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Payroll Compliance Under Pressure: Managing Cost, Scrutiny and Proving Accuracy

Wednesday 20th May 2026 | Melbourne
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Balancing cost, compliance and confidence in an increasingly scrutinised payroll environment. 

The pressure is increasing

Payroll is under more scrutiny than ever. This morning helps you stay ahead of it. Organisations are facing growing pressure to reduce costs while maintaining absolute compliance. At the same time, regulators, auditors and senior stakeholders are asking more questions — and expecting clearer answers.

Payroll is no longer just about getting people paid correctly. It’s about demonstrating accuracy, managing risk proactively and standing up to increasing levels of scrutiny across the organisation. The challenge is not just compliance, it’s confidence. The leaders who will succeed are those who can control costs without compromising accuracy, eliminate inefficiencies, and clearly demonstrate the integrity of their payroll function.

This roundtable is where that conversation starts.

What matters most

Key areas shaping payroll compliance in today’s environment.

Audit Readiness

Understanding what auditors are focusing on and how to stay ahead

Accuracy & Error Reduction

Eliminating payroll errors and reducing manual rework

Compliance Confidence

Demonstrating accuracy to leadership, regulators and stakeholders

Automation & AI

Leveraging technology where it delivers real, measurable impact

Cost Management

Reducing payroll costs without increasing compliance risk

Event Details

Date: 20 May 2026
Time: 7:30am - 9:30am
Location: Dorsett Melbourne, 615 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000
Catering: Complimentary breakfast, barista coffee and refreshments provided. 
Format: Roundtable format: active participation welcomed and expected.

Places are limited to 18. Be sure to register to secure your place. 

 

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How the session works

Each expert presentation is followed by open roundtable discussion giving you and your peers the chance to interrogate the content, share your own challenges and hear how others are navigating the same issues. You're not just attending. You're part of the conversation. 

Expert Presentation

From leading professionals and the regulator

Expert Presentation

From leading professionals and the regulator

Expert Presentation

From leading professionals and the regulator
Built around the real challenges organisations are facing right now.

What We'll Cover

1. Balancing Cost and Compliance: Doing More with Less

How organisations are managing cost pressure while maintaining strong compliance frameworks — and where the risks sit when cost-cutting goes too far.

2. Audit & Scrutiny: What’s Being Asked and How to Respond

An honest look at what auditors and regulators are focusing on right now, and how payroll teams can stay ahead with confidence.

3. Proving Accuracy: From Reactive Fixes to Confident Control

Practical steps to reduce errors, improve processes and clearly demonstrate payroll accuracy — including where automation and AI are making a real difference.
Practical. Specific. Immediately applicable.

What You'll Walk Away With

Together with Ramco, this session is designed to give you clarity and confidence in managing payroll compliance under pressure.

  • Insight into how leading organisations is reducing payroll costs without increasing risk

  • A clear understanding of what auditors are focusing on in today’s environment

  • Practical approaches to eliminating payroll errors and reducing manual rework

  • Frameworks to confidently demonstrate payroll accuracy to executives, regulators and stakeholders

  • Real examples of where automation and AI are delivering measurable improvements in compliance

  • A peer discussion with professionals managing the same pressures in a room small enough for honest, practical conversation

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Expert voices. Direct access. A seat at the table.

Our Speakers & Facilitators

Ross Heron

Chief Executive Officer, Australian Payroll Association

Andrew Linnett

Associate Director (Growth and Partnership), Ramco

Abhinav Sinha

Country Sales Head, Ramco

Vidhi Kachru

Pre Sales Head-HCM, Ramco

Ross Heron

On realising that his dream job of professional football player for Dundee United wasn't going to fit with his immigration plans from Scotland to Australia, payroll was the obvious next step (naturally).

With a strong background in payroll technology and professional services, Ross leads APA as CEO, driving our national service and delivery teams with a focus on excellence, innovation and genuinely great customer experiences.  He’s passionate about raising the bar and occasionally reminding us that if things had gone differently, he’d be on the pitch, not in the boardroom.

Andrew Linnett

Andrew has been in the HCM/Payroll industry for over a decade working with some of the largest global brands in a sales engagement and consulting capacity. He is passionate about working alongside organisations to challenge the status quo and help improve efficiencies that will have a real impact. As an Associate Director, Andrew leads the Southern Region in Australia focusing primarily on mid to large enterprises where risk, compliance is paramount coupled with improving efficiencies in payroll operations. 

Abhinav Sinha

Abhinav is the Country Sales Head, Ramco Systems, ANZ. He comes with close to two decades of experience in the Software and IT Services industry. Passionate about SaaS solutions, Abhinav believes this to be the best timing to be in the industry as Ramco is uniquely positioned at a pivotal time for the HR and payroll solutions business. His deep knowledge in the industry and strong leadership are driving growth and innovation in the region's HR tech landscape.

Vidhi Kachru

Vidhi is a strategic HCM and Payroll Solution Leader with 14+ years of experience delivering high-impact digital transformations across the ANZ and APAC regions. She has a proven track record in bridging the gap in solution architecture and business value, specializing in Enterprise HCM and Payroll ecosystems. She is an expert in "Value Engineering" and competitive bid management, consistently achieving high win rates through tailored solution design and executive-level storytelling.
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