Connecting Paylocity and Alice

This guide explains how to set up Alice up as your pretax benefits service provider.


Below, you'll set up third-party access to Paylocity for all of your paygroups. The access level for Alice is "Company Administrator".


Step 1: Set Up Login

Please add Alice as a Non-Employee Admin on your account(s) using the information below:

You can read more information at Paylocity's site using this link.


  1. Navigate to Company Settings > User Access > User Accounts > Add Non-Employee.
    1. Select Add Non-Employee


  2. Account Status: Make sure the Enabled checkbox contains a checkmark. The Enabled checkbox allows the user account you're creating for Alice to access to HR & Payroll


  3. Select "Company Administrator" from the dropdown menu for Security Group.


  4. Enable Primary Contact and fill out the User Information form as follows:
    1. User ID: this will autofill (See the example below. Once saved, the User ID cannot be modified)
    2. Last Name: Financial  
    3. First Name: Alice
    4. Work Phone: 917-336-9115
    5. Email: alice@thisisalice.com


  5. Notifications - Email Preferences section
    1. Check Work Email


  6. Username and Password section:
      1. Username: AliceFinancial
      2. Check both boxes:
        1. "Force User to Change Password on Login" and
        2. "Change Password" (This will require Alice to change the temporary password after logging in for the first time.)
      3. Enter a temporary password such as AliceTemp6 in the Password field
      4. Enter the password a second time in the Confirm Password field.


  7. Multi-Factor Authentication section.
    1. Leave blank.


  8. Please email payroll@thisisalice.com with:
    1. your Paylocity Company ID
    2. the User ID from Step 5 and
    3. the Temporary Password from Step 7
    4. A screenshot of the page, like below, would be helpful, but is not required.

Here is an example of how to fill out the page you will see


Please email payroll@thisisalice.com with your Company ID along with the User ID and Temporary Password that you set up for us once this is complete.

The phone number and email address provided above are for setting up Alice's access level in payroll only and not for contacting Alice for support. Please enter them exactly as provided above.


If you need to reach Alice for support, please call or text us at 888-431-4355 or email the payroll team at payroll@thisisalice.com

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