Payroll consulting. Stronger governance.
Independent payroll advisory for Australian organisations.
The Payroll Studio helps organisations build payroll functions that are well-governed, compliant, and sustainable, reducing risk for the business and for the team responsible for delivering it.
Payroll advisory for real payroll problems
Payroll remediation, training, compliance and risk reviews, governance frameworks, transformation oversight and ongoing support. Find the expertise your team needs.
Meet the founder
Real experience.
A personal approach.
Rebecca Wade founded The Payroll Studio to help organisations close the gap between day-to-day payroll and confident governance.
Her experience spans payroll operations, transformation and complex remediation. She brings that practical perspective to the people, processes and decisions behind every pay outcome.
Meet Rebecca Wade
Stronger capability. Shared accountability.
Practical payroll governance workshops and training that connect day-to-day decisions with the bigger picture. Delivered in-house, as an open cohort, or tailored to your organisation's requirements.
01Payroll Governance Workshops
Half-day and full-day workshops covering payroll risk, governance foundations, and compliance literacy. Designed for payroll teams who need a rapid capability uplift, and for HR and Finance leaders who carry payroll accountability but didn't come up through the function.
02Board Briefing & Executive Communication
Targeted workshops for senior payroll leaders preparing to present to boards, risk committees, or executive leadership. Covers how to frame payroll risk in language executives act on, and how to write and deliver a board paper that lands.
03In-House Team Training
All workshops available for delivery within your organisation, customised to your workforce context. Suitable for payroll teams, cross-functional groups, or leadership development programs that include payroll governance as a capability priority.
04Enforceable Undertaking Training
Structured training programs designed to meet Fair Work Ombudsman enforceable undertaking obligations. Covers workplace obligations, payroll compliance responsibilities, and the controls that prevent recurrence, documented and deliverable in a format that satisfies your undertaking requirements.