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Payroll Control & Reconciliation

Coordinate approved employment and time inputs, payroll exceptions, payment authority, statutory outputs and correction records.

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12 workspace menus · 12 business workflows · 5 role profiles

Application blueprint only. This is a proposed design, not a deployed or production-tested system. Screens and sample figures are illustrative; workflows, business rules, approvals, permissions and integrations require confirmation before build.

Designed for Head of payroll and financial controller

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Operational dashboards and work queues.

Operational views

Review work, evidence, exceptions and authorised decisions within a defined operating scope.

Business unitPeriodAssigned teamReview state

Dashboard measures

  • Active reconciliation items
    Count of all records in the selected workspace.
  • Review queue
    Records at the third stage of the business workflow.
  • Needs attention
    Records with an assigned review requirement.
  • Final-stage records
    Records in the fourth business workflow stage.

Business workflow and operating scope

Coordinate approved employment and time inputs, payroll exceptions, payment authority, statutory outputs and correction records. A payroll run requires confidence in both its inputs and the decisions that permit payment. The system connects approved employment and time records to reviewed exceptions, authorisation and reconciliation, preserving corrections without losing the history of the original run.

Operations

Operational overview

Review the work position and priority actions.

Input collection

Coordinate input collection with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Run preparation

Coordinate run preparation with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Calculation-engine handoff

Coordinate calculation-engine handoff with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Exception review

Coordinate exception review with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Payment authorisation

Coordinate payment authorisation with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Statutory output tracking

Coordinate statutory output tracking with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Reconciliation and corrections

Coordinate reconciliation and corrections with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Insights

Reports and saved views

Review the reporting scope and export agreed operational views.

Governance

Approvals and exceptions

Review delegated decisions, exceptions and recorded conditions.

Audit history

Trace accepted changes, decisions and accountable actions.

Access and configuration

Manage the agreed role permissions and configurable operating rules.

The end-to-end business journey.

From intake to authorised completion, with evidence at each decision.

01

Collect approved inputs

Collect approved employment and time inputs.

02

Resolve run exceptions

Validate payroll calculations and exceptions.

03

Authorise outputs

Authorise payment and statutory outputs.

04

Reconcile and correct

Reconcile the completed run and manage corrections.

Business workflows

Select a workflow to review the steps, responsibilities, approval and exception handling.

01 · Coordinate input collection

Coordinate input collection within Payroll run control and reconciliation.

Trigger
Input collection requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Payroll officer

  • Register input collection and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Payment authoriser records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

02 · Coordinate run preparation

Coordinate run preparation within Payroll run control and reconciliation.

Trigger
Run preparation requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Payroll officer

  • Register run preparation and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Payment authoriser records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

03 · Coordinate calculation-engine handoff

Coordinate calculation-engine handoff within Payroll run control and reconciliation.

Trigger
Calculation-engine handoff requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Payroll officer

  • Register calculation-engine handoff and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Payment authoriser records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

04 · Coordinate exception review

Coordinate exception review within Payroll run control and reconciliation.

Trigger
Exception review requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Payroll reviewer

  • Register exception review and its operating scope
  • Collect the linked records and qualified evidence
  • Assign the responsible reviewer and record findings
  • Accept the outcome or assign corrective follow-up

Approval
Payment authoriser records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Evidence is incomplete, disputed, expired or outside the reviewer’s authority.

Outcome
A review finding, its accepted evidence and any accountable corrective actions.

05 · Coordinate payment authorisation

Coordinate payment authorisation within Payroll run control and reconciliation.

Trigger
Payment authorisation requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Payroll reviewer

  • Register payment authorisation and its operating scope
  • Compare amounts, attribution and accepted conditions
  • Route differences to the accountable finance reviewer
  • Record authorised adjustments and the accepted position

Approval
Payment authoriser records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Amounts, ownership or allocation evidence do not agree.

Outcome
A reconciled position, approved adjustments and separately owned outstanding items.

06 · Coordinate statutory output tracking

Coordinate statutory output tracking within Payroll run control and reconciliation.

Trigger
Statutory output tracking requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Payroll officer

  • Register statutory output tracking and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Payment authoriser records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

07 · Coordinate reconciliation and corrections

Coordinate reconciliation and corrections within Payroll run control and reconciliation.

Trigger
Reconciliation and corrections requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Payroll reviewer

  • Register reconciliation and corrections and its operating scope
  • Compare amounts, attribution and accepted conditions
  • Route differences to the accountable finance reviewer
  • Record authorised adjustments and the accepted position

Approval
Payment authoriser records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Amounts, ownership or allocation evidence do not agree.

Outcome
A reconciled position, approved adjustments and separately owned outstanding items.

08 · Register the operating requirement

Coordinate operating requirement within Payroll run control and reconciliation.

Trigger
Operating requirement requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Payroll officer

  • Register operating requirement and its operating scope
  • Compare options, dependencies and operating constraints
  • Review the selected option with its accountable owners
  • Accept the plan and track its delivery conditions

Approval
Payment authoriser records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
An assumption changes, prerequisites are missing or stakeholders cannot accept the proposed commitment.

Outcome
An approved operating plan and owned actions for its accepted conditions.

09 · Resolve operating exceptions

Coordinate operating exceptions within Payroll run control and reconciliation.

Trigger
Operating exceptions requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Payroll officer

  • Register operating exceptions and its operating scope
  • Gather the relevant evidence and review options
  • Route the case to the delegated decision owner
  • Record the outcome, conditions and follow-up obligations

Approval
Payment authoriser records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
The case exceeds delegation, contains a conflict or has disputed evidence.

Outcome
An authorised decision or escalation with accountable resolution actions.

10 · Verify completion and follow-up

Coordinate completion and follow-up within Payroll run control and reconciliation.

