Paychex Flex: Lightweight, easy to use
November 14, 2018
Paychex Flex: Lightweight, easy to use
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Paychex Flex
Is it being used by a department or across the whole organization?
At this point in time, the company has completed it's merger; however, there are still certain platforms that have not yet been unified. At the moment, Paychex Flex is still being used by my 'side' of the merger at ExactBid (although EDR is the new umbrella brand). This encompasses all departments within ExactBid, but does not encompass EDRs legacy employees.
What business problems does it address?
We use Paychex Flex for payroll as well as delivery of our tax documentation for the year.
At this point in time, the company has completed it's merger; however, there are still certain platforms that have not yet been unified. At the moment, Paychex Flex is still being used by my 'side' of the merger at ExactBid (although EDR is the new umbrella brand). This encompasses all departments within ExactBid, but does not encompass EDRs legacy employees.
What business problems does it address?
We use Paychex Flex for payroll as well as delivery of our tax documentation for the year.
- The app notifies you when your paystub is available. It is then accessible on both the App as well as the browser based application.
- It automatically implements two factor authorization using your phone number on file as soon as it recognizes that you're logging in from a different device or IP address.
- I know other platforms like Paylocity also offer similar functionalities, but I've used both. My wife currently uses Paylocity at her job. The platform is just clunky. Paychex feels lighter, more agile, and just easier to use from an end user standpoint.
- Within my version of Flex (unsure if it is available at a different tier or enabled/disabled within the admin side), I don't have the ability to change my paycheck distribution. I have a set amount that goes to my personal account and part that goes to a joint account. My insurance is changing 1/1/19 and I need to modify those values. I can't seem to do this within the UI, so I need to contact my accounting/payroll department to do this instead of doing it in the app. Paylocity offers this feature.
- We are a privately owned company owned by investment firms. Their main goal is to make money. Because of that, we put money toward the resources we need and try to keep other costs low elsewhere. This happens to be one of those places. It isn't that finding the perfect payroll software is our goal, but finding something that works for our needs and is cost effective. If that is the case, then yes, this meets all of our needs. It certainly doesn't negatively impact our business.
I would say Paycor is very similar, although my last use was in 2015. I'm unsure about the changes made between then and now. I haven't used paylocity personally since 2013, but my wife currently uses it and it's also great, more features to the end user. That said, I didn't personally choose Paychex Flex over any other platform. My position doesn't place me in a seat where I'm making those kinds of decisions.