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Payroll is one of the most important financial tasks you manage — and without the right systems, it can eat up far more time than it should. That’s especially true for the accounting and bookkeeping firms that small businesses rely on for trusted financial guidance.
When payroll and accounting tools are disconnected, your team spends hours on manual entry and reconciliations, while clients wait longer for the accurate numbers they need to run their business. It’s a pain everyone feels.
Multiply that across dozens (or hundreds) of clients, and those small inefficiencies add up fast.
But when payroll and accounting systems are connected, everything changes.
Firms spend less time fixing data and more time delivering advisory value. Clients get cleaner books, clearer cash flow, and peace of mind knowing their numbers are always in sync.
That’s why Wagepoint integrates seamlessly with Xero — one of Canada’s favourite accounting platforms.
Together, Wagepoint and Xero create a reliable, end-to-end financial workflow that cuts manual work and keeps client books audit-ready.
Get business insights with every pay run
With the Wagepoint Xero integration, payroll data flows straight into the books, where it becomes immediately useful.
The instant sync gives your practice faster access to payroll data, and your clients gain clear insight into labour costs, cash flow, and growth opportunities — all without extra admin.
No mismatched numbers. No manual reconciliation. Just consistent, accurate payroll data flowing into Xero. Here’s what syncs automatically, every pay period:
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- Wages and earnings— regular pay, overtime, commissions, and other income codes
- Employee benefits — health plans, RRSPs, and other benefits
- Payroll taxes — employer portions of CPP, EI, and other required payroll costs
- Deductions — employee deductions
- Payroll processing fees — Wagepoint subscription costs
Pro tip: Tracking categories make it easy to see payroll costs by department — without the need for separate accounts for each department.
Shift from client clean up to strategic advisory services
If you’re managing payroll and books across multiple clients, disconnected systems don’t just create extra work — they limit your ability to scale. Every manual export, re-keyed number, and double check adds time and risk to your workload.
Connected payroll and accounting tools, like Wagepoint and Xero, eliminate that friction. Firms gain a repeatable, automated workflow, while your clients benefit from reliable financial data and stronger strategic recommendations.
At its core, the Wagepoint Xero integration saves you and your clients from hours re-entering the same information. But it does so much more than that, including:
- Reduce the risk of costly, client-facing mistakes
- Free up time for higher-value advisory work
- Scale your practice without adding admin
That’s where payroll shifts from a necessary task to a long-term advantage for your firm. Book a demo to see how Wagepoint simplifies payroll for you and your clients.
