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Understanding Fingercheck's Plans

It’s really easy to get started with Fingercheck. Sign up and complete the wizard, then set up policies, clocks (optional), and employees.

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Written by Jeffrey Mo
Updated over 7 months ago

Fingercheck has several plans to choose from. You can always upgrade or add a new company directly from your dashboard.


Small Business Starter, 360, or 360 Plus plans

Here’s how to get you started using the Small Business Starter, 360, or 360 Plus plans:

The basic steps are as follows:

  1. Sign up on the Fingercheck site.

  2. Complete the setup wizard, which asks general questions about your company.
    To begin using Fingercheck, you must complete the required fields, which are marked with an asterisk (*).

  3. Set up basic policies (such as break and overtime policies).

  4. If you are using Fingercheck time clocks, set them up for your employees.

  5. Add your employees to Fingercheck.

  6. Onboard your employees.
    We recommend that you have your employees onboard themselves. When adding your employees, you will see an option for self-onboarding, and your employees will receive an email with a link to onboard.

  7. Before your first payroll, set up these important payroll items:

    • Previous payroll documentation

    • Child support payments

    • Direct deposit information

  8. Submit your previous payroll documentation to Fingercheck to import your year-to-date payroll data.

  9. Have your employees use Fingercheck to punch in and punch out.

  10. Your Fingercheck representative will assist you with processing your first payroll.

  11. Continue refining your Fingercheck configuration to get more out of the software.

    • Compartmentalize your expenses by defining cost center levels and cost centers, jobs, locations, positions, and/or tasks.

    • Set up more policies as needed (for example, absence, accrual, job fencing, or exception policies).

    • Set up your general ledger.

    • Setting up master profiles allows you to customize which policies are assigned to each group of employees.


Time & Attendance plan

Here’s the how you get started using the Time & Attendance plan:

The basic steps are as follows:

  1. Sign up on the Fingercheck site.

  2. Set up basic policies (such as break and overtime policies).

  3. If you are using Fingercheck time clocks, set them up for your employees.

  4. Add your employees to Fingercheck.

  5. Continue refining your Fingercheck configuration to get more out of the software.


Special services

To get even more out of your Fingercheck app, you can sign up for these services:

  • HR Concierge: A third-party service that is powered by HR professionals who are qualified to advise you on legal HR questions.

  • CorpNet: A third-party service that assists with payroll tax registration.

  • Partner portal: A free portal that lets your accountant access your files with ease.

  • Background checks through Sapphire: A third-party company can perform your background checks for new hires.

  • Fingercheck PayCard: A third-party service that enables you to pay your employees with debit cards that refill automatically.

  • Human Interest: A third-party service that offers 401(k) services for small businesses.

  • Automated child support: A feature of Fingercheck that electronically pays your employees’ child support payments each time you run payroll. The funds are deducted from your employees’ paychecks and directly deposited into the designated state agency’s account.


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