Timesheet Tracking Software

Timesheet tracking that turns clock-ins into payroll-ready hours— automatically.

CleverTime is cloud-based timesheet tracking software built for New Zealand businesses. Capture accurate hours through biometric time clocks, mobile, tablet, or kiosk, then approve, cost, and export to payroll without touching a spreadsheet.

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Trusted by companies throughout New Zealand​

The Problem with Manual Timesheets

Paper timesheets and spreadsheets cost more than they save.

Every manual step between a clock-in and a pay run is a place where hours get lost, rounded generously, or entered twice. Timesheet tracking software removes those steps entirely.

01

Buddy punching & time theft

Written or app-only timesheets can’t confirm who actually clocked in, or from where.

02

Payroll re-keying errors

Manually transcribing hours from paper or spreadsheets into payroll software invites mistakes at every handover.

03

No real-time visibility

Managers find out who’s over on hours, or under-staffed, after the shift has already happened.

04

Compliance exposure

NZ employment law requires accurate, retrievable time and wage records — manual systems make that harder to prove.

One platform, Every clocking method

Everything under CleverTime's Timesheet Tracking Umbrella

CleverTime is the platform — each solution below handles a different part of workforce time management, and they all feed the same live timesheet.

Hardware

Time Clock System

Biometric and PIN time clocks for accurate, tamper-resistant clock-ins at fixed sites.

Mobile

Timesheet App

CleverGo lets staff clock in, log jobs, and view rosters from their phone, with geo-fencing.

Costing

Job Costing

Track labour cost against a job, project, client, or department as hours are logged.

Scheduling

Advanced Rostering

Build and adjust rosters that are linked directly to time clocks and employee timesheets.

Self-service

Employee Self Service

Staff view their own hours and request changes; managers approve in a few clicks.

Front of house

Visitor Management

CleverKiosk handles staff, visitor, and contractor sign-in with Health & Safety content built in.

How timesheet tracking works with CleverTime

From clock-in to pay run, in three steps

01 — Capture

Staff clock in and out

Via biometric time clock, the CleverGo mobile app, CleverKiosk tablet, or browser — whichever suits the site and role.

02 — Approve

Managers review in real time

Hours, overtime, and exceptions surface live on the dashboard, ready for a manager to approve or query before payday.

03 — Export

Timesheets flow to payroll

Approved hours export directly into your connected payroll, invoicing, or ERP system — no re-keying required.

Built for accuracy, at any size

What CleverTime's timesheet tracking software gives you

Biometric clock-ins

Fingerprint and PIN options remove buddy punching from the equation entirely.

Geo-fenced mobile clocking

Capture time where work happens, with mobile teams clocking in from the right site across multiple locations.

Real-time reporting

See who’s on shift, who’s over on hours, and where labour cost is tracking today.

Payroll integrations

Connects with the payroll, invoicing, and ERP/BI tools NZ businesses already run.

Job & department costing

Attribute hours to a job, client, or cost centre without a second system.

Rostering built in

Rosters, shifts, and timesheets stay linked, so schedule changes reflect in actual hours.

Cloud access, any device

Web, smartphone, or tablet — data updates the moment someone clocks in.

Local NZ Support

15+ years of experience keeping the platform aligned with New Zealand employment requirements.

Records you can stand behind

Accurate records, ready if you're ever asked to produce them

Employment law in Australia expects employers to keep accurate time and wage records. CleverTime’s timesheet tracking captures that data as work happens, not reconstructed afterward.

01

Encrypted data handling

Time and location data is encrypted, with access controls limiting who can view or edit records.

02

Audit-ready reporting

Pull historical hours and attendance records on demand for payroll queries or compliance checks.

03

Scales with your business

The same record-keeping standard applies whether you’re running one site or fifty.

— From a CleverTime customer

“Staff can view their own hours and managers can approve them efficiently — it’s had a real, positive impact on how we manage time-related tasks.”

Sheryl Lewis, HR Manager
Southern Paprika Ltd
Common questions

Timesheet tracking software, answered

What is timesheet tracking software?

Timesheet tracking software records when employees start and finish work, automatically converting clock-in and clock-out data into timesheets for payroll, job costing, and compliance reporting. CleverTime captures this through biometric time clocks, mobile, tablets, and kiosks, then feeds it into approval workflows and payroll exports.

Yes. CleverTime scales from single-site small businesses to multi-site enterprises with hundreds of staff, with pricing and features adjusting to the clocking methods and modules a business needs.

CleverTime integrates with a range of payroll, invoicing, and ERP/BI applications used by New Zealand businesses, so approved timesheets flow through to pay runs without manual re-entry.

Employees can clock in and out through biometric time clocks, the CleverGo mobile app with geo-fencing, CleverKiosk tablets, or a browser, depending on the site and role.

Yes — through the Job Costing module, hours can be tracked against a job, project, client, or department, giving managers real-time visibility of labour spend as work happens.

CleverTime is built with New Zealand employers in mind, capturing the accurate time and attendance records NZ employment legislation requires, backed by 15+ years of local support.

Get started with timesheet tracking that pays for itself.

Talk to the CleverTime team about which clocking methods and modules fit your business, then get set up.

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