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Services/Managed Payroll

Payroll run for you, every cycle.

A certified Rippling payroll specialist owns your runs, filings and year-end, for a fraction of the cost of a dedicated in-house team.

Talk to a payroll specialistSee a typical cycle
Sample cycle
Pay period ending Nov 28
2 entities164 employees
✓Changes collectedNov 21
✓Pre-run checksNov 24
3Your approvalDue Nov 25
4Run and fileNov 26
5Reconcile and reportNov 29
Your specialist: one named personOn time, 100% of cycles

Hand us payroll if…

Payroll is too important to run on goodwill and spare time. These are the signs it’s time to hand it off.

01Payroll depends on one person who can’t take a holiday.
02Corrections and off-cycle runs are becoming normal.
03You’ve added states, provinces or countries.
04Year-end feels like a scramble every time.
05Tax notices arrive and nobody’s sure why.
06Hiring a payroll manager doesn’t make sense yet.
What we own

Everything between “changes are in” and “people are paid”.

Every cycle
✓Change collection
✓Pre-run checks
✓Run and approval
✓Off-cycle runs
Compliance
✓Tax registrations
✓Agency notices
✓New state setup
✓Garnishments
Reporting
✓Payroll registers
✓GL reconciliation
✓Cost by department
✓Audit support
Year-end
✓W-2 and 1099
✓T4 and RL-1
✓Year-end checks
✓Corrections
How it works

From handover to hands-off.

Your only job each cycle: send changes and approve the run.

Onboard

Review your setup

We check your Rippling payroll configuration and fix anything that would cause errors.

Your time:2 hours
Shadow

Run it together

One cycle side by side with your current owner so nothing gets lost.

Your time:1 cycle
Own

We take over

Your specialist runs every cycle, files on time and reports back.

Your time:Approvals only
Payroll specialist reviewing figures
“You get a named specialist who knows your payroll, not a ticket queue.”
Payroll lead, thePeopleStack
What you get

Payroll you don’t have to think about.

1:1
A named specialist
One certified person who knows your setup, with backup cover.
XLS
Cycle report
What changed, what was paid and anything to watch.
PDF
Year-end pack
Forms filed, reconciled and ready for your accountant.

Managed payroll or an in-house hire?

Both get payroll done. One comes with backup cover and Rippling expertise built in.

Managed payroll
In-house hire
Managed services
Cover
Named specialist plus backup
One person
Team across HR and IT
Rippling expertise
Certified specialists
Depends on the hire
Certified specialists
Cost
Monthly fee
Salary plus benefits
Monthly fee

Questions we get asked

Can't find what you need? Talk to our team.

Do we still approve payroll?
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Yes. You review and approve every run. We prepare it, check it and file it.

Do you cover the US and Canada?
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Yes, including multi-state US and Canadian provinces, with Quebec RL-1 and T4 year-end.

What if our Rippling payroll isn’t set up well?
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We review your configuration during onboarding and fix issues before we take over.

How is it priced?
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A monthly fee based on entities, employees and pay frequency, agreed up front.

Ready to stop worrying about payday?

Talk to a payroll specialisthello@thepeoplestack.co