For many companies, payroll starts with Excel. It’s flexible, familiar, and works—until it starts slowing everything down. At some point, the same system that once felt efficient begins creating more work than it saves. When Excel Starts Working Against You Most teams don’t switch systems because they want to. They switch because the cracks start to show: • Multiple files, multiple versions, no single source of truth • Manual inputs for OT, leave, and adjustments • End-of-mon