Empeon Runs Your Payroll. Celery Catches What It Misses.

Celery is the independent AI payroll audit layer healthcare finance teams trust to review every paycheck. No migration. Works alongside Empeon.

Independent of the payroll system
AI-powered anomaly detection (100+ tests)
Limited
Works with any payroll provider
Forensic audit trail with timestamps
Limited
Multi-facility variance & pattern detection
Limited
Stays with you if you change payroll vendor
SOC 2 certified
Independent of the payroll system
AI-powered anomaly detection (100+ tests)
Works with any payroll provider
Forensic audit trail with timestamps
Multi-facility variance & pattern detection
Stays with you if you change payroll vendor
SOC 2 certified
Independent of the payroll system
AI-powered anomaly detection (100+ tests)
Works with any payroll provider
Forensic audit trail with timestamps
Multi-facility variance & pattern detection
Stays with you if you change payroll vendor
SOC 2 certified

Trusted by Leading Organizations

  • Don't let the same system that processed payroll also audit it.

    • Third-party audit layer · separate from your payroll processor
    • Catches calculation logic gaps
    • Defensible "review of record" for finance, board, and outside auditors

  • Rules catch what you know to ask. AI catches what you didn't.

    • 100+ off-the-shelf AI tests · no rule-writing required
    • Detects overtime drift, PTO patterns, suspicious one-off payments
    • Learns from every flag you approve or dismiss

  • No migration.
    No switching.
    Celery sits on top of Empeon

    • Connect to Empeon · no integration build
    • No IT involvement · no system changes · no formatting required
    • Also works with ADP, Paychex, Paycom, UKG, Paylocity — your audit travels if you ever change payroll vendors

  • Built for multi-facility operators

    • Per-facility, per-role, per-shift-type baselines
    • Cross-facility variance reports HQ can actually act on
    • Surfaces wage parity issues, agency cost creep, and PBJ data gaps before close

The Results Payroll Teams See With Celery

91%

Reduction in manual payroll review time

15

Costly mistakes caught on average every pay cycle

$248,735

Potential savings per 1,000 employees per cycle

Based on aggregated results from current Celery customers. Individual results vary by payroll size and complexity.

“Labor is your biggest cost, so every dollar matters. Celery helps ensure every dollar you pay out is one you should be paying. Its value far outweighs the cost.”
Nathan Weiss
Administrator, Prestige Healthcare
“Celery’s ability to understand our needs and work collaboratively with our payroll team has been remarkable. They’re not just delivering a great product. They’re providing the support, training, and partnership we need to do our jobs better.”
Adam Cusner
CEO of LionStone Healthcare
"With Celery, I can instantly spot PTO discrepancies and ensure compliance with company policy. 
Every cycle, it saves me from approving costly errors, giving me confidence in our payroll decisions."
Yarianny Rodriguez
Payroll Director
“Celery’s AI-based system analyzes our payroll data, catching anomalies that would have otherwise slipped through. It’s essential for us, especially with so many moving parts.”
Ahuva Saposh
Comptoller
“Knowing that we have Celery in the background, running and catching as much as possible is going 
to help a lot in our review process and streamline that and make it a lot faster for us.”
Lance Leland
COO
“Celery has transformed how we view payroll data. Its customization means it meets our specific needs, and it presents data far more clearly than large Excel files.”
Chaim WolmarkLance Leland
CEO

    See how LionStone Care built an accurate and resilient payroll process with Celery

    Read the case study

    FAQs

    Most teams are live in their first pay cycle. There are no system changes needed. Just integrate with your system or upload your standard Empeon payroll register and Celery will audit it.

    Yes. Celery baselines per facility, per role, per pay band, and supports multiple CBAs and union rules. Most multi-facility healthcare operators see the largest gains here. Celery surfaces, which facility is drifting before closing.

    Celery's 100+ AI tests are built from learnings across millions of healthcare paychecks, so they flag patterns and outliers you didn't know existed. You get rule-based depth plus anomaly detection you can't configure your way into.

    No. Keep Empeon for HCM, payroll processing, scheduling, benefits, and PBJ reporting. Celery layers on top, you upload your Empeon payroll register, and get an independent AI review before payments go out.

    Empeon's Payguard runs inside Empeon, auditing the same data Empeon's system produced. Celery is an independent AI layer that sits outside your payroll system and runs 100+ tests on every pay cycle. It catches anomalies, drift, and pattern-based errors a rules-based check inside the same system can't see.

    See What Your Payroll Audit Is Missing.

    Celery will show you what you’re not seeing, with industry-leading data security.

    Ready to take control and leverage your financial data?