Ok great.
Yes there are humans involved.
It’s a complex accounting under specific regulations so everything must be verify by qualified human eyes before payments are executed.
I believe the first two weeks of the month time frame is to coordinate with the many other accounting processes that are required for the company each month. This is * my opinion * but I don’t think we should take the time from that team to seek an answer unless there is a current payouts issue no matter how curious we are. I hope you can agree.