Payroll Setup and Processing

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Payroll Setup and Processing

Accurate Payroll Setup and Processing for Your Business

Thornley & Knight provides comprehensive payroll setup and processing services that ensure accuracy, compliance, and consistency for your business. We work with growing construction companies, non-profits, and professional services firms to implement payroll systems that are tailored to operational needs. From initial setup to ongoing management, our team ensures employees are paid correctly and on time while maintaining regulatory compliance. By handling the complex details of payroll, we allow business owners to focus on running and growing their organizations.

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Payroll and Compliance Services

Payroll and Compliance Services for Peace of Mind

Our team handles payroll setup from the ground up, ensuring employee classifications, pay rates, tax withholdings, and reporting requirements are configured correctly. Once payroll is established, we manage ongoing processing, payroll filings, and, as needed, reconciliations to help reduce errors and ensure employees are paid accurately and on time.

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Certified payroll processing for construction and project-based businesses

Certified Payroll Services

Certified Payroll Services for Contractors and Project-Based Businesses

For businesses with evolving teams or multiple pay structures, we provide ongoing oversight to ensure payroll remains compliant as regulations change. Our extensive experience with certified payroll and job costing allows us to support contractors and project-based organizations with added attention to detail and reporting accuracy.

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By Partnering with Thornley & Knight

By partnering with Thornley & Knight, you can focus on leading your team while we ensure the systems are in place to get them paid accurately on time, every time. Partner With Us for Reliable Payroll!

Certifications

All Accounting Staff are Quickbooks Online ProAdvisors, and hold certifications with Hubdoc, Bill.com and Gusto People Advisory!

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What Our Clients Say

Krista Stiver

Stiver Financial Services

“Our accounting team, Brittany & Kelli have been absolute game-changers for our business. Their expertise, attention to detail, and proactive approach have provided us huge peace of mind, allowing us to focus on what we do best. We couldn’t be more impressed with their dedication and efficiency!“

Steve Rodhouse

Rodhouse Construction

“I can not say enough about Francesca and her bookkeeping services. She is by far the best bookkeeper we have ever worked with. She is thorough, responsive, supportive, and very professional. I never feel like we are putting her out when we have questions or need additional support. We highly recommend Francesca and her team.”

Peter J. Kozak

Gorman & Kozak

“My accountant really likes your bookkeeping work.  My tax returns were done very quickly and ahead of schedule and her bill was very small. That tells me you did all the tedious work for her and made her job easy.”

Dan Green

OMG Media Group, Inc.

“I have worked with Thornley & Knight, Inc. since their inception, and we continue to receive the same excellent service today that brought us on board all those years ago. Their friendly staff, and exceptional attention to detail makes them so easy to work with. I don’t ever have to be concerned about a payroll issue or rent being delivered on time. We outsource all of our accounting needs to them and have been very happy with the result. It’s one less thing, as a small business owner, to keep me awake at night!”

Tony Rodondi

Anatra Fire

“Brittany and Kelli are incredibly responsive to my needs, and inquiries! If something is wrong, they jump on correcting it even if it is not their doing! Over the past 16 months Brittany and Kelli have become an extremely valuable part of our team and we consider them part of Anatra Fire Protection, Inc. When you find a service that invests in your success and tries to do more than what you expect to make your life easier you sign up for the service!“

Lisa Hansen

Harbor Creative Group, Inc.

“Thornley & Knight has been integral to the infrastructure of my business from day one. Not only does she help the agency run efficiently on a monthly basis, she protects our finances by thinking ahead. I can trust her and the Thornley & Knight team to keep our partners and vendors up to date, and communicate directly with my clients if needed. Her collaborative approach and practical workflow make me highly grateful for the partnership we have in Thornley & Knight.”