Payroll Control

Control every payroll run before approval

StratyPro controls payroll data across multiple sources and makes control outcomes traceable to the employee, pay component, expectation and source — independently of the system in which payroll was calculated.

Multiple sources Combine and control data from different sources.
Traceable end to end From employee to pay component, expectation and source.
Independent of your payroll system Works around your existing payroll environment.

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Payroll Control Workbook

Employee	Control	Outcome	Source	Review
123	Net pay changed	No explaining change	Payslip + changes	Pending review
087	Change processed	Change found	HR change	Reviewed
214	Expected component	Component missing	Configuration	Pending review

Illustration · not real payroll data

Independent control

Calculating payroll is not the same as controlling it

A payroll engine is designed to calculate payroll based on configured payroll rules and input data. Control before approval has a different purpose: determining whether processing aligns with the available sources, expectations and configured controls.

StratyPro therefore places a separate control layer between payroll processing and final review.

The payroll system remains responsible for calculation. StratyPro supports the organization in controlling and reviewing the outcome.

Read: payroll engine vs. payroll control layer · See the complete payroll flow

Payroll system / provider Payroll rules, input and changes

Payroll run Processing of payroll data

StratyPro Independent control layer Compares sources, expectations and controls

Control Analysis and flagging of exceptions

Review Explain and handle exceptions

Approval Final approval of the payroll run

Product principles

Four core principles of payroll control in StratyPro

Independent from calculation, deterministic in outcomes, traceable in context and four-eyes governed at closure.

Independent

Control sits separately from payroll calculation and can be configured around existing payroll systems and providers.

Deterministic

Configured control logic determines control outcomes. AI does not decide whether payroll is correct.

Traceable

Relevant outcomes preserve the relationship between employee, pay component, source, expectation, observed value and review context.

Four-eyes governed

The preparer cannot finally close a payroll run alone; another authorized user must approve before closure.

Control context

Understand why a control produced an outcome

An exception without context gives a reviewer little to work with. StratyPro therefore records the data and expectations that led to a control outcome.

Control: What is being controlled?
Source: Which data provides the relevant information?
Expectation: What should have been processed based on configuration or available input?
Observed value: What was actually found in the payroll run?
Control outcome: What did the control determine?
Review: Does the outcome require human attention or can the control be completed?

Control What is being controlled?

Source Which data provides the relevant information?

Expectation What should have been processed based on configuration or available input?

Observed value What was actually found in the payroll run?

Control outcome What did the control determine?

Review Does the outcome require human attention or can the control be completed?

Traceable

Not only that something differs, but where and why

StratyPro brings a payroll exception back to the level at which it can be reviewed. This reduces the need for payroll professionals to reconstruct the cause of a difference from aggregate totals.

March payroll run

Employee 123

Net pay

Control: net pay changed

Source: payslip + changes

No explaining change found

Review required

Illustration · traceability example

Payroll Approval & Governance

Four-eyes approval by design

After control and review, an enforced maker-checker step applies: the payroll run must be submitted to another authorized user for approval before it can be closed.

Maker prepares the payroll run and executes controls
Relevant exceptions are reviewed via Review Actions
Payroll Summary supports run context before approval
Maker submits the run for approval
Another authorized user approves
Only then can the run be finally closed

A payroll run cannot be prepared and finally closed by the same user. It must be submitted to another authorized user for approval before the run can be closed. StratyPro enforces that boundary; it does not autonomously decide whether payroll should be approved.

Four-eyes payroll approval: maker-checker explained

Automated control

From manual checking to automated control

Automated controls typically execute in around one minute once the required sources are available.

StratyPro automatically executes the configured controls and structures the outcomes for review.

This refers to automated control execution only; human review and approval follow afterwards.

Sources available

Controls executed typically ~1 min

Reviewer evaluates what actually requires attention

Control status

See the difference between controlled, exception and not executable

Control executed — no exception

The control was executed and met the expectation.

Control executed — exception found

The control was executed but may require review.

Not applicable

The control is not relevant for this employee or situation.

Not executable

The required source or context is missing to execute the control reliably.

A control that cannot be executed is still meaningful information. StratyPro makes this visible rather than silently treating it as "no exception".

Review Actions

From control outcome to focused review

Not every technical control outcome requires human attention. StratyPro groups relevant exceptions into Review Actions so payroll professionals can focus on the items that require attention before approval.

Explore Review Actions

Configured payroll controls

Control outcomes

Relevant exceptions

Review Actions

Human review

Configuration-driven

Control payroll according to your process

Payroll processes differ by organization, country, pay component and available source. StratyPro's control logic is therefore configurable.

For each control, the relevant data, sources and payroll expectation can be defined.

Control configuration · illustration

Control

Travel allowance

Source

HR changes

Expectation

Change present and processed

Status

Active

Sources

Control more than payroll output alone

A payroll run does not exist in isolation. Understanding why a value occurred may require information from multiple available sources.

Change files
Employee data
Balance registers
Custom forms

Payroll exports
Payslips

Additional control sources

Source context Available information for the configured control

Payroll Control

The sources used depend on the organization's configuration and payroll process.

Payroll Intelligence

Ask questions about the controlled payroll run

Once control outcomes are available, Straty Intelligence can help payroll professionals answer questions about the run using the available data and control information.

Payroll Intelligence supports analysis. Final review remains with the payroll professional.

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Straty Intelligence · illustratie

Question

Why did employee 123's net pay change?

Relevant run context

Employee 123
Period 03/2026

Control information & sources

Control outcome net pay employee 123
Payslip period 03/2026

Designed for your Microsoft environment

StratyPro is designed to support payroll control within the organization's Microsoft environment so identity, access and infrastructure align with the existing enterprise environment.

More about the Microsoft environment

Microsoft environment of the organization

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Entra ID

StratyPro

Payroll sources / payroll environment

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