Payroll and Job Cost are connected because labor has two identities.
It is money paid to an employee.
It is also cost attached to work.
Time Track Sits Between the Work and the Pay Cycle
Sage documents Time Track as a flexible addition to Payroll and Job Cost.
Employees' time can be entered daily, weekly, or on another schedule without immediately affecting Payroll Data Entry.
When payroll is ready to run, those entries can transfer into Payroll Data Entry automatically.
Job Number and Cost Code Can Be Captured With Time
When Time Track is used with Job Cost, Sage allows a job number and cost code to be specified.
That gives the labor transaction project context before payroll is complete.
Job Cost Can Update Before Payroll Runs
This is one of the most useful parts of the integration.
Sage documents that Time Track information can post to Job Cost independently from Payroll.
So if the project manager needs current labor-cost information before payday, the business does not necessarily have to wait for the payroll cycle to finish.
Certified Payroll Uses the Same Relationship
Sage documents certified payroll reporting when Time Track is integrated with Job Cost.
Labor codes and job numbers can be flagged to participate in certified payroll reporting.
That reduces the need to reconstruct job-related labor from separate payroll and project records.
Why This Integration Matters
Without integration, the same labor event can be entered separately for payroll, job costing, reporting, and project management.
Every second entry creates another opportunity for timing differences, typos, mismatched job numbers, or reports that do not agree.
Integration does not eliminate every discrepancy.
It reduces the number of places where the business has to recreate the same event.