+92 33 9643 5550 contact@paytime.pk
Home / Consulting Firms

Payroll Software for Consulting Firms

Consulting firms across Pakistan juggle shifting team compositions, variable billing rates, and complex compliance deadlines—all while maintaining confidentiality around consultant fees. PayTime's payroll software is built to handle the real rhythm of consulting work: project-based staffing, multiple billing tiers, and the tax obligations that come with retainers and subcontractor payments. Manage your people and stay FBR-compliant without the spreadsheet chaos.

No setup fee FBR-compliant tax Credits never expire Cloud-based

Payroll challenges in Consulting Firms

The pressures that make payroll hard in your sector — and where a spreadsheet falls short.

  • Consultants often move between projects with different rates and billable hours, making monthly reconciliation error-prone and time-consuming.
  • Tracking consultant versus employee classifications for tax and EOBI purposes creates compliance risk when your workforce mix shifts.
  • Managing consultant invoicing, payroll timing, and tax withholding across multiple engagements requires manual coordination that slows month-end close.
  • Senior consultants and partners expect accurate, timely payslips that reflect retainers, bonuses and project allocations—delays damage retention and trust.

How PayTime helps Consulting Firms

Cloud payroll software for consulting firms, built for Pakistan.

Variable rate handling

PayTime lets you assign different billing and payroll rates to the same consultant across projects, so your September peak season and Q4 slowdown both run smoothly without manual adjustments.

Compliance by design

Automated FBR withholding, EOBI contributions, and tax filings adapt to whether a person is classified as an employee, consultant, or project resource—keeping your firm audit-ready without legal guesswork.

Faster month-end close

Bulk payslip generation, automated tax calculations, and integrated salary registers cut your finance team's close time from days to hours, freeing capacity for client work and strategy.

Client transparency reports

Generate accurate time-to-cost reports and utilisation dashboards that show how many hours your consultants spent on each engagement—critical for billing disputes and project profitability.

Retention through clarity

Consultants see exactly how their retainers, project fees, and bonuses landed in their account each month via their own payslip portal, building confidence and reducing payroll queries.

Simple, credit-based pricing

One credit = one employee’s payroll for one month. Buy more, pay less. No setup fee, and credits never expire.

No. of creditsPrice per credit
1 – 100 Rs 250
101 – 1,000 Rs 200
1,001 – 3,000 Rs 150
3,001+ Best valueRs 100
Get Started

Consulting Firms payroll — FAQs

How does PayTime handle consultants who work on multiple client projects simultaneously?
You can assign each consultant to multiple projects with different hourly or daily rates in a single pay run. PayTime totals their earnings across all projects and calculates tax and EOBI based on total income, then records which hours went where for your internal reporting.
Can PayTime distinguish between full-time employees and contract consultants for tax withholding?
Yes. You define each person's employment type—employee, consultant, or contractor—and PayTime applies the correct tax rules and EOBI thresholds automatically. This keeps your FBR filings accurate and reduces compliance exposure.
Do you offer reports that show how much of our payroll went to each client project?
PayTime generates project-level cost reports that break down labour spend by engagement, so you can see true project margins and make faster billing decisions without building custom spreadsheets.

Run Consulting Firms payroll the easy way

Create your free PayTime account and process your first payroll today — no card, no contract, nothing to install.

Get Started