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Connected Payroll Software for Australia
Payroll that fits your business
ELMO matches you to the right payroll with a curated network of best-of-breed payroll partners suited to your industry, scale and award complexity.
Trusted by 2,000+ organisations across Australia and New Zealand
Simplify complex payroll tasks
Pay your people right, on time
The right fit
ELMO works with a curated network of payroll providers and helps match you with a solution suited to your organisation. If you already have a payroll system you trust, connect it where a supported integration is available.
Connected from the get-go
Keep your core employee information aligned between HR and payroll, with clear ownership for each field, rather than forcing every detail into one system.
Backed by local experts
Work with specialists who understand Australian payroll complexity, guide you to the right fit and stay with you well beyond go-live.
ELMO Payroll features
Start your pay run on solid ground
Start with your industry, scale, award complexity and business circumstances
Get matched by our experts to a best-of-breed payroll partner from our curated network
If you already have a payroll system you love, talk to us about connecting it
Use two-way sync to keep mapped employee data flowing between HR and your payroll engine
Give every mapped field a clear owner and use intelligent conflict detection to surface mismatches for review
Track changes through the Integration Dashboard and its audit trail
Support compliance references including STP Phase 2 in Australia, Payday Filing and KiwiSaver in New Zealand, ABA bank files and SuperStream.*
Keep payroll aligned to relevant local requirements through the selected payroll engine.
Work with local experts to understand your requirements and identify the right payroll fit.
Get support from sales through implementation, adoption and optimisation.
Keep access to specialists who understand ANZ payroll complexity.
Keep a trusted view of mapped workforce data across ELMO and payroll.
Reduce duplicate entry and manual reconciliation between connected systems.
Bring payroll into the wider ELMO platform alongside your people processes.
See the business impact
Keep payday running smoothly
Find a payroll fit that works
Match your payroll approach to your industry, scale, complexity and changing business needs rather than forcing your organisation into a one-size-fits-all system.
Reduce reconciliation work
Keep core employee data aligned between HR and payroll, with clear field ownership and mismatches surfaced for review before they create extra work.
Support when you need it
Set up done? Continue to get access to local specialists after your go-live.
Avoid pay-run surprises
Use conflict detection and an audit trail to catch issues in mapped data before the pay run.
Don’t just take our word for it
What our customers are saying
“Our payroll processing time decreased by 75% since adopting ELMO Payroll, freeing us to focus more on our people.”
Peter Legg
South Sydney Rabbitohs
“The biggest relief was seeing everything in one place. Payroll could finally interpret multiple awards, rosters were easier to manage across both venues and the brewery.”
Emma Cross
Good Drinks
“ELMO is not only saving us time and money but it has empowered our employees to self manage their own rosters, timesheets and leave, further lightening the workload.”
Kassandra Paterson
Cheil
Faq’s
Find the answers you’re looking for
Frequently Asked Questions in a connected Payroll Software.
Payroll software integrates with your organisation’s HR systems and other financial software to automate the payroll process. Employees enter their working hours or schedules, and the software automatically calculates salaries, super, taxes, deductions, allowances and leave.
Reliable payroll software should be able to handle industry-specific award rules, pay rates, deductions, and local tax requirements such as STP Phase 2 in Australia and Payday Filing in New Zealand. Look for genuine two-way sync, not just a one-way feed, so mapped employee details stay aligned across HR and payroll. Consider support for essential payment standards, including ABA bank files and SuperStream are also important for smooth payruns.
ELMO Payroll is designed for mid-market Australian and New Zealand organisations with complex payroll requirements. Rather than relying on a single generic payroll system, ELMO works with a curated network of best-of-breed payroll partners and helps match you with an offering suited to your organisation. If you have an existing payroll system, you can connect it where a supported integration is available.
There is no single best payroll software for every organisation because mid-market Australian businesses have different industry awards, workforce structures and shift patterns.
ELMO Payroll helps Australian businesses navigate this by matching them directly to the right payroll systems from a curated payroll network, while connecting that engine back to the ELMO platform via two-way sync for accurate, audit ready workforce data and STP Phase 2 compliance. There are also local Australian payroll specialists to guide your team through setup, go-live, and ongoing optimisation.
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*Based on the Total Economic Impact™ study by Forrester Consulting, commissioned by ELMO Software.
