Payroll software
Payroll software in Nigeria that handles the deductions, not just the salaries
Run salaries on a schedule, calculate PAYE and pension, issue payslips and post the accounting entry in one action. Payroll software in Nigeria for teams of two people or two thousand.
- PAYE and pension calculated
- Payslips issued automatically
- Posts straight to your books
Payroll run
Paid142 staff
Payroll software in Nigeria that ends when the money has moved
One run takes staff records to money in accounts, and leaves the accounting entry behind it without a second keystroke.
Deductions calculated
PAYE and pension worked out from the staff record and the salary, with the basis shown rather than hidden behind a total.
Paid from the same place
The run becomes a payment batch with approval before release and a status against each person.
Posted to your books
Salary cost, deductions and net payment land as one entry in the period they belong to.
Payroll
August 2026
This month
PAID₦4,800,000
24 staff paid
Adaeze K.
Engineer
₦798,000
PaidEmeka O.
Designer
₦582,000
PaidFatima A.
Marketer
₦454,000
PaidPayslips generated for all 24 staff
Joiners, leavers and part months handled
Most payroll errors happen to the people whose month was not a full one, and every error becomes a conversation.
Prorated from the date
Somebody who started on the 14th is paid for the days they worked, and the deductions follow the prorated figure.
Payslips that arrive
Issued with the run, to each person, and still there when somebody needs one months later.
Access limited to payroll
A role that can run salaries and see nothing else, because payroll is the most sensitive data in a small company.
Payslip
Adaeze K. · August 2026
Gross salary
₦850,000
PAYE Tax
-₦32,000
Pension
-₦12,000
NHF
-₦5,000
Net salary
₦798,000
Paid directly to Adaeze's bank account
The deductions that decide whether payroll software is usable here
A payroll engine written for another market can be excellent and still be unusable, because the deductions it knows about are not the ones you owe.
- PAYE under the personal income tax rules
- Bands, reliefs and the consolidated relief allowance applied from the staff record, so the monthly figure is calculated rather than looked up and typed. The basis is shown, so it can be checked.
- Pension, both sides
- Employer and employee contributions calculated on the qualifying figure and shown separately on the payslip, so a staff member can see what was contributed on their behalf.
- National Housing Fund
- Applied to the staff it applies to, and left out for the rest, without somebody making a manual adjustment every month and occasionally forgetting.
- Salary advances and staff loans
- Extremely common, usually informal, and almost always tracked in a notebook. Record the advance once and let repayment come off each run until it clears.
- Staff who are paid but never log in
- Most people on a payroll never touch business software. Their staff records exist without consuming a login, so the number of people you pay and the number of seats you are billed for stay separate.
What is in it
Everything a monthly run needs, plus the two things that usually sit outside payroll and cause the reconciliation: the payment itself and the accounting entry.
Scheduled runs
Set the pay date once and the run repeats, with a review step before anything leaves.
PAYE and pension
Calculated from the staff record, with the basis shown rather than a bare total.
Payslips
Issued to each staff member with the run, and available afterwards without a request.
Proration
Joiners, leavers and unpaid days handled from the dates, including the deductions.
Advances and loans
Recorded once, repaid across runs, with the outstanding balance on the staff record.
Payment batches
The run becomes a batch with approval before release and a status per person.
Named failures
A payment that does not land is named and retried, rather than lost inside a total.
Automatic posting
Salary cost, deductions and net pay post to the ledger in the right period.
Scoped access
A payroll role that sees payroll and nothing else in the business.
Who runs payroll this way
Payroll becomes software the month it stops fitting in one person's head, which is usually somewhere between the fifth and the fifteenth staff member.
Businesses that need it
Free for a very small team
The free plan carries two staff records. Starter takes it to thirty, Growth to a hundred and fifty, and Scale removes the limit. Staff who never sign in do not consume a user seat at any tier.
- No setup fee
- No minimum contract
- Staff records are not user seats
Questions about payroll software in Nigeria
Asked most often by the person who currently runs payroll in a spreadsheet and would like to stop.
What is the best payroll software in Nigeria?
The one that calculates statutory deductions correctly without monthly hand-holding, prorates people who joined or left mid-month, and reaches both the staff member and your books without a second system in between. Most payroll errors are not arithmetic, they are handover errors between tools, so the fewer handovers the better.
Does it calculate PAYE?
Yes. PAYE is calculated from the staff record and the salary rather than typed in, and the workings are shown so you or your accountant can check the basis rather than just the total.
Does it handle pension and the housing fund?
Yes. Employer and employee pension contributions are calculated on the qualifying figure and shown separately on the payslip. Housing fund contributions are applied where they are due and left out where they are not, without a manual adjustment each month.
Can I record salary advances and staff loans?
Yes, and this is worth setting up properly because it is almost always tracked in somebody's notebook. Record the advance once and repayment comes off each run until it clears, with the outstanding balance visible on the staff record.
Do I pay for staff who never use the software?
No. A staff record only consumes a user seat if that person actually signs in. Most staff on a payroll never log in at all, so the number of people you pay and the number of logins you are billed for are different figures.
Can payroll be run by someone who should not see the rest of the business?
Yes. Roles are scoped per person, so a payroll administrator can run the month without visibility of margins, supplier terms or customer records. The access is removed in one action if the role changes.
How long does it take to set up?
Usually one pay run. The first month is spent entering staff, salaries and any existing advances, and after that the run repeats on a schedule. Businesses moving from a spreadsheet normally run both in parallel for one month, which is a reasonable thing to do.
Looking for something else?
Every one of these runs on the same record, so adding a second is a setting rather than another system to reconcile against the first.
Bookkeeping software
Books that write themselves out of the trading, rather than at year end from memory.
CRM software
Customer history that belongs to the business rather than to one person's phone.
Business management software
Selling, stock, staff, spending and books on one record instead of five tools.
Inventory management software
Stock that moves as you sell, with reorder alerts before the shelf empties.
Invoicing software
Invoices raised in a minute, chased automatically, and settled against their own account number.
Expense management software
Receipts captured where the money is spent and filed against a category and a job.
Spend management software
Budgets, card limits and approvals that stop overspend before it happens.
POS software
A counter that logs every sale to a staff member and reconciles at shift close.
Online store builder
A storefront that sells from the same catalogue and stock as the counter.
Project management software
Tasks, costs and revenue against the job, so margin is known per contract.
HR software
One staff record behind hiring, roles, access, leave and the payroll run.
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