Payroll

Sage 50 Payroll Integration

Sense HR integrates with Sage 50 Payroll to keep your HR and payroll records in sync, so every pay run starts from accurate and up-to-date employee data.

Watch 4 min video
New Starters

New Starters Sent Straight to Sage 50

When you add a new starter, send their name, address, NI number and bank details to Sage 50 with one button to ensure payroll records match HR records.

  • New starters set up before day one
  • NI number and bank details
  • HR and payroll records always match
Automatic Updates

Staff Profile Updates Automatically Sync

When HR records are amended, or when staff update their bank or address details in the Sense HR app, Sage 50 updates in the background.

  • Staff update their Sense HR profile
  • Sage 50 updated in real-time
  • Blank fields never overwrite Sage data
Payroll-Ready

Hours Verified Before They Reach Payroll

Sense verifies every clock-in and builds a payroll extract of hours, overtime, holiday and sickness, ready to check before your Sage 50 pay run.

  • Payroll extract in one click
  • Overtime and absence included
  • Every hour checked and verified
Learn how to verify hours before payroll
How It Works

How to connect Sage 50 to Sense HR

  1. 1

    Ask us to connect Sage 50

    Tell your Sense HR contact you use Sage 50 Payroll

  2. 2

    Install the connector

    Install the Hyperext API on your Sage 50 computer, using our guide

  3. 3

    Start syncing

    We match your staff, then changes reach Sage automatically

Discover Sense with Sage 50 for Yourself

Book an online demo with one of our UK-based experts, or start a free trial, to see how Sense keeps Sage 50 Payroll up to date.

FAQ

Sage 50 Payroll Integration Questions

Browse these frequently asked questions about using Sage 50 Payroll with Sense HR

Does Sense HR integrate with Sage 50 Payroll?

Yes. Sense HR integrates with Sage 50 Payroll to send new starters and employee changes, including address and bank details, into Sage 50, so HR and payroll records match.

How do I connect Sage 50 Payroll to Sense HR?

Ask your Sense HR contact to switch on the integration, install the Hyperext API on the computer that runs Sage 50 using our guide, and Sense HR then matches your staff and starts syncing.

What data does Sense HR send to Sage 50 Payroll?

Sense HR sends personal and contact details, start date, National Insurance number, address and bank details to Sage 50 Payroll. Blank fields in Sense HR never overwrite data in Sage.

Can Sense HR send timesheets and hours to Sage 50?

Sense HR verifies hours, overtime, holiday and sickness and builds a payroll extract you can check before your Sage 50 pay run.

How does Sense HR match existing employees in Sage 50?

When you first connect, Sense HR matches each person by start date and National Insurance number, which must be the same in both systems. Any records that don't match are listed so you can fix them.

Do I keep running payroll in Sage 50?

Yes. Sage 50 Payroll stays your payroll software. Sense HR keeps its employee records accurate and prepares checked hours for each pay run.

Does the Sage 50 integration handle leavers?

Not today. Leavers are processed in Sage 50 Payroll as usual, while Sense HR keeps the leaver's HR record.

Which Sense HR plans include the Sage 50 Payroll integration?

The Sage 50 Payroll integration is included on the Sense HR Elite and Enterprise plans.