Using Paysense
These tutorials are written for payroll professionals who use the Paysense web app day-to-day. They walk through the platform task-by-task, with screenshots from the live application, so you can follow along in your own tenant.
You don't need any developer experience to use these guides - if you can run a payroll on a spreadsheet, you can run one in Paysense.
How the tutorials are organised
The guides are grouped by what you're trying to achieve. Work through each section in order the first time you use Paysense, then come back to specific tutorials whenever you need a refresher.
| Section | When to use it |
|---|---|
| Getting started | Setting up a brand new business in Paysense for the very first time. |
| Managing employees (coming soon) | Adding employees, recording leave, updating pay details, and offboarding. |
| Running payroll (coming soon) | Creating pay runs, finalising them, and lodging Single Touch Payroll (STP) events with the ATO. |
| Reporting (coming soon) | Producing payslips, payment summaries, audit logs, and webhook activity reports. |
Before you begin
To follow along you'll need:
- A Paysense user account with access to your tenant
- The Australian Business Number (ABN) of the business you're setting up
- The business's registered address and a primary contact (name, email, mobile)
- (Optional but recommended) The business's bank account details for paying employees
- (Optional) The business's default super fund details (Fund name, USI, or ABN)
You can complete the optional steps later from the business dashboard, but adding them up-front makes the rest of the setup smoother.
Start here
If this is your first time in Paysense, jump straight into Getting started and follow the Add a Business tutorial.