Payroll Unlocked: The Operator's Playbook for Running, Scaling, and Monetizing Modern U.S. Payroll

“When payroll functions properly, it is invisible. When payroll fails, it becomes urgent. The goal of a payroll professional is to keep the function invisible by design, not by luck.”Payroll Unlocked is a working manual for the people who run U.S. payroll — operators, controllers, payroll managers, PEO and ASO leaders, and the SaaS teams embedding payroll into their own products.Across six parts, Robert Österlund lays out the mindset, workflow, calculations, compliance, controls, and year-end mechanics that separate cleanly-run payroll from the kind that generates IRS letters — then steps back to the business of payroll itself: money movement, faster rails, embedded payroll, and how modern platforms turn payroll into a revenue stream.It is the book the author wishes had existed when he started.“WOW. Robert has left no stone unturned in the payroll process. So many nuggets that will trigger current payroll providers to take a fresh look at their operations — and those new to the space will find real-world insights to begin their journey. A great resource for anyone working at any level in payroll.”— Veleta E. Jones · 35 years in the PEO industry Read more