Sage Intacct HR & Payroll
Sage Intacct confirms 7 of the 21 hr & payroll capabilities we track, with a further 5 partially covered. Its deepest coverage is in Time & Attendance; it is thinnest on Payroll & Compensation.
Sage Intacct offers foundational hr & payroll capabilities suitable for basic needs. Advanced requirements typically need add-ons or third-party integrations.
- 7of 21
- Capabilities confirmed
- 123
- Documented features
- Time & Attendance
- Strongest area
- Payroll & Compensation
- Thinnest area
How Sage Intacct scores against the 21 hr & payroll capabilities we track across every ERP in our catalogue.
- Time & Attendance4 of 7
- Employee Management1 of 7
- Payroll & Compensation2 of 7
“Not documented” means our research has not confirmed the capability either way — it is not a finding that Sage Intacct lacks it. Coverage is scored against one shared capability list, so it is comparable between products.
The hr & payroll scope Sage Intacct ships, grouped as the product itself organises it.
Employee dimension groups5
Groups employees into named sets—by state, manager, or other criteria—for filtering and reporting on timesheets and labor data. Members can be selected manually or through automatic filters.
- Employee dimension groupsLists and organizes the employee groups available for filtering time-related reports and transactions.
- Assign members to employee groupsAdds or removes individual employees from an existing employee group.
- Create an employee groupBuilds a new employee group by manually picking members or defining an automatic filter.
- Delete employee groupsRemoves an employee group that is no longer needed for reporting or filtering.
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Build my requirements →Importing3
Covers importing standard cost type lists and work-in-progress schedule data into Construction.
- Import standard cost typesImports a predefined set of standard cost types into a Construction project.
- Import work in progress (WIP) schedule informationImports work-in-progress schedule data from an external file into Construction.
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Build my requirements →Advances4
Issues and tracks advance payments made to employees before they submit an expense report, then applies those advances against the resulting reimbursement.
- Create an advancementIssues an advance payment to an employee ahead of an expense report submission.
- Field descriptions: Create advance paymentsExplains the fields used to create an employee advance payment.
- Posted advancesLists advance payments that have already been posted for employees.
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Build my requirements →Employee dimension groups5
Groups employee records, the financial dimension used to track labor costs, timesheets, expense reports, and project labor, for reporting and workflow purposes.
- About employee dimension groupsExplains how employee dimension groups are used to organize employee records.
- Employee dimension groupsLists the topics for working with employee dimension groups.
- Field descriptions: Employee groupsDescribes each field on the employee groups list.
- Field descriptions: Employee group informationDescribes each field on an employee group's information page.
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Build my requirements →Employee types5
Classifies employees into types—such as full-time, contractor, or seasonal—to sharpen budgeting and workforce forecasting. Types can be flagged as 1099-eligible for contractor payments.
- Deactivate or delete employee typesDeactivates or permanently removes an employee type that is no longer used.
- Make an employee type 1099-eligibleFlags an employee type as 1099-eligible so associated workers are tracked for contractor tax reporting.
- Field descriptions: Employee type informationDocuments each field on the employee type record and what it controls.
- Field descriptions: Employee types listExplains the columns and fields shown on the employee types list.
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Build my requirements →Labor costing3
Configures how employee labor time and cost post to the general ledger for projects.
- Set up labor cost postingConfigures the rates and accounts used to post employee labor cost to the general ledger.
- Troubleshoot: labor cost not posting to GLHelps diagnose why labor cost isn't posting to the general ledger as expected.
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Build my requirements →Employees5
Covers the Employee dimension used to tag time entries, expense claims, and project labor for costing, tracking, and payroll-related reporting, along with setup, field reference, and reporting-specific employee management.
- EmployeesExplains how to create and maintain employee records used to tag time, expense, and project transactions.
- Manage employees in ReportingCovers employee record management specific to the reporting subscription.
- Field descriptions: Employee informationProvides a field-by-field reference for every setting on the employee information screen.
- Work with employeesExplains how to add, update, and manage employee dimension records day to day.
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Build my requirements →Employees5
Maintains employee records as a financial dimension tied to timesheets, expense claims, and labor costs on projects, supporting cost tracking, GL posting, and compensation reporting.
