Payroll Approval Best Practices (Maker-Checker)

The single control that prevents most payroll mistakes and fraud: the person who prepares the run shouldn't be the one who releases the money.

Why approvals matter

Payroll moves real money to many people at once. A wrong figure or a bad actor can do a lot of damage in one run. Separating preparation from approval — maker-checker — is the control that catches both.

Designing the chain

  • Separate roles: preparer, reviewer/approver, and (optionally) a final release step.
  • Sanity limits: flag unusually large payments or totals for a human to confirm.
  • An immutable audit trail of who approved what, and when.
  • A verify-and-release step before disbursement for higher-risk runs.

How KaziPeople supports this

KaziPeople runs configurable approval chains on payroll, supports optional payout sanity caps and a verify-and-release gate, and records an immutable audit trail — so approvals are enforced, not just policy on paper.

Put this into practice with KaziPeople

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