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Make employee onboarding simple, warm and consistent—from signed offer to first-day checklist.
Learn moreHR software, staff expenses & instant expense reimbursement
Where people blossom, work flows.
Bring people-first HR software and staff expenses together in one platform that clears away the admin—and delivers instant expense reimbursement in seconds.
People, not process.
HR software and staff expenses built for teams who want work to feel better.
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Everything your team needs to thrive
Less admin. More human.
Zahara means to blossom and shine. That idea sits at the heart of our HR software and staff expenses platform: giving your people the clarity, care and fast expense reimbursement they need to do their best work.
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HR software & people operations
HR software that feels like it was made for humans.
All the everyday HR software essentials your managers and people need—from onboarding and employee records to holiday approvals—without the enterprise-sized complexity.
One place for your people
Keep employee profiles, HR documents, holidays and key dates organised without the spreadsheet chase.
Learn moreHelp everyone grow
Turn regular check-ins, appraisals, feedback and goals into a natural rhythm for every team.
Learn moreStaff expenses & expense reimbursement
From "I paid" to "paid back"—in moments.
Receipts read themselves. Expense policies check themselves. And once a staff expense claim is approved, your team gets instant expense reimbursement in seconds through connected payout partners.
See staff expenses in actionExpense reimbursement timing depends on your connected payment provider.
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Snap
A receipt becomes a ready-to-review staff expense claim in seconds.
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Approve
Smart expense policies and simple workflows keep every approval moving.
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Reimburse
Approved claims trigger fast expense reimbursement in seconds through connected payout partners.
Connected to Zahara Accounts Payable
One clear view of every kind of business spend.
Connect staff expenses and employee expense reimbursement with purchasing, supplier invoices and payments. Your people get a simpler experience, while finance gets cleaner data and stronger control.
- Shared approval logic
- Finance-ready records
- End-to-end spend visibility
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to send an approved expense reimbursement
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submit and approve staff expenses on the move
One view
of HR software and company spend
In control
with expense policies built into the flow
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The best HR and staff expenses software disappears into the day. People get what they need, finance stays in control, and nobody has to chase a spreadsheet.
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Questions, answered
Everything you need to know about HR software & staff expenses.
Still curious? We'll happily show you how Zahara People can fit the way your team manages HR, staff expenses, and expense reimbursement.
Book a demoZahara People brings practical HR software, staff expenses, and automated expense reimbursement together in one friendly platform. It helps growing teams look after employee records, time off, development, and expense claims without adding more admin.
With an eligible connected payout partner such as Airwallex, Revolut, or Modulr, an approved staff expense claim can trigger automated expense reimbursement in seconds. The exact arrival time depends on the payment provider and receiving bank.
Yes. Start with the HR software or staff expenses tools your team needs today and add more as you grow. Zahara People is designed to work as one joined-up experience without forcing you into an all-or-nothing rollout.
Staff expenses and employee expense reimbursement claims flow into the same finance-ready ecosystem as supplier invoices and purchasing. Finance gets clearer spend visibility, cleaner records, and fewer disconnected handoffs.
Yes. You can shape approval routes and staff expense rules around teams, roles, and spend levels, with AI checking receipts against your Rule Book before finance reviews them.
That is exactly who it is built for. Zahara People replaces scattered HR spreadsheets and manual expense reimbursement runs with clear workflows that are easy for employees to adopt and simple for administrators to manage.
Connected payments, powered by Airwallex
Cards, receipts and payments. One connected flow.
Zahara People and Airwallex bring spending and payments into one clear flow. Import card transactions, match receipts, reimburse staff and pay approved expenses without sending finance through another system.
See connected payments in actionCard receipts, matched
Import Airwallex card transactions into Zahara and match each purchase to its receipt for a cleaner audit trail.
Pay people in seconds
Send approved staff reimbursements and expense payments in seconds through UK Faster Payments, where eligible.
Global money, made simpler
Hold, convert and pay in multiple currencies through Airwallex's global financial platform—ideal for teams and spend that cross borders.
Payment speed and availability depend on currency, destination, banking hours and eligibility.
Let your people shine
Ready for HR and staff expenses to flow a little better?
See how Zahara People brings people-first HR software, staff expenses, and instant expense reimbursement together for your team.