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PayFocus from Benefitmall is an online payroll and HR software that gives businesses compliant tax processing, support, and the ability to manage HR tasks from one platform. The software offers personnel tracking and on boarding....
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- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Extremely easy to use and wonderful set up for both employer and employee!
Pros
I love that it allows easy access and understanding of tax processing, support, and the ability to manage HR tasks all from one place! Its perfect for our small business.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Made payroll a breeze
Payfocus has allowed payroll to be slightly less of a hassle. (I mean, who LIKES to process payroll?) I have access to view each employee's personal information. Changing status or information is a breeze. I LOVE that the reports are so easy to access and online chat is always available to help if needed.
We have had a few issues in the past and the most recent took MONTHS to correct. I am not even sure if they made the necessary adjustments correctly but after such a long period, we just wanted closure. I spoke to multiple persons in customer support and even spoke to a few in management positions. After continuous calling and complaining, I finally arrived to one CSR that took the problem and evaluated with me, and did her hardest to correct the problem. She also mentioned that they were upgrading their software and that similar problems should not reoccur.
All in all, GREAT SOFTWARE, and decent customer support. I have had worse experiences so I have to say that I appreciate that I could actually speak to someone that is in this country, preventing a language barrier, and that you don't have to enter a multitude of prompts and wait an eternity to speak to someone. Phone calls are answered fairly rapidly.
- Industry: Insurance
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Hands down the worst payroll company
It was overall a very negative experience.
Pros
Basically nothing. It was very unintuitive, but I guess it was cheap.
Cons
Hands down the worst the user interface I've ever encountered. It's just terrible.
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- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Very Organized from an employee point of view
We have been much more organized with our details around pay being kept in a central location
Pros
BenefitMall PayFocus has functioned as great HR software for our organization of just over 200 employees. Details are communicated via the BenefitMall portal which cuts down on e-mail questions to the human resources department and allows for a more efficient work environment. Pay details are posted, download paycheck details, tax information can be posted securely, direct deposit details and address locations, all in one place.
Cons
We have run into certain times where the processing tends to be slow around peak times, however, we could also do a better job submitting payroll details earlier to avoid this.
- Industry: Farming
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Past User Review
I enjoyed using PayFocus and the customer service staff was great!
Pros
It was easy to use and the customer service support for software was great.
Cons
The reporting feature was very limited and there were other things it could do.
- Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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PayFocus
Pros
Overall, the payroll entry is fairly user friendly, and the reporting standard reports are good. The team is helpful to get back to you with issues.
Cons
I had a horrible time setting it up in the beginning, and counted on them for a lot, which was set up incorrect. They have helped work through it, but I continue to have issues with the tax piece, which they file for us. Also, the custom report piece is not very user friendly.
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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BenefitMall Payroll
Easy to use website, easy access and self explanatory. Provides any information that I need about our payroll...
Pros
Self explanitory
Cons
No cons that I have encountered...
- Used for 1+ year
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easy and organized
Pros
I enjoy a website that is easy to navigate through and not overwhelming, just straight to the point, no hassles
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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BenefitMall Payroll Review
I have been very pleased with my interaction with BenefitMall. The knowledge and courtesy has been a plus in my learning of the payroll system. Our account representative is one of the best I have dealt with.
Pros
It is a user friendly system
Cons
It times out quicker than I would like.
- Industry: Insurance
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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It doesn't get easier than this!
My previous payroll company was changing employees every month and was constantly calling me to "up sell". Since I have been with Benefit Mall Payroll, I have had the same point of contact and only the most prompt responses to any concerns.
Pros
Ease of use. I don't have the time to learn a complex payroll system.. The Benefit mall payroll system is easy to use and understand.
Cons
I received some tax notices during the transfer of payroll companies. However, I simply emailed the notices to the tax department and they settled all of the issues and sent verifications of each step for my records.
- Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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Employee never works
Worst product I have ever used to get my paycheck information. It does not allow you to reset your password at all and often just logs you out and locks you out.
Pros
I don't like anything about this product
Cons
Never allows to log in as a employee. Worked for a short period of time and then stopped. Tried to reset password e-mail never sent. This occurs all the time and then you have to wait for admin to get it fixed.
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Great online platform
Pros: easy to use online platform- easy to update employee profiles/ if you have an issues your specific account rep can directly help you instead of going through 45 dial tone options/ account rep is always available, friendly and accommodating
Cons: The journal report from each pay period could be formatted differently. Just my personal preference to have it more reader friendly, some people don't read payroll reports regularly.
