Hello all! We're reconsidering our current contracted bookkeeping and payroll services model. Right now, we enter all the approved bills into our Quickbooks, cut and mail the checks, and the bookkeeper remotes in to do journal entries, reconciliations, and otherwise assists with oversight and questions. Our payroll system and workflow is much less smooth, with paper time sheets being approved by management, then hours entered into a portal of a different system (not Quickbooks). We send any requests for changes to paid leave amounts, employees, status or pay rates, etc, along with all quarterly report forms to our payroll specialist who then responds by email with changes. Payroll reports are sent to our bookkeeper, who then manually enters them into Quickbooks as a journal entry. Timing, flow, and lack of shared understanding of the payroll system has caused several unfortunate situations over the last several years. I've come to wonder if it really has to be this hard. *What program/company/process do you use that works well for you? Do you have a company that you work with for expert oversight? Do you run it all in Quickbooks? What does your workflow look like? * Any input greatly appreciated. In fact, *please brag on your system/company/process! I'd love to hear about it.* Our current system was a good fit for us when we first transitioned, but it might be time for a change. Paint me a picture of what it looks like when it goes smoothly? Cynthia Stanczak, MLS (she/her) Library Director Albion District Library 501 S. Superior St. Albion, MI 49224 (517) 629-3993 Albion District Library: Transforming Minds, Changing Lives. Proudly serving our community since 1919. Online at www.albionlibrary.org, or find us on Facebook! *My working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel obligated to reply to this email outside of your normal working hours.*