The Payday Super Playbook: How advisory firms can lead clients from chaos to compliance

From 1 July 2026, Australian payroll enters a new era. Payday Super is more than just a change in frequency; it’s a total reimagining of employer obligations and ATO visibility. 

The challenges for your clients are immediate and significant. With the SBSCH closing on 30 June, 250,000 employers are effectively “system-homeless,” and research indicates the average SME could require an additional $124,000 in working capital to bridge the transition to more frequent payments. For businesses already under pressure, the challenge isn’t simply “being compliant” – it’s managing these tighter windows and significant liquidity shifts without collapsing under the administrative workload.

In the face of this complexity, practitioners and advisors are uniquely positioned to lead a high-value strategic transition. This is a critical moment to move the client conversation from simple payroll processing to essential liquidity and risk management.

In this session, Rob Dunn (General Manager, Payments, Superannuation and Benefits – Employment Hero) joins Accountants Daily to move beyond the legislation for a practical discussion on how you can help your clients navigate the countdown to July 2026. This discussion will focus on the steps advisors can take to audit client readiness, model cash flow impacts, and structure a transition roadmap that protects client solvency while reinforcing the firm’s role as a strategic partner.

You’ll learn:

• The reality of the 1 July 2026 mandate: Why this is the biggest shift to SG since its inception and what the ATO’s new 7-day remittance window means for your clients.
• The $124,000 liquidity gap: Why the average SME faces a significant working capital crunch and how to model this impact before it becomes a solvency crisis.
• Navigating the SBSCH shutdown: Practical steps to migrate the 250,000 “system-homeless” businesses before the Small Business Super Clearing House closes on 30 June.
• Where to find high-value advisory wins: How to move the conversation from “processing payroll” to “strategic risk management” and build new, recurring revenue streams.
• Practical next steps for a Payday transition: How to audit client readiness and select technology that helps reduce compliance burden and risk.

This session is designed for accountants, bookkeepers, and payroll advisors who want to move beyond the compliance noise and lead their clients through the most significant legislative change in a generation.