- Industry: Philanthropy
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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Needs better customer support & reporting
If you're not familiar with Crystal reports the reporting is a bit difficult to navigate through. I'm typically getting complaints from my finance department as to the poor reporting from the system and corrections to the reports take more time and effort for an automated system. As for a payroll administrator, it handles all the functionality I need it to, but I agree the reports are a bit much to filter through appropriately. Customer service can take more than 1 business day to respond to inquiries which is difficult in obtaining immediate responses/answers.
Pros
Basic functionality
Cons
Reporting/Customer Service.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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I love my new payroll service
I recently switched from another payroll service. The switch was driven by cost. What has impressed me most about Benefit Mall is that I am getting every bit as good a service both in terms of customer support and online efficiency and ease of use. All this while saving $1800 a yaer in service fees. This makes me very happy I switched to Benefit Mall
Pros
I am not a tech savvy person, so I would say the ease of use is the biggest thing for me so far. Just login, enter the data and you are good to go. Reports are easy to access as well
Cons
None that I can think of.
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User friendly and awesome customer care!
I have had a great experience with Payfocus! I am not very tech savy and have found it very easy! The customer care over the phone, in person, and via their online chat has been very helpful and went out of their way to help me navigate anything I couldn't figure out myself. We just filed our taxes and it was a breeze! It was great to have access to all the reports we needed. I am very pleased with Payfocus!
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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Automated timecards are wonderful!
I've been well taken care of along the way.
Pros
I have access to all my payroll records at my fingertips.
Reports are easy to run.
Support has been great when I need help.
Cons
It's taking some time to get everything running smoothly adding the TimeFocus. But the PayFocus got going very quickly.
It has been an adjustment with a few glitches along the way but there are enough people I can attempt to contact for help that I always get help and my problems get resolved.
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Their software ROCKS!!!
I've been working with BenefitMall since Oct 2014. I was kind of thrown into working with payroll at my company and was very nervous about it at the time. However, it has been a wonderful experience, everyone was VERY helpful and patient with me during my learning curve. Anytime I have a problem their CS is on top of it and have helped me and our company time and time again!!
- Industry: Media Production
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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Payroll made easy
Pros
Payfocus allows my team to keep each employee’s timesheet in point and calculate everything super fast and easy. Imwe havnt has any issues. Entering data is quick and user friendly. The interface isn’t complicated and timesheets print out with ease.
Cons
I have no cons for payfocus. It works just as is and has made the office more efficient
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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Needed a simple and cost effective payroll system for our small company.
Ease of use, more affordable than some payroll companies.
Pros
Ease of use once properly trained. Simple and uncomplicated interface and provides all we need for our small company efficiently.
Cons
A few stumbling blocks in the first 3 months as new situations arose with employees. Not all were covered in the training, but online help was most efficient in solving issues on the spot.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
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My payroll transfer experience
I was referred to the payroll system by KeyBank. They made it sound like it was another fine service offered by Key.
Pros
Entering in the payroll
Cons
It seems like every time i enter in the payroll some little issue arrives, like people that had no issues last week suddenly are coming up as not entered into Workmen s Comp correctly, or not labeled properly or one of the tax selections are missing. (All 3 three happened at different payroll process weeks).
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Great Service
I have been very pleased with BenefitMall. Our payroll specialist is extremely helpful and always responds to any questions or requests I have right away. Our payroll is accurate and our office loves knowing we can count on BenefitMall! Thank you!
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Easy to use - fast response time from our customer service rep
We have been using this payroll platform for many years. It is easy to use. There are a few functions that require the customer service rep to do for us, but as of late, their response has been very quick so it is not an issue.
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The software is simple and straight-forward
I would not call myself a computer savy person, yet I found the software easy to use. Also, the internet customer support is excellent, which is refreshing now a days because good customer service is hard to find.
- Industry: Legal Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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Great Company, Outstanding Customer Service
Our small law firm was handling its payroll in house for the past three years. We switched to BenefitMall and have never looked back. The online portal is extremely intuitive and easy to use, but small issues do arise - particularly for folks who are new to the system. When that happens, US-based customer service reps are only a quick phone call away.
Pros
Easy to use, great customer service.
Cons
N/A
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Benefit Mall offers superior service!
Our small business has been using Benefit Mall (previously Compupay) for several years now and they give us the same professional service they would give a larger corporation.
