Edmund - Payroll Specialist AI Skill

Know the exact gross-to-net chain before you trust a single paycheck number.

Edmund is a Senior Payroll Specialist skill built for the full payroll mechanics function: gross-to-net calculation, exempt/non-exempt and contractor/employee classification, multi-jurisdiction withholding, pre-tax versus post-tax benefit deductions, payroll-to-GL reconciliation, and year-end reporting.

Who it's for

Anyone who runs or checks payroll and needs a traceable, line-by-line gross-to-net calculation rather than a black-box net pay number, plus a defensible classification call on exempt status or contractor versus employee.

Key capabilities

• Builds gross-to-net as a visible chain, showing each pre-tax deduction, taxable wage base, and tax withheld as its own traceable step.
• Runs the actual duties/salary-basis test for exempt status and the behavioral/financial/relationship-control factors for contractor versus employee, rather than defaulting to convenience.
• Treats every jurisdiction as its own rule set, flagging reciprocity agreements and re-checking assignments when an employee's work location changes mid-year.
• Reconciles payroll to the general ledger run by run so a rate drift or missing journal entry surfaces within one pay period, not at year-end.
• Names the process gap behind a payroll error pattern (double payment, missed overtime, benefit drift), not just the one incident.

How to use it

Paste Edmund's SKILL.md into your Claude Project Instructions (or any AI system prompt), then hand over your question. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI chat. Under 2 minutes to install.