In 2025, Anita Paulic joined DocuSketch as Managing Director. And she couldn’t be happier.
“In operations, I love the fact that I am involved with multiple departments,” Anita says, emphasizing that she’s passionate about how finance and payroll works to support everyone.
Together with Rise’s Fully Managed Payroll solution, Anita has been able to maintain accurate and transparent payroll, all while freeing up her time to focus on growing the company.
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Before Rise: Payroll was a pain point
One of the biggest challenges DocuSketch faced: Canadian employees were being paid through a U.S.-based provider that wasn’t equipped to navigate Canadian payroll rules. As a result, payroll errors affected Canadian staff the most.
And since there was no single point of contact for Canadian payroll, even the most minor issue could spiral into a long chain of emails involving multiple people across departments, creating delays. PTO tracking was also entirely manual, leading to inconsistencies and errors.
Without accessible reporting or audit trails, leadership lacked visibility into what was happening behind the scenes. And as the business expanded across multiple provinces, different regulatory requirements made maintaining payroll accuracy even harder.
“Payroll wasn’t just a task,” Anita says. “It was a pain point.”
What DocuSketch was looking for in a payroll solution
Anita spoke with COOs and VPs across Canada, comparing vendors, reading reviews, and evaluating offerings against DocuSketch’s needs.
Here were their top 5 requirements for a payroll software solution:
- Specialized Canadian payroll expertise
- Reliable, automated PTO tracking
- Robust reporting for real-time visibility
- A simple, intuitive interface for employees
- A genuine human partnership, not a faceless help desk
Rise delivered on all of these points — and more. Right from the first call with the Sales team, Anita felt like Rise was a good fit: a team that shows up, follows through, and cares.
“You guys killed it. The speed, the clarity, the communication — everything. It genuinely made the decision easy.”
After Rise: Payroll accuracy, partnership, and peace of mind
From day one, Anita noticed that Rise’s dedicated Managed Payroll team treated DocuSketch like a true partner.
“Your team was on top of communication the entire time,” Anita tells us. “We felt taken care of.”
She emphasizes the difference that Rise’s dedicated payroll specialist, Aditya, has made.
“There isn’t a province he can’t read the rules on for me,” Anita says. “Aditya sees the minefields before they happen. I’d rather have one expert proactively guiding me than six people raising red flags after the fact.”
With Rise, DocuSketch now has:
- Dramatically fewer payroll issues and less back-and-forth communication.
- One source of truth templates, audit trails, documentation, and workflows (all within Rise).
- Fully automated Canadian PTO with full transparency and accuracy.
- Real-time payroll reporting and headcount are available instantly, with no external consultant required.
- Well-designed, easy-to-read pay stubs
- Peace of mind because compliance issues are caught ahead of time.
Anita tells us that Rise’s ease-of-use has also had a positive impact on DocuSketch’s employee experience. Employees can navigate their payroll smoothly, saving them time and making the process enjoyable.
Anita smiles as she recalls one piece of feedback: “An ops guy actually Slacked me and said, ‘Oh my god, the pay stubs are beautiful.’”
And as Anita reflects on DocuSketch’s journey with Rise, the biggest advice she has for other business owners is to “stop struggling” and seriously consider managed payroll.
“Most people think payroll is transactional, but the value is in the partnership. Would I recommend Rise? Absolutely — 100 times over.
I could not see my life without Rise.”
To learn more about how Fully Managed Payroll can help your business, book a demo with our Rise team today.