How to Add a New Cost Center

 

There are two ways to manually add a new cost center in Sprout Payroll. The first way is to add one cost center at a time. The second way is to mass upload the cost centers. Continue reading below to know the simple steps on how to add cost center/s into your payroll.

 

Adding One Cost Center at a Time

 

1. Under the Setup tab, select Company and then click on Cost Centers from the drop-down list that appears.

 

 

 

2.  Click Add New Record

 

 

 

3. Fill out the necessary fields: Name, Code, and Remarks. Click on the Save button afterwards.

 

 

4. Once done, it will now reflect on the drop-down list of Cost Centers on the employee profile.

 

Mass Uploading of  Cost Centers

 

1. Under the Setup tab, select Company and then click on Cost Centers from the drop-down list that appears.

   

2. Click on Upload Cost Centers and click on Download Excel Template from the pop-up prompt that appears.

 

 

 

3. Open the downloaded template and fill out the columns correctly. Once done, save the file.

 

4. Go back to Sprout Payroll (Cost Centers), click on the Select button and choose the file you’ve saved.  

   

 

5. Click Import File. A prompt message will appear if uploading was successful.

 

6. Once done, it will now reflect on the drop-down list of Cost Centers on the Employee Profile.