Gimbla Payroll for Australian Businesses: What It Supports Now
Published May 20th, 2026 | Team Gimbla
Gimbla Payroll helps Australian small businesses keep payroll closer to their accounting records. Instead of treating pay runs as a separate admin island, payroll can sit beside employee records, timesheets, Single Touch Payroll, super and the reports owners use to understand labour costs.
Payroll works better when employee setup, timesheets, pay runs, STP reporting and super records are part of one accounting rhythm.
Quick answer
Gimbla Payroll supports Australian payroll workflows for small businesses, including employee setup, pay runs and Single Touch Payroll features where available. The ATO’s Single Touch Payroll guidance explains that employers report payroll information such as salaries and wages, PAYG withholding and super through STP-enabled software.
If you are setting up payroll for the first time, start with Gimbla Single Touch Payroll, then follow the guides for creating an employee and registering your software ID with the ATO.
Key points
- Payroll should connect to accounting, not live in a disconnected spreadsheet.
- Australian employers need reliable employee records, pay items, PAYG withholding, super and STP reporting.
- Timesheets and approvals help reduce last-minute pay run corrections.
- Super workflows are becoming more time-sensitive, so clean records matter.
- Gimbla is designed for small teams that need payroll without heavy enterprise complexity.
What Gimbla Payroll helps you manage
| Payroll workflow | Why it matters | Useful Gimbla guide |
|---|---|---|
| Employee setup | Keeps personal, tax and pay details ready before the first pay run | Create an employee |
| Software ID registration | Connects payroll reporting to the ATO setup process | Register software ID |
| Timesheets | Helps capture approved hours before payroll is processed | Timesheet add and approve |
| Pay runs | Turns approved payroll details into employee payments and records | Single Touch Payroll |
| Super records | Keeps employer super obligations visible in the payroll workflow | Paying super for contractors |
| Reports | Helps owners understand wages, PAYG withholding and payroll costs | Features |
Why payroll belongs close to accounting
Payroll affects more than employee bank payments. It touches:
- wage expense
- PAYG withholding liabilities
- super liabilities
- leave balances
- cash flow
- payroll reports
- STP reporting evidence
- job or project profitability, where labour is tracked
When payroll is separate from accounting, owners often spend extra time reconciling wages, super, withholding and bank payments. Keeping those records close reduces duplicate entry and makes reports easier to understand.
Preparing for changing super expectations
Australian payroll is becoming more real-time. Treasury and the ATO have been preparing for Payday Super, a reform designed to require employers to pay employees’ super at the same time as salary and wages from 1 July 2026. The Fair Work Ombudsman’s Payday Super update is a useful official starting point for current details.
For small businesses, the practical preparation is clear:
- Keep employee and super details up to date.
- Review payroll cut-off and approval timing.
- Reconcile payroll payments promptly.
- Watch super liability accounts after each pay run.
- Make sure the business has enough cash for wages, PAYG withholding and super.
For the terms behind that workflow, see Superannuation Guarantee, SuperStream and Qualifying Earnings (QE).
A calm pay run routine
Use a repeatable process:
- Create or update employee records.
- Confirm ordinary hours, allowances, leave and deductions.
- Approve timesheets before payroll processing.
- Run payroll and review totals.
- Submit STP reporting where required.
- Pay employees and reconcile the bank.
- Review super and PAYG withholding liabilities.
That rhythm helps payroll stay accurate without turning every pay day into a scramble.
Frequently asked questions
Does Gimbla support Australian payroll?
Gimbla supports Australian payroll workflows, including employee setup, pay runs and Single Touch Payroll features where available.
What is Single Touch Payroll?
Single Touch Payroll is the ATO payroll reporting system employers use to report payroll information such as salaries and wages, PAYG withholding and super.
Can payroll sit inside accounting software?
Yes. Keeping payroll close to accounting helps wages, PAYG withholding, super and payroll reports stay connected to the books.
What should small businesses prepare before using payroll software?
Prepare employee records, pay items, tax details, super details, software ID setup and a regular approval process for timesheets or pay runs.
Conclusion
Gimbla Payroll is part of a broader small business accounting workflow: employee records, timesheets, pay runs, STP, super and reports should all tell the same story.
For Australian businesses, the next step is to set up payroll carefully, keep approvals clear and review payroll liabilities before they become cash flow surprises.