[US] Karbon and Gusto partner for faster accounting firm payroll

Karbon has announced the launch of a beta integration with Gusto for accounting firms, bringing payroll workflow management into its practice management platform

The integration creates payroll work items in Karbon from Gusto pay schedules and keeps due dates aligned between the two systems. In addition, it tracks approvals and client tasks in real time, giving firms a single view of payroll activity along with other client work.

Often, accounting and bookkeeping firms manage payroll in one system and broader practice work in another, creating manual handoffs between teams and tools. Karbon's link with Gusto is reportedly intended to reduce that coordination by placing payroll deadlines, approvals and client requests within the same workflow used for other assignments.

Features include automatic syncing of Gusto clients into Karbon contacts, prebuilt payroll workflow templates and automatic creation of work items when a new pay cycle starts in Gusto. Client-facing tasks, such as timesheet approval and payroll sign-off, are also generated automatically at the relevant stage of each cycle.

Payroll due dates appear in Karbon's Work dashboard and My Week view alongside other deadlines, with adjustments for bank holidays. The integration is reportedly intended to help firms monitor recurring payroll runs, Gusto onboarding and annual compliance tasks, including time tracking, time off and expense requests.

Gusto serves more than 500,000 small businesses, and thousands of accounting and bookkeeping firms recommend and manage the platform for clients. According to Karbon, a significant share of its US customers already use Gusto for client payroll, making the partnership a way to connect two systems that many firms already rely on.

The integration is reportedly available in beta to Karbon customers in the US. The company has customers in 40 countries and employees across the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Mary Delaney - Chief Executive Officer at Karbon - said, "Payroll is one of the most valuable service lines a modern firm can build, and Gusto is one of the most loved platforms for delivering it. It's already the system of choice for a huge share of Karbon firms running payroll for their clients," Delaney said.

"This partnership brings that experience directly inside Karbon, giving firms a single, connected view of every client payroll cycle, with approvals, deadlines and client tasks living where the rest of the firm's work already does," she added.

According to Gusto, the integration is a response to the operational burden firms face when payroll sits outside their main practice management system. 

Bridgette Haymaker - General Manager and Vice President of Product Management at Gusto - said, "Payroll is one of the highest-frequency, highest-stakes services accounting firms deliver for their clients. When that workflow lives in a separate system from everything else the firm manages, it creates real coordination overhead.

"Connecting Gusto's pay schedule and client data directly into Karbon means fewer dropped deadlines and less manual work - and for the firms building payroll into a true advisory service line, that matters."

Source: Karbon

(Quotes via original reporting)

Karbon has announced the launch of a beta integration with Gusto for accounting firms, bringing payroll workflow management into its practice management platform

The integration creates payroll work items in Karbon from Gusto pay schedules and keeps due dates aligned between the two systems. In addition, it tracks approvals and client tasks in real time, giving firms a single view of payroll activity along with other client work.

Often, accounting and bookkeeping firms manage payroll in one system and broader practice work in another, creating manual handoffs between teams and tools. Karbon's link with Gusto is reportedly intended to reduce that coordination by placing payroll deadlines, approvals and client requests within the same workflow used for other assignments.

Features include automatic syncing of Gusto clients into Karbon contacts, prebuilt payroll workflow templates and automatic creation of work items when a new pay cycle starts in Gusto. Client-facing tasks, such as timesheet approval and payroll sign-off, are also generated automatically at the relevant stage of each cycle.

Payroll due dates appear in Karbon's Work dashboard and My Week view alongside other deadlines, with adjustments for bank holidays. The integration is reportedly intended to help firms monitor recurring payroll runs, Gusto onboarding and annual compliance tasks, including time tracking, time off and expense requests.

Gusto serves more than 500,000 small businesses, and thousands of accounting and bookkeeping firms recommend and manage the platform for clients. According to Karbon, a significant share of its US customers already use Gusto for client payroll, making the partnership a way to connect two systems that many firms already rely on.

The integration is reportedly available in beta to Karbon customers in the US. The company has customers in 40 countries and employees across the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Mary Delaney - Chief Executive Officer at Karbon - said, "Payroll is one of the most valuable service lines a modern firm can build, and Gusto is one of the most loved platforms for delivering it. It's already the system of choice for a huge share of Karbon firms running payroll for their clients," Delaney said.

"This partnership brings that experience directly inside Karbon, giving firms a single, connected view of every client payroll cycle, with approvals, deadlines and client tasks living where the rest of the firm's work already does," she added.

According to Gusto, the integration is a response to the operational burden firms face when payroll sits outside their main practice management system. 

Bridgette Haymaker - General Manager and Vice President of Product Management at Gusto - said, "Payroll is one of the highest-frequency, highest-stakes services accounting firms deliver for their clients. When that workflow lives in a separate system from everything else the firm manages, it creates real coordination overhead.

"Connecting Gusto's pay schedule and client data directly into Karbon means fewer dropped deadlines and less manual work - and for the firms building payroll into a true advisory service line, that matters."

Source: Karbon

(Quotes via original reporting)