Oriental Payroll Advisory helps Australian employers implement, fix and run payroll, with modern awards, STP Phase 2 and Payday Super built in from day one.
Since 1 January 2025, intentional underpayment is a crime. Since 1 July 2026, super must reach funds within seven days of payday. Most errors start in how a system was configured.
120+modern awards with their own penalty, overtime and allowance rules
7 daysto get super into employee funds under Payday Super
12%super guarantee rate on ordinary time earnings
8separate state and territory payroll tax regimes
Services
Everything payroll, from system choice to every pay run
Payroll & HRIS implementation
End-to-end setup of your new system: award interpretation, pay codes, leave, super, GL mapping and integrations. Tested with parallel runs and reconciled to the cent before go-live.
Award rule build
Data migration
Parallel runs
Go-live support
System selection
Independent help choosing the right platform for your size, awards and budget.
Compliance health check
Your current setup reviewed against the Fair Work Act, NES, awards, STP and super rules.
Underpayment remediation
Back-pay calculations with super and interest, plus a fix so it never repeats.
Managed payroll
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly pay runs, STP lodgement and Payday Super handled for you.
Payroll tax & workers comp
Registrations, monthly returns and annual reconciliations across every state, plus insurer wage declarations.
Multi-state grouping
Contractor provisions
Support, training & optimisation
1 July award rate updates, reporting, process documentation and hands-on training for your team.
Hypercare
Team training
Reporting
Implementation process
Six phases. Live in about ten weeks.
Every phase ends with a sign-off, so nothing goes live until it reconciles. Timings are typical for a business with 20 to 500 employees.
1
Discover
Workforce, awards, agreements and systems documented.
Week 1–2
2
Design
Pay rules, codes, leave, super and GL mapping signed off.
Week 2–4
3
Configure
System built, integrations connected, data migrated.
Week 4–7
4
Test
Scenario tests and two parallel runs reconciled.
Week 7–9
5
Go live
First live pay run, STP and super supported on the day.
Week 10
6
Support
Hypercare for three pay cycles, then training and handover.
Week 10–16
Why us
Payroll specialists first
Compliance at the core
Every setting traces back to the award clause, NES entitlement or ATO rule behind it.
Independent advice
No vendor commissions. The recommendation is based on fit, cost and support.
Hands-on experience
Real pay cycles run end to end, so the setup works the way payroll teams do.
Right-sized
Expert support for small and mid-sized employers, without big-firm overheads.
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Gurmeet Singh
Founder & Principal Consultant
About
Built by a payroll professional
Oriental Payroll Advisory gives small and mid-sized Australian businesses the payroll and systems expertise usually reserved for large enterprises.
Experience spans end-to-end payroll processing, modern award interpretation, STP reporting, payroll tax, reconciliations and system migrations, so every implementation is configured the way payroll teams actually work.
How long does a payroll system implementation take?
For most businesses with 20 to 500 employees, 8 to 12 weeks from discovery to go-live, plus a hypercare period. Complex enterprise agreements, multiple entities or several awards can extend this.
Can you help if we've already chosen a system?
Yes. Many clients engage us after buying software for configuration, award rule design, data migration or testing. We also rescue implementations that have stalled or gone live with errors.
Are we ready for Payday Super?
From 1 July 2026, super guarantee contributions must reach the employee's fund within seven days of each payday. We review your payroll system, clearing house and cash-flow process and close any gaps.
What if our payroll has underpaid staff?
We calculate back pay with a documented methodology, including super and interest where relevant, and correct the system so it doesn't happen again.
Do you work across Australia?
Yes, remotely and on-site, including multi-state payroll tax registrations and grouping.
Free 30-minute consultation
Ready for payroll you don't have to worry about?
Tell us where you are today and we'll map out the fastest path to compliant, reliable pay runs.