Xero Payroll timesheet software: an engine for your pay
Want to speed through your payday admin? Xero helps manage every step of your pay run, from automatically calculating your employees’ hours to creating clear digital records for your ATO compliance. And if you’re on the go? Hop into the Xero Me app to approve timesheets, log expenses, and more.
How do Xero timesheets work?
Your employees fill in and submit timesheets on the Xero Me app. Everything is digital, fast, and accurate.
Happier employees
Your team members quickly fill out their timesheets on the app in a spare minute.
Automatic calculations
Xero’s tracking time software automatically works out each employee’s total hours.
Less admin for you
No manual data entry! Just review and approve your employees’ timesheets.
A streamlined system for your payroll
Forget printing timesheets and endless back-and-forth with your team. Xero Me gives you a single, streamlined way to handle your payroll online. Employees take care of their own admin, and you do less paperwork every pay cycle.
- Xero Me is a self-service app for employee timesheets, payslips, leave requests, expense submissions, and more
- Employees can use Xero Me on their phone, tablet, or desktop
- Data is kept securely, and employees can only access their own pay records
Simple time and cost tracking for your projects
Do you handle multiple projects? A team of staff? With Xero project time-tracking software, you’re in the loop with how much time you spend and where. Glance at your phone for a quick update on the hours your employees are logging. Or deep dive into reports for insights into your business.
- See how productive your employees are, and which tasks to give them
- Track your employees’ hours to stay within budgets for client work
- Use your past data to create accurate quotes and estimates
ATO compliance in the bag
Xero means smoother financial reporting every time. Xero Me works hand in hand with Xero Payroll, so all your info is synced and up to date with your payroll activities, including hours, wages, and super contributions.
- Use Xero’s auto super to pay the correct wages and super contributions to each employee automatically
- Easily create detailed records of every pay cycle that you can download for a Fair Work Inspector
- Follow ATO rules by securely storing your employee timesheets for 7 years
How to use Xero’s timesheet software
It’s simple to use Xero’s timesheets for small business.
Give your team access to Xero Me
Let them fill in and submit their timesheets digitally in the Xero Me app or web portal.
Review and approve your team’s timesheets
It’s a simple process. You’ll get notifications when employee timesheets are submitted. Just review, make any corrections, and approve.
Timesheets are automatically included in your pay runs
That’s it! Your pay run is ready to go.
Integrate with Xero Projects
If you track work time for clients, use Xero Projects to log hours on separate timesheets so your records stay organised.
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Keep your payroll moving on mobile
Xero Me lets you check and approve timesheets when you’re out and about.
Record hours your way
Xero’s flexibility lets your team record their total hours worked or their start and end times.
Customise your payroll process with apps
The Xero App Store has hundreds of third-party apps that integrate with Xero so you can do all your payroll tasks your w
How Xero timesheets work for your business
Employee time tracking is straightforward, whether you’re in retail, hospitality, or another industry.
Self-employed and contractors
Use Xero’s templates or replicate an existing timesheet – and beat the clock!
Projects and client work
Organise all your costs and expenses for each project in one efficient system.
Compliance-focused businesses
Make ATO compliance an everyday part of your business with clear records and solid financial reporting.
FAQs on Xero’s timesheets for small businesses
Yes – they can fill in and submit timesheets online in the Xero Me app or web portal. This is a quick and easy process they can do whenever they have a spare moment.
Yes – they can fill in and submit timesheets online in the Xero Me app or web portal. This is a quick and easy process they can do whenever they have a spare moment.
It’s pretty simple. Each team member just needs to set up their own login for Xero Me. They can then use their devices (or the web portal) to fill in their own timesheets and submit them, saving them (and you) loads of time. Your team can do a lot more with Xero Me, too, like claiming expenses and submitting leave requests.
Here’s more on Xero MeIt’s pretty simple. Each team member just needs to set up their own login for Xero Me. They can then use their devices (or the web portal) to fill in their own timesheets and submit them, saving them (and you) loads of time. Your team can do a lot more with Xero Me, too, like claiming expenses and submitting leave requests.
Here’s more on Xero MeYes, you can. Anyone with payroll admin can fix errors on their employees’ timesheets before they approve them for payroll. This means you can make sure all your records are complete and accurate.
Yes, you can. Anyone with payroll admin can fix errors on their employees’ timesheets before they approve them for payroll. This means you can make sure all your records are complete and accurate.
Absolutely. Your staff can see their own timesheets in Xero Me and export or print them for their records.
Absolutely. Your staff can see their own timesheets in Xero Me and export or print them for their records.
Everything works as a single system. Once you’ve approved your employees’ timesheets, this data automatically syncs with your part of Xero’s payroll software. All the information is then ready for your pay runs.
Everything works as a single system. Once you’ve approved your employees’ timesheets, this data automatically syncs with your part of Xero’s payroll software. All the information is then ready for your pay runs.
Yes! Just use a new timesheet for each project to track the hours spent on each project. You can also upgrade your Xero subscription to include Xero Projects, which gives you extra tools – like an online time-tracker to log your client’s billable hours down to the minute.
Yes! Just use a new timesheet for each project to track the hours spent on each project. You can also upgrade your Xero subscription to include Xero Projects, which gives you extra tools – like an online time-tracker to log your client’s billable hours down to the minute.
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