I want to pay employee for accrued vacation time today which is not a pay day

Welcome to the Community, rlfarabee16.
 

With QuickBooks Online Payroll, you're able to pay employees for accrued vacation time on an unscheduled day.
 

The first thing you'll want to do is make sure you've set up time off. 
 

Here's how:
1. In the left navigation bar, go to Payroll or Workers, then Employees.
2. Choose an employee.
3. Under the Pay section, click Edit (✎).
4. In the How much do you pay [employee]? area, hit Edit (✎).
5. Pick Paid time off, Unpaid time off, Sick Pay, Vacation Pay, or Holiday Pay.
6. Input the necessary information for hours per year and allowed hours.
7. Press OK.
8. Select Done.
 

Once it's ready, you can proceed with adding paid time off if necessary and paying the employee.

If you'd like a callback from our Customer Care team, that can be requested when you're signed into your account:

1. Log in to your company.
2. Click on the Help (?) icon.
3. Choose Contact Us to connect with a live support representative.
I've included a couple resources below which may come in handy moving forward:

• Enter sick pay or vacation pay hours for salaried employees
• How do I create a paycheck for an employee?

Please don't hesitate sending a reply in this thread if there's any other questions. I'll be here to help. Enjoy the rest of your day!