Payroll implementation mistakes that derail mid-market businesses
Avoid costly payroll implementation mistakes. Learn how to manage Awards, data migration, and testing to ensure a compliant, stable payroll software solution.
16 March 2026
About Us
Expert managed payroll services, Employment Hero payroll and HR implementations.
Alltech Profile
The Alltech Difference:
Alltech draws on our vast experience, our people, and our commitment to deliver maximum value for clients.
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Comprehensive Payroll Solutions
After many years of providing managed payroll services to our clients, today our expertise spans across end-to-end outsourced payroll processing, complex HR and payroll software implementations, and ongoing system support. With over three decades of historical perspective, team expertise and legislative knowledge, we deliver a holistic solution to your payroll challenges.
100% onshore australian expertise
We know that when an issue arises with an employee's pay, you want expert help and you want it quickly. When you partner with Alltech, you are assigned a dedicated, Australian-based consultant who becomes intimately familiar with your specific operations, modern Awards, and business nuances. We share your passion for seeing Australian businesses succeed, and we provide the tailored, hands-on support required to make that happen.
Technical & Setup Mastery
Our staff have extensive backgrounds across diverse sectors including highly regulated industries and manufacturing. Our team brings unparalleled technical mastery to the table when it comes to your payroll setup. As preferred Employment Hero partners, we have the grit and expertise to navigate intricate Enterprise Agreements, ensuring your technology works seamlessly with your legal obligations.
Transparent, Predictable Pricing
Integrity in business starts with easy-to-understand billing. Alltech operates on a simple, transparent pricing structure based on your active headcount per pay run. You are charged a flat fee that covers the entirety of your payroll processing with no hidden costs for standard reports, phone calls, or advice. We value open communication, strict processes and a firm commitment to delivering a high-quality service.
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Meet the Alltech Team
Steve Scullion
A Culture of Service and Stability
As Payroll Operations Director and Owner, Steve’s industry journey began in 1992, leading to his acquisition of Alltech in 2020. He views outsourced payroll not as a transaction, but a trusted partnership where clients hand over significant business risk. Relentlessly advocating a customer-first culture, Steve’s leadership has forged long-standing client relationships averaging six years, proving integrity and reliability are the cornerstones of success.
Juliette Brown
Operational Excellence in Payroll Services
Leading the daily operations of our bureau is Payroll Manager Juliette Brown. In an environment where regulations shift and payroll compliance is paramount, Juliette provides the structure and strategic leadership necessary for error-free processing. Her role is to foster consistency and operational excellence, ensuring that the payroll solutions we deliver are not just compliant, but seamless for the end-user.
Xanthe Simpson
The Technical Architect
Navigating complex Awards and Enterprise Agreements demands architectural expertise. As Head of Implementations, Xanthe brings unmatched technical mastery to Alltech. Having previously established the implementations arm at KeyPay (now Employment Hero), her intimate platform knowledge is unrivalled. She leads a dedicated consulting team specialising in thorough, compliant payroll and HR implementations, ensuring even the most complicated rule sets are correctly automated from day one.
Who Are We - The Alltech Story
There is nothing more important to us at Alltech than ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and compliance when paying staff.
Having been involved in payroll for many years, including as an employee of Alltech from 2004, Stephen took over in 2020 to take the business to where it is today.
When cloud accounting started to surge around 2013, Steve sought out cloud payroll technologies to ensure the growth of the Alltech business and to deliver modern technology to clients to give them the automation and effortless compliance they too needed to grow.
In recent years, Alltech has transformed into a lean, agile team of specialists dedicated to navigating the complex Australian industrial relations landscape. Whether it is navigating your payroll setup, managing Single Touch Payroll requirements, or managing complex Enterprise Agreements in the manufacturing or healthcare sectors, our team ensures that your business remains compliant and your team is paid correctly, every time.
Outsourced Payroll Services
Eliminate compliance risks with our reliable managed payroll services. Our Australian experts handle end-to-end processing, Single Touch Payroll, and super obligations, delivering an accurate, stress-free outsourced payroll solution.
Payroll & HR Implementations
Transform your business with expert payroll and HR system implementation. As preferred Employment Hero partners, we configure complex Awards and Enterprise Agreements, ensuring your setup is compliant from day one.
Payroll Software Support
Maximize your investment with expert payroll software support. We provide Level 1 Employment Hero assistance, compliance audits, and advisory services to keep your system accurate, compliant, and running seamlessly.
What Our Customers Say
Ready to secure your payroll? If you are looking for a payroll specialist who values accuracy and integrity as much as you do, contact us at Alltech today.
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