Paychex Flex: Good start for a payroll novice.
April 21, 2017

Paychex Flex: Good start for a payroll novice.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Paychex Flex

Paychex Flex is being used to manage our payroll and our 401K profit sharing plan. The programs help with paying our employees, keeping track of their time off, and helps employees contribute to their 401K plans.
  • Time Entry - No need to enter the exact time an employee punched in and out for each day work. All you have to do is enter the total hours (regular, OT, any time off).
  • Pre-processing reports - After you enter your payroll, you can view a pre-processed report to confirm that you entered the information correctly. You can view it as a PDF.
  • Layout - All of the features are laid out in a tile format. You can also access features on the side of the screen for easier access.
  • Real-time changes - If I were to change an employee's time off balance for any reason, I can change it and it will take effect on the moment I click save. No more waiting for the next pay period for the balance to adjust.
  • Paperless checks - You can go paperless when it comes to distributing checks (for those who use direct deposit). However, there's no way for each employee to decide if he/she wants a check or not. It's an all or nothing proposition.
  • Paychex Flex has made it easier for me to process payroll without the hassle of manually entering all time off requests.
  • Paychex Flex has made it easier to navigate the program. I find what I want without a struggle.
I would take this over ADP Workforce Now. Simple, clean layout (tiles). Easy to navigate. Real time changes.
Paychex Flex is well suited to easily conduct payroll entry and processing. Very simple to use for a payroll novice.

Paychex Flex Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
9
Employment history
9
Job profiles and administration
Not Rated
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
Not Rated
Organization and location management
8
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Not Rated
Pay calculation
9
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
9
Salary revision and increment management
9
Reimbursement management
Not Rated
Approval workflow
Not Rated
Balance details
Not Rated
Annual carry-forward and encashment
Not Rated
View and generate pay and benefit information
9
Update personal information
9
View job history
9
View company policy documentation
Not Rated
Not Rated
Report builder
Not Rated
Pre-built reports
Not Rated
Ability to combine HR data with external data
Not Rated
Not Rated
New hire portal
Not Rated
Manager tracking tools
Not Rated
Job Requisition Management
Not Rated
Company Website Posting
Not Rated
Publish to Social Media
Not Rated
Job Search Site Posting
Not Rated
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
Not Rated
Applicant Tracking
Not Rated
Notifications and Alerts
Not Rated