About Paytools

Improving the work life of payroll people

Our mission is to create trusted payroll functions with the help of simple-to-use technology. We believe calm, organised and compliant operations will help make payroll a job that more people want to stay in.

The Paytools team
Peter Forbes, founder of Paytools
Where did our passion for payroll begin?

Peter, our founder, started his first business helping payroll over 20 years ago.

During his years working alongside payroll teams, he saw first-hand the daily pressures, complexities and challenges they face, often with little recognition.

That insight sparked a mission: to build software that not only simplifies payroll operations but genuinely improves the work lives of the people behind them.

Today, that mission drives everything we do.

The people behind Paytools

Meet the team

Peter Forbes

Peter Forbes

Founder
Lee O'Mahony

Lee O'Mahony

Co-Founder
Lee Kennedy

Lee Kennedy

Head of Marketing
Scott McGown

Scott McGown

Head of Product
Kelly Oldenhof

Kelly Oldenhof

Senior Developer
Ignacio Cuello

Ignacio Cuello

Lead Developer
Samuel Kennedy

Samuel Kennedy

Developer
What we stand for

Our core values

DisciplineDiscipline

We build organisational machines

Frameworks that are repeatable, automated and documented, so good work happens by default, not by heroics.

ExplorersExplorers

New ideas for old problems

We bring fresh thinking to payroll and love coming up with solutions for the unloved areas.

Open & FunOpen & Fun

Playful, and straight up

We encourage a culture of playfulness, and we tell it how it is. No buzzwords or corporate fluff.

Life at Paytools

Culture & perks

It's all about having great people.

Always learning

We believe in continuous improvement. We love to challenge ourselves and each other to learn new things.

We're a small team

A tight-knit crew under one roof. We wear lots of hats and collaborate as much as we possibly can.

Transparent operations

Our people always understand our strategy, performance, goals and how decisions get made.

Extend the weekend

Every Friday we catch up for a team lunch (our shout), then knock off early to kick-start the weekend.

Great companies

We work with amazing payroll teams from major brands, think Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Bega and Volvo.

Flexible & family focused

We value work/life balance. Lots of us have young families, so we know how important flexibility is.

Interested in joining team Paytools?

Say hello.

We're constantly evolving, and we live and breathe our core values. Sound like your kind of gig?