Celery Payroll & HRM — Platform Navigation Guide (All Jurisdictions)
Navigation guide for all modules and 7 jurisdictions. Tax parameters, rates and thresholds are not included in this article. See the separate Tax Parameters articles per jurisdiction.
1. Platform Identity
Celery is cloud-based payroll and HRM software for the Caribbean region. Accessible via browser, mobile app (iOS & Android) and desktop. Support is always included free of charge. Automatic updates when laws and regulations change per jurisdiction.
Countries: Aruba | BES (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba) | British Virgin Islands | Curaçao | Guyana | Sint Maarten | Suriname
1.1 SaaS Model — Self-Service Platform
Clients log in to Celery and run their own payroll independently. All support instructions are self-service.
1.2 Platform URLs
Login: app.celerypayroll.com | Website: www.celerypayroll.com | Academy: academy.celerypayroll.com | API: developers.celerypayroll.com | Calculators: celerypayroll.com > Resources > Calculators
2. Login & Environment
URL: app.celerypayroll.com
Account label (top left): Shows environment, country and company name. Environment switch icon to navigate between employers.
User menu (top right): User details | Password & Security | Access rights | Log out
Account-level icons (top right): Account | Help | Notifications (bell icon)
MyCelery — User Portal
Separate environment for employees and users outside the main application.
Tabs: User details | Password & Security | Integrations | Log out
3. Main Menu
Dashboard | Documents | Processing | Employees | Calendar | Employer | Reports
4. Dashboard
Landing page after login. Customizable via "Customize dashboard" at the bottom.
Available widgets: Tasks | Important events | Employees with missing information | Most recent documents | Recent blog posts | Absent this week | Employees by age and gender | Recent activities | Sick leave percentage per month
5. Documents
Path: Main menu > Documents
Filters: Name/description | Category | Sort by date or name | Uploaded by | Status: active / archived
Add document: Button "+ Add" > Choose file(s) > Option "Notify via email" on/off
Documents are automatically generated by Celery after closing a payroll run.
6. Processing
Path: Main menu > Processing
Sub-tabs: Periodic run | Extra run | Progress & history
6.1 Periodic Run
Step 1: Select pay schedule | Step 2: Select pay period | Step 3: Review employee list
Tabs within the run: Progress | Employees | Mutations | Review | Notification
6.2 Mutations Tab
Base salary per employee visible. Wage code columns configurable per run. Add mutation via wage code dropdown per employee.
Update menu: Adjust columns | Add employee(s) | Distribute tip pool | Import mutations
6.3 Review Tab
Full payslip overview per employee with all wage codes and descriptions.
Approval options: Approve | Process later | Process as zero | Approve all (bulk)
Downloads: Review list | Mutation list | Wage costs
6.4 Notification Tab
Payslips for employees: publish immediately or on a date. Reports for company users: publish immediately or on a date. Close button at the bottom of the page.
6.5 Extra Run
Separate run outside the periodic cycle. Same tab structure as periodic run.
6.6 Progress & History
Timeline of all runs per pay schedule with status and date. Reopening a run is possible via action button per run.
7. Employees
Path: Main menu > Employees
Sub-tabs: Overview | Fixed wage codes
7.1 Employee Overview
Columns: Name | Number | Rate | Pay schedule | Tenure
Filter: active | inactive | out of service. Search available.
7.2 Employee Detail Page
Toggle top right: Payroll | HR
Payroll view sections: Personal | Contract details | Salary | Taxes and premiums | Fiscal allowances | Family | Integrations
HR view sections: Documents | Leave policies | Employment history and salary | Education | Emergency contacts | Company assets
7.3 Fixed Wage Codes
Assign fixed wage codes that are automatically included in every run for all or specific employees.
8. Calendar
Path: Main menu > Calendar
View: Month | Week | Day | Monthly agenda
Event types: Time off | Sick leave | Birthdays & Anniversaries | Terminations
9. Employer
Path: Main menu > Employer
Sub-tabs: Details | Wage codes | Pay schedules | General ledger codes | Departments | Cost centers | Integrations | HRM | Pension
9.1 Details
Company name | Official name | Industry | Registration numbers (per jurisdiction) | Address | Logo (jpg/png, min. 480x400px)
Settings: Currencies | Timezone | User language | Fiscal year
9.2 Wage Codes
Searchable by name or code. System wage codes are not deletable. Custom wage codes are editable and deletable.
9.3 Pay Schedules
Name | Pay period | Next pay date | Pay period ending on | Apply by default to new employees
9.4 General Ledger Codes
Code | Sub-code | Name | Linked wage code(s)
9.5 Departments & Cost Centers
Create with Code | Name | Parent department. Link to employees and general ledger codes.
9.6 Pension
Franchises | Pension plans. Fields: Name | Pension fund | Policy number | Employee/employer percentage | Min/max per year | Basis | Link employees
10. Integrations
Path: Employer > Integrations
HR: Dyflexis | Eitje | HRM module (built-in) | PB Online
Accounting: Exact | Xero | QuickBooks | SAP Business One | Twinfield | metacom+ | Aderant Expert
Global Payroll: ADP Celergo
General: Celery API (developers.celerypayroll.com) | Celery Tax Add-on
11. Import & Export
Path: Account > Import & Export
Import employers: via CSV | via Excel | via Celery export file
Other imports: Employees | Children | Documents | Bank details
12. Reports
Path: Main menu > Reports
Categories: Most used | Periodic | HRM | Annual | Declarations | Company reports
Report prefix per jurisdiction: C = Curaçao | A = Aruba | S = Sint Maarten | B = BES | V = Suriname | G = Guyana | BVI = own series
Curaçao (C)
C1 Payslips | C2 Net wages | C3 Bank transfers | C4 Payroll journal entry | C8 Wage tax declaration | C9 SVB declaration | C11 BVZ declaration | C12 Annual statement | C13 Collective wage statement | C14 Personnel statement (SOAW)
Aruba (A)
Same structure as C. A23 Wage tax reduction overview | Excel export DAO
Sint Maarten (S)
Same structure as C. S4 | S6 | S22 relevant for expat wage tax review.
BES (B)
Same structure as C.
Suriname (V)
V12 | V14 Dutch-language reports | Tax Authority Suriname export format available.
Guyana (G)
G15 Wage Statement | G23 Annual Taxable Income | G34 PAYE Annual Deduction. Wage codes 81, 121 and 111 relevant.
British Virgin Islands (BVI)
V8 IRD Monthly Return P6 | V9 Payrun report | V11 NHI Monthly Remittance | V12 Tax Certificates P5 | V13 IRD Annual Return P7 | V15 Annual Record of Employees Remuneration
13. Celery Tax Add-on
Chrome browser extension. Requires Account-level user.
Activate: Employer > Integrations > General integrations > Tax Add-on
Supported portals: Aruba | Bonaire | Sint Eustatius | Saba | Curaçao
How it works: Log in to tax authority portal > open declaration > Celery fills in form fields automatically.
Error "No employer available": Insufficient rights or no employer created yet.
14. Mobile App
Free for employees. Available on Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Languages: Dutch | English | Spanish. Login via Face ID, fingerprint or Two Factor Authentication.
Employees: View payslips and annual statements | Submit leave request | Submit sick leave | View leave balance
Managers: Real-time overview of leave/sick | Approve/reject leave requests | View employee documents and contact details
15. Gross-Net Calculator
Path: celerypayroll.com > Resources > Calculators
Available for all 7 countries. Input: gross monthly income + year. Result is indicative.