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If these issues sound familiar, it’s time for a provider that removes roadblocks instead of creating them. Here’s what to prioritize:
Choose software that centralizes payroll, onboarding, and timecards in one platform—letting crew submit their own information and enabling you to catch errors before payroll runs.
Look for features like reusable crew profiles, digital document templates, and eSignatures for I-9s, NDAs, deal memos, and more. The right system should make onboarding almost effortless.
Your payroll data should flow directly into your budgeting and accounting tools—no manual transfers. Integrations with software like QuickBooks, Hot Budget, or Sage Intacct are key.
You need both tech support for day-to-day issues and a dedicated account contact for bigger-picture questions—reachable by phone or email, with fast turnaround times.
From encryption to third-party audits, your provider should safeguard sensitive payroll data and be transparent about how they do it.
Switching should be simple—especially with an EOR, which takes over tax and compliance responsibilities. Your provider should guide you through every step.
A good partner listens to your feedback and evolves their platform to meet your needs—not just once, but continuously.
Payroll will always have moving parts—but it doesn’t have to be slow, painful, or inefficient. If your current provider is holding you back, the right switch can save you hours per week and keep productions running smoothly.
Want to see firsthand how Wrapbook can make your production accounting and payroll experience a delightful one? Reach out for a demo to see our next-gen tech in action.
If your payroll “solution” is creating more problems than it solves, it’s time to rethink your provider. In production, payroll can be uniquely complex—but inefficiency, outdated tools, and clunky “digital” systems are not inevitable.
Spotting the signs early means you can make a switch before minor frustrations turn into full-blown production delays. Knowing when to retire a tool that’s no longer serving you is a skill—and one that can save you hours, money, and headaches.
With crews moving from project to project, production companies are constantly hiring, onboarding, and paying a revolving cast of employees. One small error—whether in hours, union calculations, or compliance—can snowball into expensive, time-consuming fixes.
Even many “digital” payroll systems simply copy outdated paper processes into clunky online forms, creating a mess of inefficiencies that slow your team down.
If your payroll platform is holding you back, the first step is spotting the warning signs. Here’s where outmoded tools most often reveal themselves.
Some payroll platforms appear modern but still run on outdated, patchwork processes under the hood. If tasks require multiple manual steps or constant re-entry of the same data, you’re dealing with inefficiency disguised as innovation. A truly modern platform automates these steps, freeing you from repetitive admin work.
A wrong location, hours, or employee number shouldn’t mean starting from scratch. Modern systems let you correct entries in real time without derailing your entire payroll cycle.
Even with a solid payroll engine, if your onboarding, startwork, and payroll data live in separate systems, you’re stuck tracking down documents instead of managing productions. A unified hub keeps everything—forms, approvals, payment info—in one place, so you always know where to find what you need.
When payroll data doesn’t flow into your financial tools, you’re stuck manually transferring numbers—wasting time and inviting errors.
On set, delays cost money. If your provider’s “support” is a dead-end email or hours on hold, it’s time to upgrade.
Without an Employer of Record (EOR), you’re stuck registering crew in each state and handling all tax filings. EORs handle tax liability, workers’ comp, and compliance under their own federal ID—removing that weight from your plate.
If it takes specialized training to use, payroll becomes bottlenecked through a few people—slowing everything down and frustrating new hires.
