/employer/pay/runs/:id. This is where you review the run, approve it, pay it, and track it through to completion.
Getting There
Open Pay to reach the Payroll dashboard, then:- Click any run in the Recent Payroll Runs table, or
- Click View History and select a run from Payroll History.
Header
At the top of the page you will see:- Run name: For example “March 2026 Payroll”. Click the pencil icon to rename it. This is handy for distinguishing regular runs from off-cycle or correction runs.
- Status badge: A color-coded indicator of the run’s current status. See Payroll Statuses Explained.
- Action buttons: Which buttons appear depends on the status (see below).
Available actions by status
Edit Payroll appears for a Draft or Pending Approval run. Approve appears only for a Pending Approval run and moves it to Approved. Approve & Pay (US) or Approve & Generate Invoice (other countries) appears for an Approved or Draft run and starts the payment. Cancel stays available at every stage except Completed, Cancelled, and the brief Processing state, and it asks for an optional reason and cannot be undone. Once your funds have been received, coordinate any cancellation with support.
After you approve and pay
The primary button reads Approve & Pay when your billing country is the US and Approve & Generate Invoice otherwise (the billing country defaults to United States). After you confirm:- US: a green Payment initiated successfully banner appears: “Your ACH bank transfer is being processed. This typically takes 1-3 business days.”
- Other countries: a green Payroll approved, invoice generated banner appears and points you to the Finance page to pay the invoice by bank transfer.
Draft runs
If the run is a draft, a banner reminds you to review before approving. From the banner you can:- Add Adjustments: Opens the adjustment create page.
- Create with Custom Settings: Reopens the run flow to change the period or dates.
Payment status timeline
Once a run reaches the payment stage, a horizontal timeline tracks its progress through these stages:Status messages and bank transfer details
Depending on the status, the page shows a contextual message:- Awaiting Payment (US): A note that the ACH bank transfer is processing (typically 1-3 business days).
- Awaiting Payment (other countries): The bank transfer details to pay the invoice (bank name, account, IBAN/SWIFT or local routing fields, amount, and reference). After sending your transfer, click Mark Payment as Initiated. You can also pay from the Billing page.
- Payment Received / Transferring / Disbursing: A short note confirming what is happening next. No action is needed.
AI analysis
For runs that are still in Draft, Pending Approval, or Approved, an AI analysis panel appears so you can review anomalies and cost insights before approving. See AI Payroll Analysis.FX details
If the run involved a currency conversion, an FX Details card shows:- Invoiced Rate: the rate used when the invoice was raised, shown to four decimals with a currency-pair label (for example, INR/USD).
- Actual Rate: the real conversion rate once it is recorded. Until then it reads Pending conversion.
- Delta: the difference between the two. It is green when it is zero or in your favour (prefixed with + when positive) and amber when it is negative. A View in wallet → link takes you to your Wallet, where a favourable or unfavourable difference is reflected.