Three ways we help accountants and bookkeepers beat the busy season blues

Key takeaways

• Payworks onboards thousands of clients each year, with a dedicated Implementation Specialist guiding every step, even for teams with no prior payroll platform experience.
• One email login gives accountants and bookkeepers access to all their clients' accounts, with no-cost QuickBooks Online and Xero integrations to eliminate double data entry.
• Payroll Hub gives multi-client professionals a single screen showing every upcoming pay run across all clients, prioritized by deadline, with a two-click path to Process Payroll.
• Payworks' National Payroll Institute-trained service team is based across Canada and available by phone, no tickets, no chat queues.

Accountants and bookkeepers managing payroll across multiple clients have a lot on their plate — especially this time of year. The good news: Payworks was built with exactly that in mind.

Late nights, skipped lunches… we get it: this time of year isn’t called “busy season” for nothing. But did you know you don’t have to forge through it alone?

Since we opened our doors over 25 years ago, Payworks has been proud to serve as a trusted partner to accountants and bookkeepers across the country (and all year round!). Here are three quick ways we can help save you time and stress so that, by the time the next busy season rolls around, you might just make it home for dinner.

Easy onboarding for you and your clients

Sure, change can be a challenge – but by onboarding thousands of clients each year, we’ve got the process down to a science (we promise!).

From needs assessment to setup to the moment you or your client runs their first Payworks payroll – with their dedicated Implementation Specialist right beside them every step of the way, of course! – you can feel confident that all the “T”s have been crossed, “I”s have been dotted, and everyone’s set up for success.

“In my previous job, I was part of an implementation project that moved 20+ properties over to Payworks all at once. It was incredible how smoothly the process went. So I was already impressed before even starting with Stream! The training goes so well that they’re well-versed within a week or two, even if they have no prior experience with a similar platform. I tell everybody ‘you can trust the process – they’ve done this before. They’ll tell you exactly what you need and don’t need… it’s all there.’”

• Stream Financial
  Halifax, NS

Time-saving tools

We know you’re the master of multi-tasking… but when you’re jumping between clients, all that time spent logging in and out can add up! That’s why we’ve made account access simple and more secure than ever. Rather than juggling countless Customer IDs and passwords, accountants and bookkeepers can access and toggle between all their clients’ accounts via one email login.

We’re also pleased to offer integrations with popular accounting software at no cost. No more data re-entry (or the inevitable occasional errors that follow – hey, you’re only human!) means more time back in your day when you need it most.

Add into the mix automatic remittances, ultra-simple T4 processing and reporting that makes it easy to untangle and share the stories inside your data, and you might just be able to catch your breath for real. 

And now: Payroll Hub. If you're managing payroll across multiple client accounts, you know what Monday morning used to look like — logging into each account individually, cross-referencing a spreadsheet, figuring out what's due before you could actually start doing anything. Payroll Hub fixes that.

It's a purpose-built multi-client workflow tool that gives accountants and bookkeepers a single, organized view of every upcoming pay run across all their clients — right from login. Here's what that means in practice:

• Every deadline in one place: See all upcoming pay runs across every client and pay group from a single screen — weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, all of it.
• Prioritized automatically: Today's time-sensitive payrolls surface first. No sorting, no second-guessing where to start.
• 31-day rolling window: Plan your week (and the weeks ahead) without opening a single client account.
• Two clicks to process: Jump straight to Process Payroll from the Hub — down from 3–5 clicks. Every payroll, every client.
• No setup, no extra cost: Payroll Hub automatically appears for eligible users with access to two or more client databases. It's just there.

Right now your Monday starts with maintenance. Payroll Hub makes it start with clarity.

“Payworks provides a reliable, user-friendly platform that’s easy to navigate, and its intuitive interface makes it easy for users to learn. I particularly appreciate the automatic CRA remittances, and the easy-to-process T4s that are accurate, as well as audit reports that can help you catch errors or discrepancies.”

• Keen Payroll and Bookkeeping
  Placentia, NL

Service solutions that meet you and your clients where they’re at

Whether you’re providing a referral so that your clients can handle their own payroll (with the guidance of a dedicated payroll expert, of course!), looking for ad hoc support as needed, or want to hand off payroll altogether, Payworks has got you covered.

Our Service team is National Payroll Institute-trained, located all across the country, and here to provide unlimited, consistent support… because you need a contact, not a call centre.

“Here at eGO Bookkeeping, Payworks is our preferred payroll software. In our opinion, they have the most streamlined implementation process and highest level of customer support. No need to ‘start a chat’ or ‘submit a ticket’ with these guys. Simply pick up the phone and talk to a Canadian payroll expert about the problem you’re having.”

• eGO Bookkeeping
  Kingston, ON

Ready to see for yourself what easier payroll can look like? Bookmark this link for the busy season dust settles – or better yet, reach out today to get a no-obligation demo on the calendar: https://www.payworks.ca/landing-pages/campaigns/book-a-demo.

Frequently asked questions

How does payroll software make an accountant's job easier? The biggest gains come from eliminating the manual overhead — the logging in and out, the data re-entry, the tracking spreadsheets. Payworks handles automatic calculations, CRA/RQ remittances, T4 processing, and ROEs, and connects directly to QuickBooks Online and Xero so journal entry data flows through in one click. And with Payroll Hub, accountants get a single view of every client's upcoming deadlines — so they can start the day knowing exactly what needs doing, instead of spending 30 minutes figuring it out.

What payroll software gives accountants access to multiple client accounts? Payworks is built for exactly this. One secure email login gives accountants and bookkeepers access to all of their clients' accounts — no juggling Customer IDs or passwords. Payroll Hub then pulls all of those clients' upcoming pay runs into one organized screen, prioritized by deadline, with a two-click path to Process Payroll. It's the difference between a morning full of admin and a morning where you just get to work.

Why do accountants recommend specific payroll software to their clients? Usually because the platform makes both sides of the relationship easier. When payroll runs accurately and on time, clients are happy — and when the accountant can manage everything from one login without building their own tracking system on the side, they're happy too. Payworks earns those recommendations with reliable compliance updates, no-cost integrations, human support that picks up the phone, and tools like Payroll Hub that are actually built for the way multi-client professionals work — not bolted on as an afterthought.