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Access Accountants Payroll: Create an ad hoc pay run

Ad hoc pay run to adjust previous pay runs.

An ad hoc pay run (also known as an off-cycle pay run) is used to process one-off payments outside your regular payroll schedule, such as bonuses, commissions, pay adjustments, or termination payments. You can create an ad hoc pay run using your existing pay schedule or a dedicated ad hoc pay schedule.

Create an ad hoc pay run

  1. Create a new pay run using your preferred pay schedule.

    • You can use your regular pay schedule, or

    • Create a separate Ad Hoc pay schedule to keep one-off pay runs separate from your regular payroll.

  2. When creating the pay run, choose one of the following options:

Manually add employees to this pay run

Select this option to create an empty pay run with no employees.

You can then manually add only the employees who require payment.

Create pay run with empty pays

Select this option to include all employees assigned to the selected pay schedule.

Employee records are added to the pay run, but no earnings are populated, allowing you to enter only the required payments.

Add employees to the pay run

If you selected Manually add employees to this pay run:

  1. Click Add Employees.

  2. Select the employee(s) you want to include.

  3. Repeat as required until all applicable employees have been added.

  4. Click Close.

You can now enter the required earnings or adjustments and continue processing the ad hoc pay run.

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