Payroll & HR
Set up employees, run pay runs and file with the tax authority.
Smart Pension integration guide
ABBPay can connect directly to Smart Pension. Once connected, members, groups and contributions flow between ABBPay and Smart without re-keying, and ABBPay keeps track of what Smart will collect and when. If you prefer, you can skip the connection and upload files to Smart yourself.
Nigeria Payroll Module
The Nigeria Payroll Module provides end-to-end payroll processing, tax compliance, and statutory contribution management for Nigerian employers. It supports both the legacy PITA/CRA tax system (pre-2026) and the new Nigeria Tax Act (NTA) 2025 system effective from 1 January 2026. The module handles PAYE calculation, pe...
Other UK pension providers guide
If your pension provider is not Smart Pension, The People's Pension or NEST, you can still run auto-enrolment in ABBPay with a custom scheme. ABBPay calculates contributions and produces standard PAPDIS files (XML or CSV) that most providers accept for upload. This works for providers such as Aviva, Royal London or Sco...
Payrun
A payrun represents a single payroll processing cycle for a defined pay period. The Payrun module handles the complete payroll lifecycle: creating a new payrun, selecting employees, calculating gross-to-net pay (including tax, NI/social insurance, pension, and statutory deductions), reviewing results, approving the pay...
ABBPay Solutions - Payroll Module Documentation
The ABBPay Payroll Module is a comprehensive cloud-based payroll platform that supports multi-country payroll processing across four jurisdictions: United Kingdom, Nigeria, Ireland, and Canada. It handles the full payroll lifecycle from employee onboarding through pay calculation, statutory deductions,...
Settings
The Settings module allows you to configure all aspects of your payroll system, including company details, pay schedules, tax authority credentials, allowances, deductions, payment integrations, and employee communication preferences. Settings are organised into tabs and adapt to your company's country.
Reports
The Reports module provides a comprehensive suite of payroll analytics and compliance reports. Reports are organised into tabbed categories with interactive date filtering, comparison options, and multiple view modes (table or cards). Reports can be viewed on-screen or exported as PDF.
NEST pension guide
ABBPay calculates NEST contributions in every pay run and gives you the files to upload to the NEST employer portal. You set up the scheme and groups once, enrol employees, and export after each pay run.
Ireland Payroll Module
The Ireland Payroll Module provides end-to-end payroll processing for Irish employees, fully compliant with Revenue Commissioners requirements. It handles PAYE income tax, USC (Universal Social Charge), PRSI (Pay Related Social Insurance), pensions, and Revenue Online Service (ROS) submissions.
Year End
The Year End module guides you through the annual payroll closing process. Each country has specific year-end tasks, statutory returns, and reporting deadlines. ABBPay provides a task-based workflow to ensure all obligations are met before the tax year closes.
UK Payroll
The UK Payroll module provides full HMRC-compliant payroll processing for employers operating in the United Kingdom. It handles PAYE tax calculation, National Insurance contributions, student loan deductions, statutory payments, pension auto-enrolment, and Real Time Information (RTI) submissions to HMRC.
Pension providers overview
ABBPay calculates workplace pension contributions in every pay run and gets them to your provider in the format that provider expects. This article shows which providers are supported, how contributions reach them, and where to find the step-by-step guide for each one.
Nigerian PFA pension guide
ABBPay applies Nigeria's Contributory Pension Scheme in every pay run. It enforces the statutory minimum rates, tracks each employee's Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) and RSA PIN, and produces a remittance schedule grouped by PFA.
The People's Pension integration guide
ABBPay can connect to The People's Pension so that each pay run's contributions are checked, submitted and tracked for you. You can also work in manual mode and upload files yourself.
Pensions
The Pensions area (Payroll > Pensions) is where you set up workplace pension schemes, create groups with contribution rules, enrol employees and send or export contributions after each pay run.
Irish pension schemes guide
ABBPay supports Irish Occupational schemes, Master Trusts, PRSAs and AVCs. It applies the correct tax relief and produces a contribution file for each provider, which you can download or email.
Dashboard
The Payroll Dashboard provides a real-time overview of your payroll operations, displaying key metrics, employee statistics, payment trends, and compliance status. The dashboard automatically adapts to your company's country, showing country-specific cards and metrics.
Employees
The Employees module manages your entire workforce within the payroll system. You can add employees manually or via bulk upload (FPS file for UK), maintain detailed employee profiles covering personal, employment, payment, and tax information, and manage employee statuses throughout their employment lifecycle.