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Overview
How Roll by ADP Works
Roll by ADP at a Glance
Best for: Small businesses
Price range: $17/mo + $5/employee
Benefits & HR: Medical Insurance, Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Automatic tax filing: Yes
Apps: Android, iOS, Web
Features and Add-ons
Roll by ADP is a payroll application that lets you compensate your employees using a simple chat-based command interface. It may not include the kind of advanced features you have come to expect from Workday or Rippling, but the feature set it offers is more than enough for small businesses with modest payroll needs. Below are some of its best features.
Chat-based interface
Roll’s chat-based interface makes it very simple to set up employee profiles, run payrolls, and file taxes. Powered by artificial intelligence, the chatbot-like virtual assistant can help you get started quickly and easily. Use simple text commands like “Run payroll” or “Hire Anna” and have the chatbot guide you through the steps.
When adding a new employee, for example, just send a text saying “Hire John Smith.” The chatbot will ask you a few questions about your new employee, then send them a link to complete their own profile using the app. The chatbot guides you through the entire process of creating a payroll, from completing your company profile, through adding employees, all the way to sending out the paychecks.
Unlimited payroll runs
Roll supports unlimited pay runs and multiple pay schedules. That means you can run a payroll any time you want without any additional charges. You can even set up off-cycle payrolls to offer bonuses to employees. You can also offer raises, subtract deductibles, and pay benefits using the same platform.
Automatic tax filing
Roll by ADP can also easily run, pay, and file payroll taxes for your organization. The process is completely automatic once you grant consent and assign limited power of attorney to ADP to file taxes on your behalf.
Employee self-service
When it comes to finding and managing their payment information, employees may not want to rely on you for every little thing. Roll lets employees know and manage their own pay data by simply logging into the app. Once you’ve added a new employee, they can easily log into the app and set up their own profiles, as well as download pay data whenever required.
Benefits and insurance
As far as benefits are concerned, Roll lets you set up deductions and contributions for medical, vision, and dental insurance for employees. You can also create Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for your employees.
Apps and integrations
Being a fairly simple payroll app, Roll does not integrate directly with any third-party accounting software. However, Roll’s website says that a Quickbooks integration is already in the works. You also receive periodic Excel reports that can be imported to the accounting application of your choosing.
You can access Roll by downloading the smartphone app on your Android or iOS device.
Tax Compliance
When you set up Roll for the first time, it asks for your consent to be granted limited power of attorney so that it can file taxes on your behalf. You are also asked to connect your bank account for payment remittance. After that, the process is largely automatic. Your taxes are handled by ADP, a leading provider in the human resources software industry.
Payment Options
Roll lets you pay employees using direct deposits and company checks. You can also add any applicable premiums and bonuses when choosing the payment method for your pay run. There are several earning types to choose from, including hourly contracts, flat fees, overtime fees, performance bonuses, holiday premiums, and business expenses. You can also make one-off payments and off-cycle payments to employees. One-off payments can help you pay for one-time services and contracts, whereas off-cycle payments are good for holiday bonuses and other fees outside of the regular payroll.
Roll by ADP App
Unlike conventional payroll solutions, Roll is a chat-based payroll application. That means everything, from adding company information to preparing pay runs, is done through an AI-powered chatbot inside a mobile app. However, you can also access a mirror version of Roll on your desktop by scanning a QR code on your smartphone.
Despite the unusual interface design, Roll comes with the same range of features as any other payroll software. You can add company information, file employee data, adjust employee compensation, include tax information, and launch pay runs.
You can also introduce benefits and subtract deductibles before each pay run. While the chat-based interface is certainly different from other payroll apps, the process is very smooth and works especially well for novice users without extensive requirements.
Roll is perfect for people who don’t have any previous experience with payroll applications. There are no detailed charts to slog through or navigation menus to contend with. All commands can be accessed easily by sending simple text messages. You also don’t need any fancy hardware to run Roll as the app is entirely mobile-based. You can handle pay runs on the go using your Android or iOS device.
Roll by ADP Pricing
Pricing & Special Offers
Roll by ADP offers a single plan which costs $17 per month and an additional $5 per employee added. When you sign up, you automatically receive 3 free months to try out the app. After that, all contracts are month-to-month and charges are deducted from your account at the beginning of each month. The plan also comes with unlimited payrolls, so you can start a pay run any time you want.
Bottom Line
Roll by ADP is an easy-to-use payroll app that lets you compensate employees fast without having to worry about extensive setup or complex reports. The intuitive chat-based interface is great for beginners, although the lack of advanced benefit options and third-party integrations may be a deal-breaker for some.
