Automated Moorepay Payroll Variance Scorecards
Every payday week, WebRun opens Moorepay, checks this run's gross pay and headcount totals by cost center, logs any variance from last period to Google Sheets, and publishes a scorecard to Notion for finance and HR to review.
How do I catch payroll cost variance by cost center in Moorepay?
WebRun checks Moorepay every payday for gross pay and headcount by cost center, compares totals against the last run, logs any variance to Google Sheets, and publishes a scorecard to Notion for finance and HR. It never changes pay or submits a run. A payroll admin reviews every flagged variance in Moorepay.
- Finance sees cost center variance every pay run, not at quarter end
- Unusual changes are flagged before they reach the ledger
- No pay is changed without a human review
Built for Payroll teams · Finance operations · HR shared services · Payroll administrators
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
moorepay.co.ukin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Moorepay - check this run's payroll totals
moorepay.co.uk
WebRun opens Moorepay to check this run's payroll totals. - Open Moorepay and pull this run's gross pay and headcount by cost center
- Compare each cost center against last period's totals
- Flag any cost center with a variance over your threshold
Done when Every cost center has a current total compared against last period.
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Google Sheets - log the variance by cost center
google.com
WebRun opens Google Sheets to log the variance by cost center. - Log each cost center's variance to the tracking sheet
- Note the amount and percentage change
- Keep a running history for trend reporting
Done when Every cost center variance this run is logged in the sheet.
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Notion - publish the weekly variance scorecard
notion.so
WebRun opens Notion to publish the weekly variance scorecard. - Publish the variance scorecard to the shared finance and HR page
- Rank cost centers by the size of their variance
- Leave any correction to a payroll admin
Done when This run's variance scorecard is live in Notion.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does it change anyone's pay?
No. WebRun only compares totals and flags variances. Any pay correction is made and approved by a payroll admin in Moorepay.
Does it submit the payroll run?
No. It only reports on a run already processed. Submitting or approving payroll is always a human action in Moorepay.
How is a variance defined?
Any cost center whose gross pay or headcount changed from the last run by more than the threshold you set.
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