- EmployeesProvides access to the employee records used throughout the Time application.
- Manage employees in TimeAdds, edits, and maintains employee records specifically within the Time application.
- Field descriptions: Employee informationDetails the fields on an individual employee record and their purpose.
- Field descriptions: Employee listExplains the columns displayed on the list of employee records.
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Build my requirements →Employee types5
Classifies employees into types—such as full-time, contractor, or seasonal—to improve budgeting and forecasting accuracy. Types can be flagged as 1099-eligible for contractor payments.
- Make an employee type 1099-eligibleFlags an employee type as 1099-eligible for contractor tax reporting.
- Field descriptions: Employee type informationDocuments each field on the employee type record.
- Field descriptions: Employee types listExplains the columns shown on the employee types list.
- Deactivate or delete employee typesDeactivates or permanently removes an employee type.
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Build my requirements →Time types5
Defines categories of non-project time—such as vacation, overtime, or travel—used to capture overhead and admin hours apart from project tasks. Categories can be imported from a spreadsheet.
- Time typesLists the time type categories available for recording non-project hours.
- Add time typesCreates new time type categories, such as vacation or overtime, for timesheet entries.
- Delete time typesRemoves a time type category that is no longer needed.
- Edit time typesUpdates the details of an existing time type category.
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Build my requirements →Employee dimension groups5
Groups employee records into named sets for filtering and reporting across expense reports, timesheets, and project labor costs.
- About employee dimension groupsExplains how employee dimension groups are used to organize employees for reporting.
- Employee dimension groupsLists the employee groups available within the Expenses application.
- Field descriptions: Employee group informationExplains the fields on an individual employee group record.
- Field descriptions: Employee groupsExplains the columns shown on the employee groups list.
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Build my requirements →Timesheet rules3
Enforces company timesheet policies by blocking submission of timesheets that fail to meet defined rules.
- Specify timesheet rulesDefines the conditions a timesheet must meet before an employee can submit it.
- Add, edit, or delete timesheet rulesCreates, updates, or removes rules that govern how timesheets can be submitted.
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Build my requirements →Approve timesheets5
Lets project workers fill out, save as drafts, and resubmit timesheets, while managers review submissions, enforce daily or weekly hour limits, and approve or decline entries.
- Approve timesheetsProvides the tools managers use to review and act on submitted timesheets.
- Approve or decline timesheetsLets a manager approve or decline a submitted employee timesheet.
- Field descriptions: Approve or decline timesheetsExplains the fields shown on the approve or decline timesheets page.
- My timesheetsGives employees a personal view of their own timesheets for entry and tracking.
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Build my requirements →Sage Intelligent Time – Geofences5
Marks off virtual zones around work locations so managers can confirm employees are on-site during their scheduled shift.
- Assign geofences to employeesLinks specific employees to a defined geofence boundary for shift tracking.
- Delete geofencesRemoves a geofence boundary that is no longer needed.
- Edit geofence configurationUpdates the location, radius, or other settings of an existing geofence.
- Field descriptions: Geofence configurationExplains the configuration fields used to set up a geofence boundary.
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Build my requirements →Expenses5
Offers preconfigured reports—such as employee aging, expense reclassification, and employee lists—that can be run as-is or lightly customized with filters.
- ExpensesLists the standard reports available for analyzing employee expense data.
- Employee agingShows how long employee reimbursement requests have been outstanding.
- Employee expense reclassification reportReports on expense entries that have been reclassified to a different account or dimension.
- Employee listLists employee records along with their key expense-related details.
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Build my requirements →Intelligent time4
An AI-powered assistant that gathers work activity from email, calendars, browsers, and files, then suggests entries for employee timesheets.
- Sage Intelligent TimeIntroduces the AI virtual assistant that helps employees populate their timesheets automatically.
- Download the mobile appExplains how to download the mobile app for entering time and expenses on a phone.
- PrivacyDescribes what data the AI time assistant collects and how employee privacy is protected.
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Build my requirements →Sage Intelligent Time – Mobile App3
A mobile app for entering timesheet hours, managing expense reports, and approving or declining submissions from a phone.
- Log in to the mobile appWalks through signing in to the mobile time and expense app.
