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title: "Guide: Payroll workflow"
slug: "guide-payroll-workflow"
description: "Use Cintra iQ's payroll workflow screen to set up payroll groups and actions, then track and process each step of the payroll cycle."
updated: 2026-06-10T11:18:59Z
published: 2026-06-10T11:18:59Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/guide-payroll-workflow"
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# Guide: Payroll workflow

Payroll workflow in Cintra iQ helps you organise and track all the key tasks needed to complete your payroll process efficiently and accurately. It provides a clear step-by-step checklist so you can stay on top of essential actions, from inputting payroll information to running calculations, publishing payslips, and managing approvals.

- [Getting started: Introduction to the payroll workflow screen](/iq/docs/introduction-to-the-payroll-workflow-screen)
- [Set up payroll groups](/iq/docs/how-do-i-set-up-payroll-groups)
- [Set up payroll actions](/iq/docs/how-do-i-set-up-process-payroll-actions#how-do-i-set-up-payroll-actions-as-group-actions)
- [What are the payroll workflow action types?](/iq/docs/what-are-the-payroll-workflow-action-types)
- [Process payroll actions](/iq/docs/how-do-i-set-up-process-payroll-actions#processing-payroll-actions)

### See also

- [How do I set up emails via payroll workflow?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-set-up-emails-via-payroll-workflow)
- [How do I produce pension provider files in payroll workflow?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-produce-pension-provider-files-in-payroll-workflow)
- [How do I run the auto enrolment assessment in the payroll workflow?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-run-the-auto-enrolment-assessment-in-the-payroll-workflow)