Abacus module — Payroll

The Swiss standard for
payroll.

Photograph receipts, upload — done. Abacus expense management reads receipts with AI automatically, suggests posting accounts and transfers everything directly to the ERP. Paperless, audit-proof, time-saving.

Abacus payroll — Swiss payroll for SMEs
Compliant with AHV/IV/EO, ALV & UVG
ELM payroll filings directly from Abacus
Directly into the ERP
Feature scope

From master data to the salary statement.

Eight building blocks that cover your entire payroll process — from employee onboarding through the payroll run to ELM filings to social insurance bodies.

01

Personnel master data

Central HR and payroll master data, digital personnel file, multiple employments cleanly mapped — one data base for all modules.

02

Employee portal (ESS)

iOS and Android app, Abaclik. Capture receipts on the spot, push notifications, multi-entry possible — anywhere, anytime.

03

Payroll processing

Multiple payroll runs per period, retro-calculations, budgeting and multilingual support — flexibly aligned with your processes.

04

Wage types & foreign currency

Freely configurable wage types, foreign currencies and multilingual payslips — no problem even for international employees.

05

Social insurance

Import payments from Cornercard and Viseca corporate cards directly and reconcile them automatically with captured receipts.

06

Withholding tax & ELM

Dynamic org chart — automatically from master data, with roles, responsibilities and deputy rules.

07

Salary statements

Swiss and Liechtenstein salary statements generated directly from Abacus, industry-specific statistics and reports included.

08

Payroll integration

Direct posting to Abacus payroll — no export, no import, no manual transfer. Cost centres and VAT codes are set correctly.

Approach

From setup to the first payroll run.

Four steps from concept to live payroll — structured, hands-on and with a focus on Swiss compliance.

01
Analysis

Salary structures, social insurance, withholding tax obligations and special cases are captured systematically.

02
Configuration

Wage types, employee categories, ELM setup and social insurance integration are configured.

03
Data migration

Employees and managers are introduced hands-on to the app, MyAbacus and the ERP.

04
Training & go-live

First payroll runs supported, quarterly and year-end including ELM filings — afterwards it runs on its own.

FAQ

Frequent questions.

Yes — Abacus time tracking is usable through the browser and a native app (Abaclik) for iOS and Android. Employees can capture time anywhere, request holidays and view their balances at any time.

Abacus transmits ELM filings directly from the payroll run to all relevant bodies (Suva, pension funds, sick-pay insurers, withholding tax authorities). No manual Excel transfers, no double work.

Yes — corporate card statements from Cornercard and Viseca can be imported directly and reconciled automatically with captured receipts. That eliminates duplicate work entirely.

Yes — Abacus produces both Swiss and Liechtenstein salary statements. The differing social insurance rules sometimes need manual handling.

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