NZPPA has been auditing payroll since we were formed back in 2007 and over that time have audited some of the largest, most complex and unique payrolls being processed in New Zealand and overseas (anywhere NZ payroll is being processed). Along with all legislative requirements that impact on payroll NZPPA has been at the forefront in dealing with issues that employers and payroll face daily with the Holidays Act 2003.
When you think of an auditor auditing payroll that usually means someone asking some generic questions usually about security and nothing on the actual calculations or having any understanding of how payroll actually functions. This is not what NZPPA does as we come from payroll and have extensive knowledge in how payroll systems work, are configured and the issues that are common to them (including issues with specific systems).
Over the last ten years NZPPA has developed a range of specialised payroll audits to ensure any area of payroll can be audited, assessed or checked in any way required.
Please find details of the types of audits and specialised services we provide, being:
- Payroll (Holidays Act 2003) Audit: This audit concentrates on the calculations and associated rules that are required to be conducted under the Holidays Act 2003. Access to payroll data is required. A comprehensive report is provided that tells you what was discovered, what gaps and risks are present and our conclusions and recommendations.
- Payroll Compliance Audit: Analyses all payroll procedures (manual and automated), policy, forms and the payroll application to find out whether they comply with both current legislation and payroll best practice. A comprehensive report is provided that tells you what was discovered, what gaps and risks are present and our conclusions and recommendations.
- HR Compliance Audit: Analyses all HR procedures, policy, forms, etc. to find out whether they comply with current legislation and HR best practice (does not cover payroll). A comprehensive report is provided that includes what was discovered, what gaps and risk are present, along with conclusions and recommendations.
- HR and Payroll Compliance Audit: This includes all three audits described above.
- Payroll Ghost Audit: This is a special snap check of all employees paid in a specific pay period against head count to confirm everyone being paid is an actual employee.
- Payroll Remediation: If it has been identified that employees have been underpaid or overpaid this activity will rework calculations over any period required to provide an accurate cost based on the criteria set for either each employee effected or a fixed amount each or any other combination sought.
- MBIE (Labour Inspectorate) Compliance or Enforcement notices: Will conduct an audit based on the outcomes required to be provided by the employer to comply with the notice issued.
- Payroll Staff Assessment: This type of assessment is to identify what the current skill level is for an individual payroll practitioner or for the team as a whole. The assessment can be used to identify professional development or to assess their outgoing suitability for working in payroll.
Please contact me directly if you have any questions on any of the audits or other payroll related services we can provide or to get a no obligation FREE quote at: [email protected]
NZPPA encourages ALL employers to take action especially on the issue of the Holidays Act 2003 and that they engage in some form of audit (not just through NZPPA). It is better to know if you do have a problem rather than sit and hope you don’t, as this won’t go away.