For Finance
Clearer payroll costs, reconciled balances, useful variance reporting and better visibility of workforce liabilities.
Australian payroll expertise / Payroll • People • Talent
Stronger payroll.
Clear accountability.
Better business insight.
SESAY brings together dedicated payroll specialists in the Philippines, experienced payroll leadership and Australian governance to strengthen your payroll function. From specialist support to managed payroll, we help your business improve delivery, build effective controls and understand workforce costs.
Dedicated specialists • Australian governance • Systems expertise • Meaningful reporting
SESAYPayroll delivery, leadership & governance
Finance team
HR team
Your people
Connected workflows. Clear responsibilities. Useful information.
Experience behind the approach
4,500+employees in a prior national payroll remit
9 entitiesin a prior group payroll remit
10 staffled across four payroll teams
Figures reflect the founder’s previous employment experience.
Payroll across the business
Payroll that supports the whole business.
For HR
More consistent employee data, coordinated payroll changes, clear workflows and an established path for resolving queries.
For your people
Careful payroll processing, responsive communication and a team that understands the importance of getting pay right.
The right support for your business
Four ways to strengthen your payroll.
01 / Service option
Managed payroll
A coordinated payroll service combining a dedicated specialist with shared payroll leadership, systems expertise and Australian governance.
Explore this service →- End-to-end processing within the agreed scope
- Pay-run validation, reconciliations and exception reviews
- Payroll reporting and financial insight
- Compliance processes and reporting support
- Ongoing systems and process improvement
02 / Service option
Dedicated payroll specialist support
An experienced payroll specialist dedicated to your business and working within your existing payroll structure.
Explore this service →- Payroll processing and employee changes
- Reconciliations, reporting and exception analysis
- Support aligned to your systems and pay cycles
- SESAY onboarding, professional development and agreed check-ins
Your business directs the work and retains its internal payroll review and approval responsibilities.
03 / Service option
Payroll consulting and governance
Practical expertise to strengthen payroll controls, improve processes and support change.
Explore this service →- Process and control reviews
- Payroll health checks and reconciliation support
- SOPs, approval frameworks and continuity planning
- Systems transitions and implementation support
- Reporting improvements and team development
04 / Service option
Build your own offshore payroll function
Build payroll capability within your own business, with SESAY supporting team design, practical training, documentation and ongoing development.
Explore this service →- Role design and capability requirements
- Recruitment and assessment support where agreed
- Training tailored to your payroll and systems
- SOPs, review controls and escalation pathways
- Coaching, capability reviews and ongoing support
Your team. Your processes. Capability that stays with your business.
Managed payroll / A coordinated service
Your dedicated specialist.
A coordinated team behind the work.
Dedicated Payroll Specialist
Day-to-day delivery within scope: employee changes, payroll inputs, processing, reconciliations, query tracking and exception follow-up.
Shared Payroll Leadership
Pre-run, in-cycle and final validation; payroll comparisons; exception reviews; reconciliation oversight; coaching and continuity coordination.
Shared Payroll Systems Support
Effective system use, routine configuration, issue resolution, relevant system updates and process improvement. Major implementations, integrations and historical remediation are scoped separately.
Australian Governance and Compliance Oversight
Review responsibilities, compliance calendars, agreed reporting processes, corrective actions and client communication.
Leadership, systems and governance support are shared across engagements. Roles may be combined within founder-led delivery, with responsibilities clearly assigned for each client.
Final payroll approval remains with your authorised approver. Service inclusions, reporting, compliance responsibilities and response arrangements are agreed before commencement.
What makes SESAY different
Dedicated capability. Structured review.
Clear accountability.
Business knowledge
A dedicated specialist learns your people, systems and pay-cycle requirements.
Defined controls
Preparation, review, escalation and approval responsibilities are documented.
Australian oversight
Local payroll leadership supports governance and client communication.
Systems capability
Payroll technology and reporting form part of the delivery model.
Financial insight
Reporting helps Finance understand costs, movements, provisions and exceptions.
Capability development
Training, SOPs and documented handovers support continuity.
Specialists are selected for payroll capability, analytical judgement and clear English communication.
Reporting & financial visibility
Understand the numbers behind every pay run.
Give Finance and HR a clearer view of payroll movements, workforce costs and outstanding issues through structured reporting, advanced Excel analysis and Power BI dashboards where included in scope.
Each pay cycle
- Payroll comparison and variance analysis
- Exception and adjustment reporting
- Payroll reconciliations
- Cost allocation and payroll journals
- A documented approval pack
Month-end, year-end and ongoing
- Payroll liability reconciliations
- Leave provisions and workforce costing
- Overtime and allowance analysis
- Month-end and year-end reconciliation packs
- Compliance reporting preparation
- Power BI workforce and payroll dashboards
Workforce cost overview
Illustrative reporting example — fictional data.
$128,400Current pay cycle
+3.2%Against prior cycle
Cost allocation / Current cycle
Compliance reporting support
Support may cover payroll tax, applicable portable long service leave schemes including MyLeave and QLeave, STP finalisation, and superannuation reconciliations and queries. Preparation, review, lodgement and payment responsibilities are agreed according to your requirements and applicable authorisations.
Payroll technology capability
Make your payroll systems work harder for your business.
Employment Hero
Payroll configuration, pay-run workflows and reporting.
Xero
Payroll workflows, journals and accounting reconciliation.
Deputy
Time and attendance, award interpretation and payroll exports.
Definitiv
Payroll workflows, data validation and process support.
MicrOpay
Payroll processing workflows, reconciliations and reporting.
Microsoft Excel
Data validation, exception analysis and reconciliations.
Power BI
Workforce cost analysis and payroll dashboards.
MYOB
Payroll workflows, employee records and accounting connections.
Available support depends on the platform, configuration, access and agreed scope. Logos identify the respective platforms or their owners; they do not imply partnership, certification or endorsement.
How we work
A clear path from first conversation to delivery.
Understand your payroll
Review workforce size, pay cycles, awards and agreements, entities, systems, current staffing and pain points.
Design the right service
Agree specialist capacity, responsibilities, reporting, review points and commercial scope.
Transition with control
Establish access, document workflows, train the team and complete agreed transition checks.
Deliver and improve
Run the agreed service, review performance, resolve issues and identify practical improvements.
Proposals reflect payroll complexity, systems, pay frequency, reporting requirements and the specialist capacity your business needs.
Founder-led. Experience-backed.
Hands-on leadership.
A business-wide perspective.
Abdul Sesay
Founder, SESAY
Payroll • People • Talent
Abdul’s work has spanned construction, mining, health, education, hospitality and professional services.
His experience brings together hands-on payroll leadership, team development, systems transitions and governance, connecting day-to-day payroll operations with the needs of Finance and HR.
SESAY applies that experience to clearer controls, effective systems and stronger team capability.
AU Payroll Job-Ready Program
Building the next generation of payroll capability.
The AU Payroll Job-Ready Program develops practical Australian payroll skills through realistic scenarios, structured checks and guided learning.
Explore the Job-Ready ProgramProgram in development
Book a consultation
Let’s design the right payroll support for your business.
Tell us about your payroll structure, current challenges and the capability you need. We’ll discuss the service model that fits your business.
Email SESAY
Consulting, managed payroll or training enquiries: info@sesay.com.au
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