New Hire Payroll Automation
Send new hire data directly from Discovered to your payroll system—without manual entry, spreadsheets, or missed steps.
What Is New Hire Payroll Automation?
New Hire Payroll Automation is the process of automatically transferring hired candidate data into your payroll system—without spreadsheets, manual entry, or human error.
With Discovered, this happens the moment you mark a candidate as “Hired.” Their name, job title, start date, and contact info flow instantly into your payroll platform through secure integrations—saving hours of admin work and preventing costly mistakes.
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Instead of juggling systems or missing a tax form, your team stays in sync. Payroll gets everything it needs. New hires are onboarded and paid on time—no chaos, no delays.
Why Automate Payroll Setup with Discovered?
Save Hours on Admin
No more copying new hire data into separate systems. As soon as a candidate is marked “Hired” in Discovered, their info flows straight into your payroll system via automation.
Reduce Errors and Compliance Risks
Automated data transfers eliminate typos and missed fields, helping you maintain payroll accuracy and stay compliant from day one.
Faster, Smoother Onboarding
Your HR and payroll teams stay in sync—so new hires are processed, paid, and welcomed without delay.
How It Works
Mark a Candidate as Hired
From within any candidate profile in Discovered, set the status to “Hired.” This action triggers the automation instantly.
Webhook Sends Data to Zapier
Discovered uses a webhook to securely send new hire data to Zapier. This includes name, contact details, job title, start date, and more.
Zapier Forwards Data to Payroll
Zapier picks up the webhook and passes the new hire information to your payroll provider’s API endpoint. You don’t need to lift a finger.
Done. Your New Hire Is in the System
Your payroll platform now has the full set of data needed to process compensation, taxes, and benefits. Onboarding is streamlined and accurate.
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What’s Automated?
Data Field
Sent Automatically
Full Name
Email Address
Phone Number
Job Title
Department
Start Date
Custom Fields
Discovered’s automation can be customized to match your payroll provider’s requirements, including additional fields or data formats.
Use Any Payroll System
Our system works with any provider that supports API-based data input.
Whether you use Journey Payroll or another platform, Discovered’s webhook and Zapier setup makes integration simple and flexible.
Key Features
Seamless Workflow from Hiring to Payroll
No more duplicate data entry or missing info—Discovered moves key information into your payroll system automatically.
Compatible with Your Tools
This automation works with virtually any payroll platform that accepts API data—including Journey Payroll, Gusto, ADP, Paychex, and more.
Secure Data Transfer
Your data is encrypted and passed securely between platforms using webhooks and standard authentication methods.
Smart Customization
Need specific fields or formatting? We can customize the webhook output to meet your provider’s exact specs.
Perfect For…
HR teams tired of repetitive manual tasks
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Payroll admins looking to reduce entry errors
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Growing companies needing scalable, efficient onboarding
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Any business using API-friendly payroll systems
Hear From Our Customers
Pro Tip
“Manual onboarding is where mistakes creep in. Automating that handoff to payroll is one of the simplest ways to reduce risk.”
— Fletcher Wimbush, CEO
Ready to Automate Your Payroll Setup?
Discovered eliminates tedious handoffs between hiring and payroll. Say goodbye to duplicate entry—and hello to clean, fast onboarding.