Trigger
Completion and follow-up requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Payroll reviewer

  • Register completion and follow-up and its operating scope
  • Collect the linked records and qualified evidence
  • Assign the responsible reviewer and record findings
  • Accept the outcome or assign corrective follow-up

Approval
Payment authoriser records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Evidence is incomplete, disputed, expired or outside the reviewer’s authority.

Outcome
A review finding, its accepted evidence and any accountable corrective actions.

11 · Review controlled operating changes

Coordinate controlled operating changes within Payroll run control and reconciliation.

Trigger
Controlled operating changes requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Payroll reviewer

  • Register controlled operating changes and its operating scope
  • Collect the linked records and qualified evidence
  • Assign the responsible reviewer and record findings
  • Accept the outcome or assign corrective follow-up

Approval
Payment authoriser records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Evidence is incomplete, disputed, expired or outside the reviewer’s authority.

Outcome
A review finding, its accepted evidence and any accountable corrective actions.

12 · Prepare scoped operational reports

Coordinate scoped operational reports within Payroll run control and reconciliation.

Trigger
Scoped operational reports requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Payroll officer

  • Register scoped operational reports and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Payment authoriser records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

Governance and control

  • Role-based access must restrict personal and sensitive records.
  • Eligibility, qualification and approval criteria must be configurable and versioned.
  • Material exceptions require a named approver and recorded rationale.
  • Expiry and renewal dates must generate alerts before due dates.
  • Completed outcomes cannot be altered without an auditable correction path.
Operating rules by business workflow
  • For input collection, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For run preparation, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For calculation-engine handoff, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For exception review, evidence, reviewer authority and acceptance conditions are visible before a reviewed outcome is accepted.
  • For payment authorisation, adjustments require source evidence, a recorded reason and authorised financial review.
  • For statutory output tracking, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For reconciliation and corrections, adjustments require source evidence, a recorded reason and authorised financial review.
  • For operating requirement, the accepted plan records assumptions, rejected alternatives, dependencies and conditions.
  • For operating exceptions, a decision retains its authority, reason, supporting evidence and resulting obligations.
  • For completion and follow-up, evidence, reviewer authority and acceptance conditions are visible before a reviewed outcome is accepted.
  • For controlled operating changes, evidence, reviewer authority and acceptance conditions are visible before a reviewed outcome is accepted.
  • For scoped operational reports, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.

Data, interfaces and operating requirements.

Core records

PersonRoleApplication / enrolmentRequirementAssessmentApprovalCredential / outcomeActivity history
Record fields and linked information
  • Record identifier — Stable reference for the operating transaction.
  • Business unit — Business scope used for responsibility and reporting.
  • Operating subject — The request, commitment or work item being handled.
  • Accountable owner — Named responsibility for the next action.
  • Workflow stage — Current position in the agreed business journey.
  • Review requirement — Required review and outstanding decision.
  • Due or review date — Agreed action window or review trigger.
  • Linked evidence — Source records supporting the operating decision.
  • Decision authority — The delegated authority relevant to the accepted outcome.
  • Accepted outcome — Recorded decision and its business consequences.
  • Follow-up obligation — Remaining responsibilities after an accepted action.
  • Revision history — Trace of accepted changes and their evidence.
  • Input collection reference — Link the relevant input collection to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Run preparation reference — Link the relevant run preparation to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Calculation-engine handoff reference — Link the relevant calculation-engine handoff to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Exception review reference — Link the relevant exception review to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Payment authorisation reference — Link the relevant payment authorisation to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.

Systems and interfaces

  • Employment and approved time records
  • Validated payroll calculation engines
  • Banking and statutory reporting interfaces

Interface scope, data mapping and testing are agreed for each engagement.

Implementation requirements
Approved payroll calculation engines, local statutory rules, banking formats and reporting interfaces.

Mobile and tablet access

Review assigned input or exception approvals in a controlled responsive view. Payroll calculations require approved jurisdiction-specific configuration.

Access approved workflows through the Dalfin mobile app. Device tasks and permissions are confirmed for the deployment.

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AI extensions

Core workflows and approval rules are defined with your business owners. Operational AI can be assessed separately against a specific business outcome and review requirements.

AI extensions are scoped around the required data, business outcome and review controls.

Engineered with Genesis.

Structured application engineering

Connect requirements, roles, records, workflows and interfaces through the agreed Genesis engineering process.

Controlled changes

Review dependency impact and validation requirements. Context Memory supports governed changes and accepted application revisions.

Deployment and support

Agree customer cloud or on-premises requirements, device access, implementation acceptance and ongoing engineering support.

AN EXAMPLE OPERATING SCENARIO

What to validate in a scoped demonstration.

A payroll run contains an unapproved time input. The responsible owner corrects it, payroll exceptions are reviewed and payment is authorised using the approved calculation engine. Reconciliation detects a correction that is processed with the original run history intact.

What to review

  • A saved end-to-end transaction
  • An exception and its authorised resolution
  • Different operator, approver and reviewer permissions
  • Final records, history and the relevant report
Discuss this solution

Questions before implementation.

How is this system adapted to our organisation?

Roles, approval authority, business rules, records and reporting are configured around your operating model. Scope definition connects the required business outcome to workflows, interfaces and acceptance criteria.

How are approvals and responsibilities defined?

Operators, reviewers and authorised decision makers have defined responsibilities. Approval limits, exception handling and access permissions are agreed with your business owners and tested against the selected workflows.

Can it connect with our existing systems?

Interface requirements cover your existing business systems, data ownership, mapping and authentication. Connection design and testing form part of the agreed implementation scope.

What will we review in a solution walkthrough?

Start with a relevant business transaction, then review its approvals, an exception, role permissions and final records. Discuss the integrations, reporting and operating requirements that matter to your organisation.