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Xero - Introduction to using the API

Using API technology, BrightPay offers full integration with Xero allowing both the payroll software and accounting software system to directly communicate with each other. BrightPay will produce the payroll journal in a file format that is unique to Xero, allowing users to easily send ...

Xero - API FAQs

a) How does the BrightPay and Xero API integration work? When you sign into your Xero account in BrightPay, your chart of accounts will be retrieved from Xero Using this chart of accounts, map each payroll data item to the relevant nominal account Based on the mapping ...

Xero - Submitting your journal using API

Using API technology, BrightPay offers full integration with Xero allowing both the payroll software and accounting software system to directly communicate with each other. BrightPay will produce the payroll journal in a file format that is unique to Xero, allowing users to easily send ...

Xero - CSV upload

BrightPay's payroll journal feature allows users to create wages journals from the finalised payslips and export to CSV for upload into Xero accounting software. 1) Within Payroll, select Journal on the menu toolbar, followed by Xero: 2a) On the next screen, ...

Importing from Xero

BrightPay facilitates the migration of data from Xero using a Full Payment Submission (FPS). Please contact our Migration Support team for further assistance with this at migration@brightpay.co.uk .

Payroll Journals - Overview

BrightPay's payroll journal feature allows users to create wages journals from the finalised payslips for upload into specific accounting softwares. 22-23 BrightPay currently supports the CSV formats for five accounting software providers. These are: Exact Kashflow ...

Creating a Generic Payroll Journal

A generic CSV journal option is available in BrightPay for users to create nominal ledger mapping of their choosing. This may facilitate users who use accounting software which BrightPay doesn't specifically cater for, or users who wish to create their own mapping for Exact, Kashflow, ...

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