Employee and job data
Include full employee identifiers, job title, department, and company-assigned ID to ensure accurate payroll posting and internal reporting.
A consistent Finance WEX Timesheet reduces payroll errors, improves cost allocation accuracy, and creates a clear audit trail for WEX-related chargebacks and reimbursements. It supports timely approvals, consistent coding to client or GL accounts, and easier reconciliation between payroll, AP, and corporate card feeds.
The Finance WEX Timesheet is completed and reviewed by several finance and operational roles within organizations.
Use the appropriate role-based copy to route the form for approval and recordkeeping based on your company policy.
Include full employee identifiers, job title, department, and company-assigned ID to ensure accurate payroll posting and internal reporting.
Provide fields for start/end times, regular hours, overtime, and meal breaks with clear rounding and calculation rules to reduce disputes.
Require a validated project code or GL cost center per line item so finance can route labor costs to the correct client or budget.
Separate expense entries with receipt references and expense categories to support WEX chargeback reconciliation and AP processing.
Capture manager name, signature, and approval date. For electronic workflows include timestamps, signer IP, and version history.
Reserve a field for explanations of missing punches, leave, shift differentials, or retroactive adjustments to maintain context for auditors.
| Field | Configuration |
|---|---|
| Date validation | MM/DD/YYYY required |
| Hours format | Decimal or HH:MM enforced |
| Required fields | Employee ID, hours, project code |
| Approval routing | Manager -> Payroll sequential |
Ensure the eSignature platform supports required formats, integrations, and signer verification before moving to production.
Internal weekly or biweekly cutoff for submitted timesheets before payroll run.
Provide W-2 to employees by January 31 each year.
Issue to recipients and IRS by January 31.
Paper to IRS by February 28; electronic by March 31.
Federal Form 1040 due April 15 (extension to Oct 15 with Form 4868).
Timesheet submitted by employee before the payroll cutoff.
Supervisor reviews and signs within the approval window.
Payroll imports approved timesheets and runs validations.
Direct deposit or check payments are issued to employees.
| Criteria | Electronic Signature | Digital Signature |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | any electronic mark | pki-based cryptographic mark |
| Legal acceptance | yes under esign/ueta | yes; stronger evidentiary value |
| Typical use | general agreements | high-assurance, regulated records |
| Non-repudiation | audit trail required | certificate-based non-repudiation |
| signNow | DocuSign | Adobe Sign | PandaDoc | HelloSign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $8/user/mo | $15/user/mo | $14/user/mo | $19/user/mo | $15/user/mo |
| Free Trial | 7-day free trial | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies |
| Bulk Send | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Audit Trail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA Compliant | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Tech Data centralized timesheet capture to link field staff hours to client projects and corporate card chargebacks.
A healthcare provider aligned staff time capture with patient billing and insurance workflows to allocate personnel costs accurately.