Payroll
Australian payroll coordination: STP and Payday Super
Finbryn coordinates Australian payroll reported through Single Touch Payroll, including the shift to Payday Super. Draft pay runs are reviewed against timesheets and awards, superannuation is calculated at 12% of qualifying earnings, and journal entries are posted, all prepared by our team, with STP lodgment sitting under your appointed registered agent.
Payroll reconciliation
Illustrative client · August 2026
AUD
- Payroll register agreed to the provider reportDone
- Net pay agreed to the bank debitDone
- Withholdings and employer costs postedDone
- Payroll liability accounts cleared to zeroIn progress
- Filing dates checked against the calendarNext
Illustrative. An example of the document, not a client's figures.
Why Single Touch Payroll and Payday Super now move together
Since 1 July 2026, the compulsory super contribution has to reach an employee's fund within 7 business days of payday rather than by the old quarterly deadline, and Single Touch Payroll (STP) reports every pay run's gross wages, tax withheld and super liability to the ATO as each pay run is processed. The two obligations now run on the same clock, so a late or wrong super calculation and a late STP submission tend to happen together.
What we check before a run is approved
We check new starter and termination records against the payroll platform, review the draft run against timesheets, the relevant award or enterprise agreement, and current leave balances, and calculate the compulsory super contribution at 12% of qualifying earnings so the amount is correct before it locks into the pay run. Employers with staff on different awards or with salary-sacrifice arrangements in place get those checked against the platform's current setup, not assumed to still be right from last quarter.
After the run is approved
Once approved, we post the payroll journal entry in Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks Online or Employment Hero and reconcile the STP data the platform reports against the underlying pay run, so gross wages, PAYG withholding and superannuation all agree with your general ledger.
Where a registered agent sits in this
STP reporting and any Business Activity Statement a pay run feeds into are both functions the Tax Practitioners Board treats as regulated work, which can be carried out by a third party only under a registered practitioner's documented supervision. The pay-run review and journal entries above are prepared by our team; STP submission itself is lodged by your appointed registered agent once that supervision arrangement is signed.
What this does not include
We do not choose your super fund, set award classifications, or submit STP data ourselves. Those stay with you, your payroll platform and your registered agent; our role is the review, calculation and reconciliation work around each pay run.
Questions
Frequently asked questions: Australian payroll coordination: STP and Payday Super
What is Payday Super?
From 1 July 2026, employers must pay the compulsory super contribution at the same time as wages, with the contribution required to reach the employee's fund within 7 business days of payday, instead of quarterly.
Do you lodge our STP report?
The payroll platform transmits it, with lodgment sitting under your appointed registered agent once a supervision arrangement is signed. We handle the pay-run review and reconciliation that comes before it.
How is the compulsory super contribution calculated?
At 12% of an employee's qualifying earnings each pay period, which we check against the platform's calculation before the run is approved.
Can you work with more than one award or agreement?
Yes, provided the current rates are set up in the payroll platform, which we confirm during setup and check on every run.
What happens if a pay run is not ready in time for Payday Super?
We flag timing risk before the pay date so super can still reach the employee's fund within the required window, and escalate immediately if a delay looks likely rather than after the fact.
Who lodges our Single Touch Payroll report?
The payroll software transmits it, with a registered agent's oversight where that role applies. We coordinate the pay-run review that comes before it.
Does paying super alongside wages change our bookkeeping?
It changes the timing of the liability and payment, not the accounting treatment. We keep the reconciliation aligned to the new schedule.
What software works with australian payroll coordination: STP and Payday Super?
Australian payroll coordination: STP and Payday Super runs inside Xero or MYOB, whichever you already use. If you are not yet set up in either, we can configure a file in your name so you keep ownership of it once the engagement is under way.
How do we get started with australian payroll coordination: STP and Payday Super?
Getting started with australian payroll coordination: STP and Payday Super begins with a short review of your current records and software access. Once that is done we confirm scope and timing in writing, and ongoing work begins on the schedule agreed with you.
Related services
- PayrollPayroll journals and reconciliationsPayroll journal entries recorded each pay period and reconciled against the payroll platform's reports, so wages, withholdings and benefit deductions match your general ledger.
- BookkeepingMonthly bookkeepingOngoing monthly bookkeeping: transactions sorted into categories, accounts reconciled and month-end reports delivered in the software you already use.
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