroll master file Update tax rates and deductions Validate time and attendance data Prepare payroll Disburse payroll Calculate employer-paid benefits and taxes Disburse payroll taxes and miscellaneous deductions

CALCULATE EMPLOYER-PAID BENEFITS AND TAXES The employer pays some payroll taxes and employee benefits directly The employer withholds federal and state taxes from employee paycheck, along with Medicare tax, and the employee’s share of Social Security. May also withhold voluntary deductions such as union dues, United Way contributions, credit union savings, retirement contributions, etc.

CALCULATE EMPLOYER-PAID BENEFITS AND TAXES In addition, the employer pays: A matching amount of Social Security Federal and state unemployment taxes The employer share of health, disability, and life insurance premiums, as well as pension contributions Some companies offer flexible benefit plans, sometimes called cafeteria-style benefit plans. These plans offer a menu of options.

CALCULATE EMPLOYER-PAID BENEFITS AND TAXES Benefit programs increase the demands on the HRM/payroll system for gathering employee data, disbursing payments and information, etc. Providing access to payroll/HRM information through a company intranet can help reduce costs.

PAYROLL CYCLE ACTIVITIES The seven basic activities in the payroll cycle are: Update payroll master file Update tax rates and deductions Validate time and attendance data Prepare payroll Disburse payroll Calculate employer-paid benefits and taxes Disburse payroll taxes and miscellaneous deductions

OUTSOURCING OPTIONS Many entities outsource payroll and HRM to: Payroll service bureaus Maintain the payroll master file and perform payroll processing activities Professional employer organizations (PEOs) Perform the services of the payroll service bureau Also administer and design employee benefit plans Generally more expensive than payroll service bureaus