What it replaces
Side spreadsheets and rule drift
Move away from copied worksheets and inconsistent manager interpretation of who earned what on a given shift.
Keep tip pooling visible before payout.
Tip pooling
Keep tip pooling visible before payout.
Tip pooling should not disappear into side sheets and payroll explanations. Tillzen keeps the logic, adjustments, and outcomes visible before questions turn into disputes.
Rule logicShift allocationsAdjustment visibility
Audience fit
A regional operator opens one queue by store, issue, and owner.
Best fit
Multi-unitGroups that need the same close definition across stores
Workflow
ControlledCloseout, proof, variance, and tips in one queue
Why this matters
Keep this workflow in the same reviewed restaurant record.
Each Tillzen feature is valuable because it lives inside the same close-to-morning system. The store captures context once, then operations and finance keep using it instead of reconstructing it.
What it accelerates
Preview and approval before payout
Managers and finance can review the distribution while the shift context is still available, not after payroll has started questions.
What it makes reviewable
Rules, adjustments, and final outcomes
Every rule weight, exception, and adjustment reason stays visible on the same record as the payout outcome.
Product walkthrough
Keep the rulebook and the result in the same place.
Tillzen is built for restaurant tip logic: define role and shift rules, preview the distribution, then make any adjustments with a visible reason and approver.
1
Define the rule set once
Role-based weights and shift rules stay consistent instead of being reinterpreted every week.
2
Preview the distribution before payout
Managers can see who is eligible, what the pool total is, and whether the logic matches the shift.
3
Keep adjustments attached to the record
If something changes, the reason and approver remain visible alongside the final payout summary.
Tip Rules
Shift logic, role weights, visible adjustments
Rule set
Server1.00x
Bartender0.90x
Support0.45x
Adjustment review
Training shift correction: +$18.00. Schedule swap reversal: -$6.00. Both tied to manager approval.
$4,218
Pool total
14
Eligible staff
0
Pending questions
Workflow proof
Product proof tied to the review job.
Cards, queues, and tables stay close to the workflow so managers, district leaders, and finance can read the same trail.
Rule setupLive record
Role and shift rules stay explicit.
Close packetProof attachedReview owner
The page shows how weighted roles and eligibility rules are configured in restaurant terms rather than vague payroll language.
Rule setup
Role and shift rules stay explicit.
The page shows how weighted roles and eligibility rules are configured in restaurant terms rather than vague payroll language.
Distribution previewLive record
Preview who gets what before the file leaves operations.
Close packetProof attachedReview owner
A shared preview reduces questions because everyone is looking at the same logic and the same pool total.
Distribution preview
Preview who gets what before the file leaves operations.
A shared preview reduces questions because everyone is looking at the same logic and the same pool total.
Payout visibilityLive record
Finance receives a summary that still explains itself.
Close packetProof attachedReview owner
The outcome is backed by the same rules and adjustments, so finance is not inheriting a number without context.
Payout visibility
Finance receives a summary that still explains itself.
The outcome is backed by the same rules and adjustments, so finance is not inheriting a number without context.
Outputs and integrations
A tip workflow that remains explainable later.
The output is not just the payout number. It is the visible rule logic, the adjustments, and the final summary that make the payout defensible later.
Rule set by role and shift
Distribution preview and adjustment log
Final payout summary for review
Relevant solutions
Next step
Review your current tip logic with Tillzen.
We will walk through how you define rules, where adjustments happen, and how Tillzen keeps the whole flow visible before payout.