Managed Payroll Services for Australian Businesses
Managed payroll is when a specialist team handles your entire pay cycle - calculating wages, processing payments, lodging STP with the ATO, managing super, and tracking leave. You approve the pay run, we do everything else
Your employees paid correctly and on time, without you touching the payroll
You've got better things to do
You've got better things to do than calculate leave loading at 11pm before a pay run. And your bookkeeper - even a good one - probably isn't across the latest STP requirements or super guarantee rate changes
Payroll is all we do
Our payroll team does payroll. That's it. They're not juggling your BAS and your bank rec between pay runs. Every pay cycle gets their full attention, processed in Xero, lodged with the ATO, and reconciled
Scales with you
Five employees or fifty - same process, same team, same fixed fee per person
Best for
Clear responsibilities
What we do, what you do
We will -
- process your pay runs end-to-end in Xero
- lodge Single Touch Payroll (STP) reports each cycle
- calculate and submit superannuation payments
- track leave balances and entitlements
- set up new employees and process terminations
- handle back-pay adjustments when needed
- prepare payment summaries and year-end reconciliations
- provide unlimited phone and email support on payroll queries
You will -
- approve timesheets before each pay run
- let us know about new starters and leavers
- approve the final pay summary before we process
Getting started
How managed payroll works
Payroll discovery
- we review your current payroll setup in Xero and flag any issues
- confirm pay frequencies, employee details, super funds, and leave balances
- agree on a process and timeline for handover
First pay run together
- we run your first pay cycle with extra checks and sign-off at each step
- confirm all STP lodgements are accepted by the ATO
- verify super calculations and payment schedules
Ongoing pay cycles
- you send timesheets and any changes before each run
- we process, you approve, we lodge and pay
- leave balances, super, and STP handled automatically
Year-end wrap up
- finalise STP for the financial year
- reconcile payroll against your Xero accounts
- prepare payroll workpapers for your accountant
Why Digit
Why choose Digit for managed payroll?
Payroll is one of those things that seems simple until something goes wrong. A missed super payment. An STP rejection. An employee who notices their leave balance is off. By then you're fixing problems instead of preventing them. We run payroll for businesses across trades, professional services, retail, and hospitality. Your payroll team at Digit has seen most of the edge cases already
Get in touchDedicated payroll specialists
Not a bookkeeper doing payroll between bank recs. Our payroll team does payroll full-time, across hundreds of employees each cycle
Processed in Xero, lodged on time
Every pay run processed directly in your Xero file. STP lodged with the ATO the same day. Super calculated and queued for payment
Fixed per-person pricing
You know what payroll costs every month. No hourly rates, no surprises when you hire someone new. Pricing scales with your team
Unlimited support
Got a payroll question between runs? Just ask. We don't meter calls or charge per enquiry. You'll hear back from someone who already knows your setup
Cross-cover built in
Your payroll is managed by a team, not a solo contractor. When someone's on leave, your pay runs don't stop
No lock-in contracts
Month-to-month agreements. If we're not delivering, you can walk away. We keep clients by doing a good job, not by locking them in
Your Managed Payroll team
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