Employment Hero + Reckon

Employment Hero + Reckon Integration - Save 8+ hours/week Every Week

Your team uses Employment Hero and Reckon every day. Our custom integration ensures data flows between them automatically - no more tab-switching, copy-pasting, or worrying about missed updates.

8+ hours/week

Saved weekly

98%

Client retention

100%

GST accuracy

One-way

Sync direction

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Why Connect Employment Hero to Reckon?

Client engagement details in Employment Hero and time-tracking data in Reckon do not align, making billing inaccurate

No single source of truth when employees live in two disconnected tools, so staff second-guess which system has the correct information

Manually copying data between Employment Hero and Reckon wastes hours every week that could be spent on revenue-generating work

New team members take longer to onboard because they must learn manual workarounds to keep Employment Hero and Reckon aligned

Reckon adds complexity: the cloud platform (Reckon One) has a smaller third-party integration ecosystem than Xero, limiting connectivity with modern SaaS tools

Reporting across Employment Hero and Reckon requires painful manual exports and spreadsheet merges

How We Help

Australian mid-market businesses lose hours every week copying employees and payroll between Employment Hero and Reckon. Clever Ops builds a custom integration that automates this entire workflow, so your team can redirect that time to higher-value tasks. On the technical side, Employment Hero uses a REST API with OAuth authentication, and Reckon authenticates via OAuth, which our team handles as part of the build.

Eliminate Manual Data Entry

Stop copying data between Employment Hero and Reckon by hand. Our integration syncs data automatically, saving your team 8+ hours/week.

Built-In Error Handling and Alerts

Our integrations include automatic retries, error queuing, and real-time notifications. If something fails between Employment Hero and Reckon, your team knows immediately and the system self-recovers where possible.

Amplify Employment Hero Strengths

Employment Hero excels because combines HR, payroll, and employee benefits in a single Australian-built platform, reducing the need for separate systems. Connecting it to Reckon ensures that advantage flows through your entire workflow rather than staying siloed in one tool.

Scalable Without Extra Headcount

As your data volume grows, the integration scales with you. No need to hire additional admin staff to keep Employment Hero and Reckon in sync, even as your business doubles.

Employment Hero to Reckon Use Cases

Automated error handling and retry for Employment Hero/Reckon sync

When a sync between Employment Hero and Reckon fails due to a rate limit, network issue, or validation error, the integration retries automatically with exponential backoff. Your team is alerted only when intervention is genuinely needed.

Data Mapping

How data flows between Employment Hero and Reckon

Employment Hero	→	Reckon	Notes
Employment Hero Timestamps	→	Reckon Audit Log	Created and modified timestamps preserved for sync conflict resolution and compliance
Employment Hero Owner/Assignee	→	Reckon Owner/Assignee	Record ownership mapped between platforms using email address as the matching key
Employment Hero Record IDs	→	Reckon External References	Cross-reference identifiers stored on both records for bidirectional lookups and deduplication
Employment Hero Policies	→	Reckon Custom Fields	Policies data from Employment Hero stored in Reckon custom fields for reference
Employment Hero Leave	→	Reckon Custom Fields	Leave data from Employment Hero stored in Reckon custom fields for reference
Employment Hero Onboarding	→	Reckon Custom Fields	Onboarding data from Employment Hero stored in Reckon custom fields for reference
Employment Hero Payroll	→	Reckon Payroll	Payroll records synchronised when created or updated in either platform
Employment Hero Employees	→	Reckon Custom Fields	Employees data from Employment Hero stored in Reckon custom fields for reference

Employment Hero + Reckon Integration FAQ

Most Employment Hero to Reckon integrations are completed within 2 weeks. We start with a discovery session to understand your specific workflow, then build and test the integration. Complex setups with custom business logic may take up to 4-8 weeks.

Absolutely. We design integrations with growth in mind, whether you are syncing 100 records or 100,000. Our architecture handles rate limiting, pagination, and queuing to ensure reliable performance at any scale.

Yes. We routinely build conditional logic, field transformations, data enrichment, and approval workflows into integrations. For example, only sync employees that meet certain criteria, or transform data formats before writing to Reckon. Your business rules drive the integration design.

Yes. All data is transferred over encrypted connections (TLS/SSL). We follow least-privilege API access, using OAuth 2.0 authentication with scoped permissions, never store credentials in plain text, and log all sync activity for audit purposes. For Australian businesses with compliance requirements, we can implement additional safeguards.

Integration pricing depends on complexity, including the number of data objects synced (employees, payroll, leave), sync direction, custom business rules, and volume. Most Employment Hero to Reckon integrations fall within our standard integration tier. Book a free assessment to get a specific quote for your requirements.

Our integrations include retry logic and error queuing. If Reckon is temporarily down, changes are queued and replayed once the system recovers. You will receive alerts for any sync failures that need attention. No data is lost during outages.

Yes, we handle one-time historical data migrations alongside ongoing sync. We map your existing employees, validate data quality, and run test migrations before the final cutover. Most migrations complete within 4-8 weeks depending on volume.