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HR & payroll guides

Payroll mistakes are expensive, and they are personal to the people affected. These guides cover how a controlled payroll run works, why the preparer should never approve their own run, turning attendance, leave, claims and loans into approved inputs, and what to check before you choose HR and payroll software. They are written for HR managers, accountants and owners by the team that builds MatrixHR.

01 Payroll approval controls: why the preparer should never be the approver Payroll approval controls: who prepares, who approves, what the approver checks, and the month-end steps that stop mistakes before money moves.HR & payroll · 17 October 2026 · 5 min read