- Set up the mobile app for expense reportsConfigures the mobile app so employees can capture and submit expense reports.
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Build my requirements →Sage Intelligent Time – Overtime5
Defines overtime rules that drive payroll calculations and project billing, then automatically computes overtime hours as employees clock in and out of shifts.
- Field descriptions: Overtime ruleset configurationExplains the fields used to configure an overtime ruleset.
- Assign overtime rules to employeesLinks specific overtime rules to individual employees or groups.
- Create overtime rulesBuilds a new rule that determines when and how overtime hours are calculated.
- Delete overtime rulesRemoves an overtime rule that is no longer needed.
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Build my requirements →Sage Intelligent Time – Rate Cards5
Sets billing rates by employee, item, and project so the correct rate is applied automatically when timesheets are submitted, standardizing invoices and cutting manual calculation.
- Field descriptions: Rate cardsExplains the fields used to define a billing rate card.
- Create a rate cardBuilds a new rate card that sets billing rates for a combination of dimensions.
- Delete rate cardsRemoves a rate card that is no longer used for billing.
- Edit rate cardsUpdates the billing rates or dimensions defined on an existing rate card.
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Build my requirements →Pending reimbursements5
Manages the accounting workflow for selecting, approving, and paying employee expense reimbursements, then tracks payments once posted.
- Posted reimbursementsLists reimbursements that have already been posted and paid.
- ReimbursementsProvides access to the tools for managing employee expense reimbursements.
- Select expenses to reimburseLets accounting staff pick which approved expenses to include in a reimbursement run.
- Approve or decline employee expense reimbursement requestsLets accounting staff approve or decline pending employee reimbursement requests.
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Build my requirements →Sage Intelligent Time – Set Up5
Walks admins through the initial setup steps to turn on and configure Sage Intelligent Time.
- Assign permissionsGrants users the permissions needed to use Sage Intelligent Time features.
- Configure data retention for all employeesSets how long Sage Intelligent Time retains captured activity data for employees.
- Link an employee to a userConnects an employee record to its corresponding system user login.
- Turn on Intelligent timeEnables the Sage Intelligent Time feature for the company.
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Build my requirements →Sage Intelligent Time – Time Clocks5
Provides digital time clocks that let employees or admins clock in and out of shifts, projects, or tasks.
- Admins clock in or out employeesLets an administrator clock an employee in or out on their behalf.
- Clock in or out of a project or taskLets an employee clock in or out of a specific project or task.
- Field descriptions: View time clockExplains the fields shown when viewing a time clock entry.
- Field descriptions: Create time clockExplains the fields used to create a new time clock entry.
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Build my requirements →Sage Intelligent Time – Time Sources5
Connects calendars and email accounts so Sage Intelligent Time's machine learning can turn daily activity into suggested timesheet entries, without tracking keystrokes, screenshots, or location.
- Connect calendarsLinks a calendar account so its events can be suggested as timesheet entries.
- Connect email accountsLinks an email account so its activity can be suggested as timesheet entries.
- Disconnect calendars or email accountsRemoves a connected calendar or email account from Sage Intelligent Time.
- Disconnect the Time AssistantTurns off the AI time assistant for a user entirely.
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Build my requirements →Sage Intelligent Time – Timesheets5
Provides timesheets enhanced with AI-suggested activity cards, plus sortable and filterable lists for tracking personal and staff timesheets.
- Approve or decline time entriesLets a manager approve or decline individual time entries within a timesheet.
- Approve or decline timesheetsLets a manager approve or decline an entire submitted timesheet.
- Recall a timesheetLets an employee pull back a submitted timesheet before it is fully approved.
- Field descriptions: Edit timesheetsExplains the fields available when editing a timesheet.
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Build my requirements →Other capabilities13
- Configure TimeSets up the Time application's core configuration options before employees begin entering hours.
- Add, edit, or delete employee positionsCreates, updates, or removes employee position records used to classify staff roles.
- Add, edit, or delete labor classesCreates, updates, or deletes labor class records used to categorize employee work.
- Add, edit, or delete labor shiftsCreates, updates, or removes labor shift records used for scheduling employees.
- Sage Intacct Construction PayrollHandles payroll processing tailored to construction industry pay rules and job costing.
