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i. Go to www.ascentpeople.ascentree.net for first time login

ii. Enter User ID and Password

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Dashboard

The first page the users sees is the dashboard which gives an overview of the company and actions to different modules relevant to the user.



Create and Manage Employees

This is a list of employees in the organization that have been added or imported into the application.

Employee Table List

This is a list of employees in the organization that have been added or imported into the application.


i. Employees can be added by clicking the plus icon at the right side of this page.

ii. There are 3 tabs on the employee card with sections with the relevant fields.


Create New Employees

i. Employees can be added by clicking the plus icon at the right side of this page.

ii. There are 3 tabs on the employee card with sections with the relevant fields.


General Tab

General Section

Enter the Employee No, First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Birth Date, Gender, Email, Select the employment type.



Administration Section

Set the Employment Date, Select the Employee Position, Salary scale, Department, Branch, Employment Status, Leave Type, the leave available and work template are auto populated.



Address and Contact Section

Enter the Address, Address2, Post Code, Select the State, City, Country/Region, Enter the Phone Number and Upload a picture.



Next of Kin Section

Enter the First Name, Last Name, Address1, Address 2, Relationship, Phone Number and Email Address.


Finance Tab

This tab consists of 3 sections: Payments, Loan and Advance and Integration.

Payment Section

Enter the Account Name, Account Number, Select the Bank.

Loan and Advance Section

The Loan Balance and Advance are autofilled when an employee takes a loan or an advance.

Integration Section

Select a Posting Group.


Statutory Tab

This tab consists of 3 sections: Pension, Personal Income Tax and NHF.

Pension Section

Select the PFA Name and Enter RSA Pin.

Personal Income Tax Section

Select the Remittance Institution and Enter the Employee Tax ID.

NHF Section

Select a Remittance Institution.

iii. Once these sections are filled then create New Employee.

Import/Export Employees
Import Employees

Download the sample file and add the employee you want to import in the downloaded file format then upload the level(s).


Export Employees

Export as an excel file.


Create and Manage Paycodes
Paycodes Table List

This is a list of the paycodes created on the system.


i. To create a paycode, click on the plus icon

Create Paycode Modal

Enter the Paycode ID, Paycode Name, Description, select yes is the paycode is taxable and no if not taxable, then create the paycode.


Create and Manage Benefits
Benefits Table List

This is a list of the benefits created on the system.


i. To create a benefit, click on the plus icon

Create Benefit Modal

Enter the Benefit ID, Benefit Name, Description, Amount type (if fixed then input the amount, if percentage is selected then the percentage value should be set and applicable paycodes should be set as well), select benefit regularity, then create the benefit.


Create and Manage Deductions
Deductions Table List

This is a list of the deductions created on the system.


i. To create a deduction, click on the plus icon

Create Deduction Modal

Enter the Deduction ID, Deduction Name, Description, Amount type (if fixed then input the amount, if percentage is selected then the percentage value should be set and applicable paycodes should be set as well), select deduction regularity, select yes if tax deductible if not tax deductible select no, then create the deduction.


Create and Manage Payroll Adjusments
Payroll Adjustments Table List

This is a list of the payroll adjustments created on the system.


i. To create a payroll adjustment, click on the plus icon

Create Payroll Adjustment Modal

Enter the Adjustment ID, Adjustment Name, select the adjustment type, select yes is the adjustment is taxable and no if not taxable, then create the payroll adjustment.


Create and Manage Levels
Levels Table List

This is a list of the levels created or imported on the system.


i. To create a level, click on the plus icon.

ii. To import levels, click on the import data button.

Create Level Modal

Enter the Level ID, Level Name, Description, then create the level.


Import Level(s) Modal

Download the sample file and add the levels you want to import in the downloaded file format then upload the level(s).

Create and Manage Grades
Grade Table List

This is a list of the grades created or imported on the system.


i. To create a grade, click on the plus icon.

ii. To import grades, click on the import data button.

Create Grade Modal

Enter Grade ID, Grade Name, Description, select level and the gross pay (multiple levels with the respective gross pay can be added with the plus icon), Then add the new grade.


Import Grade(s) Modal

Download the sample file and add the grades you want to import in the downloaded file format then upload the grade(s).

Confirgure and Manage Salary Scales
Salary Scale Table List

This is a list of the salary scales configured and unconfigured on the system. This list feeds from the grade table.


i. To configure a salary scale, on the grade column click on the scale you want to configure.

ii. There are 3 sections on the configuration page.

First Section is for Paycode Configuration

Select the paycode the amount type (if fixed then input the amount, if percentage is selected then the percentage value should be set and applicable paycodes should be selected as well), select the regularity, Gross pay (auto input from the grade table), Amount (Auto calculated from the previous selection). Multiple paycodes can be configured and saved or paycodes can be configured one at a time.


