The APA Payday Super Compliance Review is a fixed fee consulting engagement that assesses your organisation's readiness for the 1 July 2026 Payday Super regime, identifies the specific operational gaps in your current process, and gives you a prioritised remediation plan. Delivered by APA's consulting team led by Adrienne Silla, Head of Consulting. You'll know the price before work begins.
What's included
The review covers the full Payday Super readiness surface for your organisation:
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Payment timing review — your current super payment process mapped against the new 7 business day rule, with the fund's allocation cutoff as the measurement point (not your bank's transfer cutoff)
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Edge case handling review — how your payroll system handles new starters (20 business day rule for first contribution) and out-of-cycle payments (7 business day rule applied to the next scheduled payday)
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STP2 coding review — confirmation that your STP2 lodgements correctly represent Payday Super contributions, with salary sacrifice, RESC and SG treatments validated against the ATO's matching logic
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Reconciliation review — your per pay run reconciliation between STP records and fund receipt confirmations
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Public holiday and multi state planning review — your payroll calendar against the consolidated AU public holiday list
What you receive
- A written report with a prioritised list of gaps and the specific operational changes needed to close them
- A remediation plan with effort estimates and recommended sequencing
Why APA
APA has been running payroll compliance reviews and remediation engagements since 2011, fifteen years of practice across every Australian industry. We do not take vendor commissions, do not resell software and price every engagement on a fixed fee basis.
The consulting practice is led by Adrienne Silla, Head of Consulting. Our team includes former heads of payroll at Marriott Hotel Group, Campbells/Arnotts and other major Australian employers, payroll practitioners who have done this work in production, not graduates delivering a partner's checklist.
That experience matters under Payday Super, because the change is operational, not technical. The teams that win the first twelve months are the teams whose review captured the right operational decisions before go live. That's exactly what this engagement is for.
Engagement shape
A typical Payday Super Compliance Review engagement looks like this:
| Field | Detail |
| Duration | 4–6 weeks for medium employers; 6–8 weeks for large employers |
| Inputs | Read-only access to your current payroll process documentation, STP2 configuration, super payment calendar, fund relationships |
| Engagement format | Discovery → review → report → recommendations workshop |
| Deliverable 1 | Written report with prioritised gap list |
| Deliverable 2 | Remediation plan with effort estimates and recommended sequencing |
| Pricing | Fixed fee — quoted upfront before work begins |
"There's no shortage of guidance on Payday Super. What organisations actually need is a clear-eyed assessment of where they are versus where they need to be, and a sequenced plan to close the gap. That's what this engagement gives you." Adrienne Silla, Head of Consulting, Australian Payroll Association
Who this is for
The engagement is built for organisations where the cost of getting Payday Super wrong materially exceeds the cost of a structured review. That typically means:
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Medium and large Australian employers (500+ employees) operating in industries with complex award structures — retail, healthcare, construction, hospitality, education, financial services
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Multi-state employers managing the cross-state public holiday timing problem
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Employers with recent payroll system changes or migrations where Payday Super configuration may not have been audited
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Employers with prior super related compliance findings (SGC notices, FWO involvement, audit observations) who want to ensure the new regime doesn't repeat the pattern
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ASX-listed and board-governed employers who need a documented readiness position for risk reporting
For SMB employers, the APA Payday Super Workshop is typically the more cost effective starting point.
How to start
The first step is a 30 minute discovery call. We listen to your current state, ask the questions that scope the work and confirm whether the Payday Super Compliance Review is the right engagement for you (or whether a different APA service is a better fit, we'll tell you either way).
After that call you receive a fixed fee proposal. If you accept, the engagement can typically start within two weeks.
Book a 30 minute discovery call
Related services and content
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The complete Payday Super guide — pillar context piece
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Payday Super compliance: 7 things to get right — the operational HowTo
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Is your payroll software ready? — vendor checklist
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APA Superannuation and Payday Super Compliance course — in depth trainer-led masterclass
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Payroll Compliance Review — APA's broader compliance review service (covers Payday Super plus the full payroll obligation set)
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Payroll Remediation — for organisations where the review reveals issues that require remediation work, including handling for the 70% of engagements where APA finds overpayments alongside underpayments
Frequently asked questions
What is an APA Payday Super Compliance Review?
The APA Payday Super Compliance Review is a fixed fee consulting engagement that assesses your organisation's readiness for the 1 July 2026 Payday Super regime, identifies operational gaps and provides a prioritised remediation plan. It covers payment timing, edge case handling, STP2 coding, reconciliation, public holiday planning, audit trail and software readiness.
How long does a Payday Super Compliance Review take?
Typically 4–6 weeks for medium employers and 6–8 weeks for large employers. The engagement is structured as discovery, review, written report and recommendations workshop.
How much does a Payday Super Compliance Review cost?
APA prices every engagement as a fixed fee. The specific price depends on employer size, complexity and scope. You receive a written, fixed fee proposal after the initial 30 minute discovery call and you know the price before work begins.
Who delivers the Payday Super Compliance Review?
APA's consulting team, led by Adrienne Silla, Head of Consulting. The team includes payroll practitioners who have run payroll functions for major Australian employers including Marriott Hotel Group and Campbells/Arnotts. APA does not employ graduates for consulting work.
Should I book the Workshop or the Compliance Review?
Both serve different purposes. The Workshop is structured training for your team, best if you need broad team capability uplift. The Compliance Review is a tailored consulting engagement that produces a specific gap list and remediation plan for your organisation, best if you need a documented readiness assessment with sign off quality output. Many organisations do both.
