In addition to processing payroll within the system, generating a GIRO file is essential as payday approaches. Streamline your payroll with automated GIRO file generation!
Spend less time on manual data entry and more time focusing on strategic HR initiatives. This article will provide a step-by-step guide on how to generate a GIRO file for your payroll process.
Before this, please ensure you have generated payroll.
If you need to change Value Date, check this article.
In this article, we will guide you the following:
A. How to Generate GIRO file
There are three ways to generate a GIRO file: through Payment Files page, from your existing Payroll page, and through the All Payroll page.
Method 1: Through Payment Files Page
From the side navigation menu, click Payroll > Payment Files > GIRO File
Click + GIRO File
Choose the (a) Name, (b) Value Date, and (c) Company bank account.
If you have an existing bank account, simply click the dropdown and select your bank account number. If this is your first time, click Add New to proceed
Choose the Bank Name, Bank account number, and Company.
📝 Note: For some of the banks, you will be asked to write the Bank ID as well. To check the existing bank accounts in your account, click the gear icon
Complete all the required details along with the payslips that have already been generated.
Once done, click Submit
Method 2: Through the existing Payroll Page
From the side navigation menu, under SG Payroll > Click All Payrolls > Select any of the generated payroll month
You can then generate GIRO from your existing payroll by clicking on the GIRO button as shown:
Method 3: From the All Payroll page
From the side navigation menu, go to SG Payroll > All Payrolls. Select the relevant month, click the three-dot icon, and choose Generate GIRO.
B. How to edit GIRO file
From the side navigation menu, go to SG Payroll > Payment Files. From the GIRO file page, click edit button
On the page, you can change the Name, Value Date, and Bank account number
If you want to exclude some employees from the GIRO file, simply deselect the employees
Click Submit once done
C. How to download GIRO file
From the side navigation menu, go to SG Payroll > Payment Files. From the GIRO file page, click the eye icon
Click the download button on the top right corner. Your bank account will show beside the download button.
You can also keep track of the download history of the GIRO by clicking on Download History.
Nicely done! Submitting your GIRO file means your employees are one step closer to getting paid hassle-free.
Follow these steps if you are processing employee payments through the following bank:
👉 DBS
👉 UOB
👉 OCBC
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