For Payroll Admins

Pay runs without the re-keying.

Otto HR runs payroll from the data it already holds. Approved time off, records, and positions feed each pay run directly, so month-end is arithmetic, not archaeology.

Faster pay runs

90%

Less re-keying and exports

0 exports

Time off feeds payroll

Why Otto

Month-end without the scramble.

01

Data already in place

Employee records, positions, and approved time off live in the same system as payroll, with nothing to export or re-key.

02

Fewer month-end surprises

Upcoming pay runs sit on the dashboard, and leave is approved long before it reaches payroll, so surprises are caught early.

03

Self-serve balances

Employees see their own balances and policies in the portal, so "how many days do I have left?" stops arriving by email.

What's inside

Payroll that starts from the source.

Prepare

Pay runs that start ready

Approved time off and current records feed each pay run automatically, so you review rather than reconstruct.

Prepare

Sarah Kim

Annual leave · Aug 4–8

August pay runDraft
Sarah Kim$4,250
Tom Weber$3,980
Approve

Time off in the same system

Requests, approvals, and balances live next to payroll, so what you approve is what you pay.

Approve

Time off

Sarah Kim

Annual leave · Aug 4–8 · 5 days

Manager1/2
HR2/2
Annual leave balance20 days
Answer

A portal that fields the questions

Employees check their balances, policies, and personal details themselves, which means fewer interruptions in payroll week.

Answer

Good morning, Deniz

12 daysLeave left
AugustLatest payslip
Request time off
Company handbook
My documents

Answered without asking HR

Verify

Adjustments on the record

Balance adjustments and record edits carry an audit trail, so end-of-year questions have answers.

Verify

Audit log

Last 24 hours

leave_balance.adjusted

James Cole · Sarah Kim · +2 days

09:14

employee.deactivated

Selin Acar · Tom Weber

11:02

mcp.tool_called

Agent · listEmployees

11:40

Frequently asked questions

Whoever runs payroll: an office manager, an accountant, a founder. Pay runs draw on records and approved time off already in Otto, so no specialist tooling is needed.

No. Approved time off and employee records live in the same system as pay runs and feed them directly, with no exports and no re-keying.

Yes. The employee portal shows each person's balances and the policies behind them, which answers most balance questions before they reach you.

Yes. You can run a full monthly cycle on your own data before committing to a plan.

Close the month calmly

Payroll from data you already trust.

Time off, records, and pay runs in one system, with no exports and no re-keying.