Introducing Aurora by Aurion. A modern payroll system built for small to medium businesses, backed by 40 years of payroll expertise from Aurion – delivering confidence, compliance, control and clarity in every pay run.
Read on to learn more.
Built to reduce manual work and give you complete confidence in every pay run.
Aurora is best suited for small to medium sized businesses that have outgrown their manual processes or basic payroll tools. If you’re team relies on spreadsheets or is starting to hit the limits of your current payroll software, Aurora gives you a smarter way forward – bringing structure, visibility and confidence in every pay run.
Aurora removes the need for time-consuming manual processes and repetitive data entry, helping you streamline payroll end to end. With built-in automation and validation, it reduces the risk of human error while freeing up valuable time for your team. Payroll becomes faster, simpler, and far less stressful to manage.
Gain complete oversight of your payroll with clear, accessible data at every stage. Aurora gives you full visibility into how payroll is calculated and processed, along with the controls to validate, review, and manage it confidently, putting you firmly in control without added complexity. The result is greater accuracy, less manual work, and confidence in every pay run.
Designed for teams that want to get payroll right without the noise, Aurora focuses on what truly matters - clear calculations, built-in compliance, and efficient workflows. Every feature has a purpose, helping you reduce clutter, stay compliant, and operate with confidence. So your team can spend less time managing payroll and more time focusing on what matters most.
As your business grows, payroll naturally becomes more complex, but your system shouldn’t. Aurora is built to scale with you, maintaining simplicity and control as you add more employees, processes, and requirements. It supports growth without overwhelming your team or introducing unnecessary overhead.
This isn’t our first rodeo—Aurion has over 40 years of payroll expertise behind it, and we’ve poured that knowledge straight into Aurora. The result? Transparent, real-time calculations where every number—tax, super, leave, and more—is fully traceable and easy to validate. No guesswork, no surprises—just payroll you can trust, every time.
Nope—no payment details required. You can explore Aurora freely for 7 days and see if it’s the right fit. If you’d like to continue, just let us know and we’ll get you set up. If not, no hard feelings—your trial will simply expire.
Aurora automatically updates and recalculates in real time, so you’re always working with accurate, up-to-date figures.
Yes—Aurora includes role-based access and approval workflows, so the right people have the right level of control.
Yes—Aurora includes Employee Self Service, allowing employees to apply for leave, log timesheets, and manage their details through their own secure login.
Aurora is built with security at the forefront to protect your organisations sensitive data. Not only does Aurora comply with globally recognised security standards, but Aurion also has a dedicated security team to actively identify and manage vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. We keep all our data onshore in Australia to protect information, uphold privacy and ensure we meet compliance with Australian laws. Multi-factor authentication keeps unwanted users out. Additional measures include regular penetration testing, strict network segmentation and secure default architecture and infrastructure.
Aurora has been designed to suit businesses with less than 100 employees in a range of industries, who do not require automatic award interpretations. However, we are always developing, so we are getting better for more businesses every day.
Aurora has software releases on a frequent basis. Learn more about these updates in the release notes in our Resource Library (log in required).
Aurora has an in-app Resource Library (log in required) filled with helpful articles to get you paying your employees faster. We also have a range of guided walkthroughs and videos available in-app.
As an Aurora by Aurion customer, you will have access to our dedicated support team who want to ensure your business uses Aurora to its full potential. If the in-app library and resources do not provide the answers or support, you need. Raise a request in our Support Portal and a real human will be in touch.
As your organisation grows, our SaaS solution will scale alongside your business and the evolving needs of your workforce. As your organisation grows, our SaaS solution will scale alongside your business and the evolving needs of your workforce.
Aurion acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to elders past and present.
