Use reconciliation as the evidence layer for payroll completeness and accuracy.
A payroll run is not complete until the totals agree. Reconciliation compares independent records so payroll can prove completeness and accuracy. The strongest reviews are routine, dated, owned, and exception-based. They show not just that payroll ran, but that the outputs matched cash, liabilities, vendors, and accounting. Minimum useful set Gross wages to GL, net pay to bank file, taxes to liability accounts, deductions to vendor invoices, and off-cycle checks to approvals. Why it works Separate systems fail in different ways. Agreement across them is stronger evidence than any one report.
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