- Configure TimeSets up the Time application's core configuration options before employees begin entering hours.
- Add, edit, or delete employee positionsCreates, updates, or removes employee position records used to classify staff roles.
- Add, edit, or delete labor classesCreates, updates, or deletes labor class records used to categorize employee work.
- Add, edit, or delete labor shiftsCreates, updates, or removes labor shift records used for scheduling employees.
- Sage Intacct Construction PayrollHandles payroll processing tailored to construction industry pay rules and job costing.
- Add, edit, or delete labor unionsCreates, updates, or removes labor union records used to track employee union membership.
- Distribute timesheet entriesSplits a single timesheet entry across multiple projects, tasks, or dimensions.
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Build my requirements →The Sage Intacct Evaluation Kit
An independent assessment of Sage Intacct — strengths, gaps and real pricing — plus a requirements template you can score its hr & payroll against alongside every other system on your shortlist.
Sage Intacct Evaluation Kit
2026 Edition · PDF guide + XLSX template
ERP Research
- Buyer's guide (PDF): Sage Intacct independently assessed — where it is strong, where it is not, and what it actually costs
- Requirements template (XLSX): weight your requirements and score vendors side by side
- Built to work with the 21 hr & payroll capabilities scored on this page
- The questions to put to the vendor and to implementation partners
Sage Intacct Evaluation Kit
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HR & Payroll coverage across the systems most often shortlisted alongside it, scored against the same capability list.
| Area | ![]() | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| Time & Attendance | 4+1/7 | 3+2/7 |
| Employee Management | 1+3/7 | 6/7 |
| Payroll & Compensation | 2+1/7 | 3+3/7 |
Each cell reads confirmed+partial/scored. Grey reflects capabilities our research has not confirmed either way — it is not a finding that a product lacks them.
HR & Payroll — strength by vendor
| Vendor | Strength | Best for | Starting price | Implementation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ★★★ strong | Large enterprises moving from on-premise Oracle to cloud | Custom | 9–18 months | |
![]() | ★★★ strong | Mid-to-large companies in the Microsoft ecosystem | $50/user/mo | 6–14 months | |
![]() | ★★★ strong | Large enterprises wanting industry-specific cloud ERP | Custom | 9–18 months | |
![]() | ★★★ strong | People-centric organisations needing unified HR + finance | Custom | 6–12 months | |
![]() | ★★★ strong | Public sector, education, and professional services organisations | $95/user/mo | 5–10 months | |
![]() | ★★★ strong | Government contractors, A&E firms, and project-centric businesses | $75/user/mo | 4–9 months | |
![]() | ★★★ strong | Large manufacturers and distributors with complex operations | Custom | 9–18 months | |
![]() | ★★★ strong | Existing GP customers planning migration to Dynamics 365 Business Central | $75/user/mo | 3–6 months |
Evaluating hr & payroll on Sage Intacct
What to put in front of the vendor before you commit.
- 1Country-specific payroll and tax compliance
- 2Multi-country and multi-currency payroll
- 3Integration with time clocks and biometric systems
- 4Talent management depth (recruiting, performance, learning)
- 5Employee self-service and mobile access
Sage Intacct starts at a custom quote with a typical total cost of $50K–$200K and a 3–6 months implementation.
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Sage Intacct HR & Payroll FAQ
Does Sage Intacct include payroll processing?
No — Sage Intacct doesn't process payroll natively; it integrates with third-party payroll providers, syncing labor costs and journal entries into the general ledger. What it does natively is the Employee dimension used for time entries, expense claims, and project labor costing.
How does Sage Intacct handle employee expense reports?
Expenses manages the full report lifecycle — employee submission, manager approval, accounting reimbursement, and check printing — with AI-assisted receipt coding and support for advance payments.
Does Sage Intacct auto-generate timesheets from calendar activity?
Yes — Sage Intelligent Time connects calendars and email accounts so machine learning can turn daily activity into suggested timesheet entries, without tracking keystrokes, screenshots, or location.
Does Sage Intacct handle construction payroll and compliance?
Yes, within its construction edition — Construction manages project costs and billing through a visual work breakdown structure covering estimating, contracts, compliance, and payroll for contractors, built on the same dimensional accounting engine as core Sage Intacct.
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