Second Section is the benefit configuration

Select the benefit and the amount and calculated are auto inputs based on the benefits setup. Multiple benefits can be configured and saved, or benefits can be saved and configured one at a time.


Third Section is the benefit configuration

Select the deduction and the amount and calculated are auto inputs based on the deductions setup. Multiple benefits can be configured and saved, or deductions can be saved and configured one at a time.

iii. Click on configuration completed to save the configuration. It is then marked as completed on the salary scale table list.

Manage Payroll
Create Payroll Page with filters, payroll adjustments and generate payroll

i. Payroll Date is automatically set as the current date, set the processed month (the month you want to run payroll for), select the regularity value. If need be, set the filters and the adjustments.


Filter Modal

Filter for the criteria you want to generate payroll (Branch, Department, Position, Employment type, Employees) for and then click on apply filters to add the filter before payroll generation.


Payroll Adjustments Modal

To add adjustments before running payroll. Set the payroll adjustments general name so when saved, it can be reused by clicking view saved. Select the Type (payroll adjustment), the mode (if fixed then input the amount, if percentage is selected then the percentage value should be set and applicable paycodes should be selected as well), the target for those adjustments (branch, department, employee), the employees the adjustment should be applied to, Multiple rows can be added depending on how many adjustments need to be made. Then click save.


Payroll Generation

If filters have been applied and adjustments have been saved and if there is no need for either, click on generate payroll to generate payroll.

ii. Once the payroll is generated it can be saved or discarded.


iii. Payroll generated can also be exported to Excel or PDF.


Payroll History Table View

Payroll Details

This page appears when you click View Report on the payroll history page, it provides a summary (minor) report, distinct from the detailed payroll reports available in the Reports section. From this page, you can send payslips directly to employees or view an individual employee’s payslip by clicking view payslip.


Payslip View

This can be exported to PDF or payslip can be emailed to the employees, the buttons are at the top right.

Leave Mangement
Leave Request Page

Once Employee No is set, Employee Name, Department, Branch are auto populated. Select the Leave Category, Expected start date and Expected end date, Leave Request days, then the following are auto filled (leave entitled, leave utilized and leave available), Type the leave reason, Accrual type, then submit the request.


Leave Approval Page

Requests come to this page and can be approved or rejected. The tabs are to see the pending, approved and rejected leave requests.

Leave Calendar

This gives an overview of all the employees on leave.


Loan Mangement
Loan Request Page

Once Employee No is set, Employee Name, Department, Branch are auto populated, select the Loan Type, Loan Amount, Repayment date, Request date and Repayment period, these fields are auto filled (Monthly repayment after clicking calculate repayment, Outstanding loans, Loan status), Type in Loan reason, click submit to submit the loan request.


Loan Approval Page

Requests come to this page and can be approved or rejected. The tabs are to see the pending, approved and rejected loan requests.

Batch Loan Request Modal

Set the Request date, Repayment Period (Months), Loan reason. Then on the table: Select the loan type, the mode (if fixed then input the amount, if percentage is selected then the percentage value should be set and applicable paycodes should be selected as well), Repayment, the target for those loan (branch, department, employee), the employees you want the adjustment applied to, Multiple rows can be added depending on how many loans in the batch. Then click save.


Batch Loan Request Approval Page

Batch loan requests come to this page and can be approved or rejected. The tabs are to see the pending, approved and rejected loan requests, click on the new request modal to open the batch loan request modal.

Attendance Mangement
Attendance Management Page

i. Attendance can be added using the plus button. Bulk attendance data can be added using the import data button, view attendance can be used to see bulk attendance data, attendance run button can be used for the attendance run engine.


Add Attendance Modal

Enter the Employee ID, Employee Name, Date, Time in and time out, then create new attendance (Manual attendance).


View Attendance Modal

This is to see an attendance snapshot based on the day you specified in the date field.

Import Attendance Modal

Download the sample file and add the attendance you want to import in the downloaded file format then upload the attendance.


Attendance Run Engine Modal

Attendance date is the set as the current date, you can set filters (branch, department, position, employee), fill in the Start date, End date and select the employment type, then click generate attendance.


Reporting
Employee Reports

The report here is the employee list report.


Payroll Reports

There are the payroll reports (Payroll Schedule, Payroll Summary and Detailed Payroll Report).


Attendance Reports

These are the attendance reports (attendance and attendance summary reports).There are the payroll reports (Payroll Schedule, Payroll Summary and Detailed Payroll Report).


Loan & Advance Reports

There are the loan reports (Employee Loan Report and Employee Loan Ledger).


Leave Reports

The report here is the leave report.


Statutory Reports

These are the statutory reports (Pension remittance Schedule and PAYE Schedule).


Log Out

i. Click logout to out of the application.

ii. Click change Password to change the password upon logging in.