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Payroll Administration

Payroll handled accurately. Without consuming your week.

BrightBridge Assist combines payroll technology with hands-on administrative support to help you process payroll, manage payroll taxes, maintain records, support employees and stay organized from every pay run through year-end.

You remain the employer

You keep control of compensation and employment decisions.

One connected system

Payroll, employee data, time and documents work together.

Real administrative support

Technology backed by a team that helps manage the process.

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What's Included

Payroll administration from pay period to year-end.

BrightBridge Assist helps organize the recurring payroll work that otherwise falls on owners, administrators and internal office teams.

Payroll Processing

Structured payroll administration for regular payroll cycles and employee payments.

Payroll Tax Administration

Support for the payroll tax activities tied to your payroll process.

Year-End Reporting

Stay organized when annual wage and tax reporting deadlines arrive.

Time & Attendance Integration

Connect approved time data with payroll to reduce repetitive entry and manual errors.

Payroll Reporting

Get clearer visibility into payroll activity, labor costs and payroll history.

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Employee Payroll Access

Give employees a simpler way to access payroll information and important documents.

More Than Payroll Software

We help manage the process—not just provide the button.

Payroll software can calculate a check. BrightBridge Assist is designed to support the administrative workflow around payroll: collecting inputs, identifying issues, maintaining records, coordinating payroll activities and helping your team stay ahead of deadlines.

Less manual follow-up

Centralized payroll tasks, reminders and status visibility.

Fewer disconnected systems

Payroll can work alongside employee data, time, documents and compliance.

Clearer payroll ownership

Your team knows what needs review and what BrightBridge is handling.

Built for growing employers

Support can scale across employees, locations and workforce complexity.

A Typical Pay Run

One workflow. Clear responsibilities.

Your company maintains decision-making authority while BrightBridge supports the recurring administrative work behind payroll.

Employee hours & changes

Collected and organized

Payroll exceptions

Flagged for review

Employer approval

You approve

Payroll processing

Administered through platform

Records & reports

Stored and accessible

How Payroll Works

A repeatable process for every payroll cycle.

BrightBridge brings structure and visibility to the steps that happen before, during and after payroll is processed.

1

Collect Payroll Inputs

Hours, time off, compensation changes and other payroll information are prepared for the pay period.

2

Review Exceptions

Missing information, unusual entries and payroll changes can be surfaced before processing.

3

Approve & Process

Your authorized team approves payroll, and the payroll run moves through processing.

4

Report & Retain

Payroll records, employee statements and reporting remain available for ongoing administration.

Your Business Stays in Control

BrightBridge administers payroll. You make the employer decisions.

As an ASO, BrightBridge Assist supports your payroll and workforce administration without replacing your role as the employer.

You control compensation decisions.

You determine pay rates, bonuses and other compensation decisions.

You approve payroll.

Your authorized team retains approval responsibility for each payroll cycle.

You manage your employees.

Hiring, supervision, scheduling and business operations remain yours.

We support the administration.

BrightBridge helps manage the systems, records, workflows and recurring payroll tasks behind the scenes.

Built for Real-World Payroll Complexity

Payroll support for businesses with demanding workforce needs.

BrightBridge Assist is designed for employers managing hourly teams, multiple locations, changing schedules, overtime, certifications and other operational complexity.

Childcare

Support for multi-site staffing, hourly payroll, time tracking and the administrative needs of regulated childcare organizations.

Healthcare

Payroll workflows that can support shift-based teams, overtime and complex workforce records.

Construction

Administrative support for field teams, time tracking and payroll records across projects and locations.

Payroll FAQs

Questions businesses ask before switching payroll support.

Does BrightBridge Assist replace us as the employer?

No. BrightBridge Assist operates as an Administrative Services Organization model. Your company remains the employer and retains responsibility for employment and business decisions.

Yes. The BrightBridge service model is designed around connected payroll, employee data, time and attendance, workforce processes and reporting.

Payroll tax administration and year-end support—including W-2 and applicable 1099 support—are included within the payroll service positioning established for BrightBridge Assist.

The platform and service model are designed to scale across employees, departments and locations. Specific payroll configuration requirements can be reviewed during implementation.

Yes. BrightBridge Assist is positioned as an integrated ASO relationship, allowing payroll to work alongside HR administration, compliance, workforce management, benefits and other services.

Ready to make payroll easier to manage?

See how BrightBridge Assist can support your payroll process from each pay run through year-end.

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