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Payroll & HR for professional services companies

Partner with an established Australian payroll provider to make life work better for your organisation.

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Flexibility for your workforce

Built in Australia, our solutions are designed to simplify managing complicated workforces when it comes to payroll, leave, awards, tax, superannuation and employee entitlements.

  • Accurate AU & NZ payroll compliance

    Our solutions are ISO certified (software), ASAE accredited (payroll solutions) and compliant with the ATO, Fair Work and IRD legislation. Together with advanced award interpreter and tax calculation technology, Aurion’s payroll platform lets you run your payroll with precision without the guesswork.

  • Flexible solutions that grow with you

    We’re flexible with however your organisation prefers to run your payroll. Whether your organisation prefers to manage payroll in-house or need to outsource your payroll function, we’ve got solution options to suit how your business likes to operate. All our solutions are scalable and we have a solid history in servicing businesses of varying sizes therefore we can scale with you should your business grow.

  • Integrate with your business applications

    Integrate Aurion into your ecosystem to create a single source of truth for your workforce management. Effortlessly connect Aurion with a wide range of business applications including finance, HR, time and attendance, and performance management systems using our comprehensive library of over 400 API integrations.

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Flexibility for your workforce

We have been supporting businesses for over 40 years to streamline their people and payroll. Our team of experts are well versed in the complex industry legislation and regulations in Australian payroll, and how they apply to each individual organisation to keep aligned to compliance and security protocols.

Secure & compliant solutions

Accurate, reliable and secure payroll solutions scaled to your business needs.
Payroll compliant solutions

More than 40 years in Australian payroll

Aurion is a well-established organisation, with decades of experience providing efficient, scalable and proven people & payroll solutions for Australian workforces.

Onshore service delivery

As an Australian built, owned and operated organisation with data stored onshore, you can be confident in our team of local experts to deliver outstanding support and services.
Onshore service delivery

Enhanced employee experience

Create a streamlined employee experience starting from onboarding, right through to performance reviews and beyond, Aurion can tailor automations and workflows to make life work better for your team.
Enhanced employee experience

Hire to retire payroll processing

Supporting payroll and HR processing for the lifetime of your workforce, to promote compliance for your payroll outcomes and drive business efficiency.
Hire to retire payroll processing

Efficiently manage complex payroll

Manage complex payroll for multi-job roles, higher duties, pay rates, and award/enterprise agreement compliance.
40 years in Australian payroll

One source of truth for your people

Unify HR, payroll and workforce data in one secure cloud platform. Aurion solutions, packed with features, help professional service firms reduce complexity and boost efficiency.

Payroll

Payroll automation
Award interpretation
Multi-positions
Position of responsibility
Date effective processing
Long service leave
Full service history
Higher duties
Superannuation
Employee & Manager Self Service
Online timesheets
Native Single Touch Payroll (STP) - Phase 2 Gateway
Payroll reporting

HR

Core HR
Onboarding
Recruitment
Performance
Health & safety
Training

Technology

Automated
Security
Extensive API integrations suite
Analytics

Book an Aurion discovery session

Connect with our people and payroll experts to discover how Aurion helps organisations within the professional services industry optimise their payroll management. You’ll also discover some of many reasons businesses choose to partner with Aurion:

  • Efficiently manage complex payroll

  • Flexible solution options

  • Payroll compliance & assurance

  • Local services and support

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Professional services payroll FAQs

Professional services companies operate in highly regulated environments where payroll errors can lead to reputational damage and legal consequences. Australian organisations need to comply with their employer obligations set by the ATO and Fair Work therefore keeping payroll systems up-to date with payroll compliance is essential. Professional services companies typically seek a payroll software solution or outsourced payroll service that can handle this compliance-heavy environment as well as accurately calculate payroll, awards, tax, leave and entitlements.

Firms are required to stay up-to-date with their employer obligations set by the ATO and Fair Work. Regularly paying close attention to guidelines set by the ATO and Fair Work and ensuring your payroll system is compliant and has the capabilities to interpret awards, tax, superannuation and leave entitlements will support payroll compliance for your organisation.

Yes, Aurion supports payroll management for multi-position roles and  higher duties with date-effective processing. This is especially important for firms with dynamic staffing models or project-based billing.

Yes, Aurion can manage payroll for contractors and consultants.

Aurion supports contractor payroll through features such as:

  • TPAR (Taxable Payments Annual Report) compliance for reporting contractor payments to the ATO.
  • Flexible pay structures that accommodate hourly rates, fixed contracts, and project-based billing.
  • Multi-position and higher duties support, which is ideal for consultants working across different roles or departments.
  • Date-effective payroll processing, ensuring accurate payment and entitlement calculations even with changing roles or contracts.

These capabilities make Aurion well-suited for professional services firms and other organisations that rely on a dynamic contractor workforce.

Yes! Our powerful payroll platform supports professional services firms who have an employee bonus structure in place. The following bonus structures are possilbe with Aurion:

  • Net bonus payments – Process net bonus amounts for a select employees.
  • Performance bonuses linked to share purchases – Aurion can also manage performance bonuses where employees elect to use a portion of their bonus to purchase company shares.
  • Commission & bonus scheduling – Bonus and commission payments can be integrated into monthly pay runs via Aurion Employee Self Service. Managers are advised to submit bonus instructions before cut-off dates to ensure timely processing.

Make your payroll & people management run smoothly

Aurion helps professional services teams take the hassle out of payroll and HR. Whether you're juggling payroll compliance updates, consultants, contractors, complex roles and bonuses, our powerful, flexible solutions keep your payroll running smoothly so you can focus on doing great work, not chasing admin.

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