Outsourced Payroll Services for Australian Small Business
Payroll services cover the full cycle of paying your employees - calculating wages, withholding PAYG, lodging STP reports with the ATO, managing super, and staying across award changes. Get it wrong in Australia and you're looking at Fair Work penalties, ATO interest charges, and back-pay claims that can stretch back years
Our payroll specialists take the whole process off your plate. Fully managed with compliance assurance, a reliable team running your pay cycles, or an independent review of your current setup - we match the service to where your business is right now
Our services
How we can help
Managed Payroll + Assurance
Managed payroll with award interpretation, contract reviews, and compliance assurance
- full payroll processing and compliance
- review employment contracts
- interpret awards and pay conditions
Managed Payroll
Have payroll managed by payroll specialists, so your people get paid what they have earned, on time every time
- end-to-end payroll processing
- super, STP, and leave management
- scales with you as your team grows
Payroll Review
We check your payroll setup and implementation to ensure that your pay information is compliant, and any issues flagged
- fast turnaround
- fixed investment based on complexity
- done by dedicated payroll specialists
Full scope
What outsourced payroll covers
Every pay cycle -
- collect and process timesheets from Deputy, Tanda, or Employment Hero
- calculate wages, overtime, penalties, and allowances per your award
- prepare bank payment files and distribute payslips
- lodge Single Touch Payroll (STP) reports to the ATO
- calculate and submit superannuation through a compliant clearing house
- process salary sacrifice, child support, and other recurring deductions
- track leave balances across all entitlement types
As needed -
- onboard new employees including TFN declarations and super choice
- process terminations and Employment Termination Payments (ETPs)
- calculate and lodge payroll tax returns across states
- finalise payroll at year end and reconcile all accounts
Why outsource
Why businesses outsource payroll
Most businesses don't outsource payroll because they can't do it. They outsource because the cost of getting it wrong keeps rising, and the time it takes to stay compliant keeps growing. STP Phase 2 changed how every payment category is reported. Fair Work now pursues criminal penalties for deliberate underpayment. The Superannuation Guarantee sits at 12%, and Payday Super arrives in July 2026
A dedicated payroll team stays across all of it. Your office manager or bookkeeper has other things to do. And when they go on leave, take a sick day, or resign, your payroll doesn't stop
Outsourced payroll runs on cloud-based systems with automation handling the volume, regular compliance reporting every cycle, and secure audit trails. Our team processes over 4,000 payslips a month for businesses across Australia, spanning dozens of modern awards. They spot issues your in-house team won't, because they've seen them before
"We tried running payroll ourselves for two years. Between award changes and STP reporting, it was taking a full day every fortnight and we still weren't confident it was right. Digit took it off our plate completely"
Digit client, professional services, 22 employees
Getting started
How our managed payroll services work
Business discovery and payroll review
- explore your business, your goals, and the current payroll processes of your business
- build a customised payroll solution for you, to manage all payroll and employee related obligations for a scalable fixed fee
- recommend apps and best-practices to implement, and let you know if we spot any issues. We agree to a start date for a smooth handover
On-boarding with your payroll team
- introduce you to our payroll team. We review your employment contracts, agreements and start managing your payruns
- communicate fast early on to confirm our understanding, and ensure we're delivering on your goals
- invest time getting to know how you like to work and communicate with us to quickly find our groove together
Management of your payroll
- continue to ensure your people are paid on time, every time
- communicate proactively when things come up, so you have peace of mind
- send you payroll reports, and chase you up for timesheets, payroll obligations, approving superannuation and other payroll related tasks
Continuous improvement
- let you know if things change, and ask you for regular feedback
- adjust how we work with you over time, and suggest improvements to how we work together as your payroll platform improves, or new apps are released
- add people to your payroll team to maintain a consistent service as you grow
Why Digit
Why choose Digit for payroll?
Payroll is becoming increasingly complex in Australia, with Single Touch Payroll, complex awards, and increasing risk to businesses to get payroll right While many businesses might have a bookkeeper or accountant do payroll, our payroll team are dedicated payroll specialists. It's all they do. So you have peace of mind that your people are being paid right the first time
Get in touchYour employees paid on time, every time
We understand how critical payroll is to your business We get your employees paid on time, correctly, each payrun
No minimum term, cancel anytime
We work month-to-month on fixed fee agreements with no hidden fees. If you don't love us, leave us! No strings attached, and no hard feelings
Customised for your business
We don't do packages. We customise our payroll services to what you need, as you grow
Cloud payroll technology and apps
Streamline timesheets, leave approvals, and pay runs with integrated cloud tools Less manual work for you, fewer errors, and a clear audit trail
Dedicated payroll specialists
Our team are dedicated payroll professionals who know the leading cloud platforms inside and out When tricky payroll issues come up, we resolve them fast because we've seen it all before
Your Payroll Services team
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Payroll Services
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