Marbles brings together Australian payroll and accounting, powered by one of Australia's leading payroll providers. Manage employees, awards, pay runs, leave, superannuation and Single Touch Payroll (STP) in one place. Once a pay run is finalised, wages, superannuation and PAYG withholding are recorded in your Marbles ledger automatically.
Payroll, including award interpretation, is being rolled out progressively to Marbles accounts from early October 2026. If Payroll is greyed out in your account, continue to use your existing payroll provider until the feature becomes available. For an urgent payroll question, or to request early access, write to hello@marbles.ltd.
Select Payroll in the main menu to manage your employees and pay runs. The module has four tabs: Pay employees, Employees, Leave requests and Timesheets.
Before running payroll for the first time, complete your payroll settings and add your employees.
Payroll settings are maintained under Settings > Payroll settings.
If you are moving from another payroll system, you may also need to enter each employee's opening payroll balances and year-to-date earnings.
Select Add employee and enter the employee's details.
An employee must have the required payroll information recorded before they can be included in a pay run.
Marbles supports Australian modern awards and employment entitlements through its integrated payroll engine. Where an award is configured for an employee, payroll calculations can include:
Review each employee's award, classification and employment conditions during setup, so that the correct rules are applied.
A pay run calculates the wages, tax, superannuation and other amounts due to employees for a pay period. Marbles calculates the amounts payable from each employee's payroll settings and the information entered for the period.
Before finalising a pay run, check:
Once finalised, the pay run is recorded in your payroll history and its accounting entries are posted to your ledger. See Payroll accounting.
A payslip shows the employee's earnings, deductions, PAYG withholding, superannuation and net pay for the period. Payslips can be issued once the pay run is finalised.
Once a pay run is finalised, the amounts payable to employees are available for payment. Where direct payroll payments are enabled, payments can be processed through the connected payment service. Otherwise, pay employees from your business bank account in the usual way.
When the payments appear in your bank feed, match them to the corresponding payroll liabilities in bank reconciliation. See Banking.
Marbles tracks employee leave balances and entitlements through its payroll engine. Supported leave types include annual leave, personal leave and the other leave categories that apply to the employee.
Select the employee and enter the leave type, dates and amount of leave taken. Approved leave is included in the relevant pay run, and the employee's pay and leave balance are updated accordingly.
An employee's available balance, leave taken and accrued entitlements are shown on their payroll record. Balances are updated as pay runs are processed.
Marbles calculates employee superannuation contributions as part of each pay run, using the employee's superannuation settings, applicable earnings and the current contribution rate.
Review the contributions calculated for each employee when processing payroll. Once a pay run is finalised, the contribution amounts are recorded in Marbles and can be processed through the integrated superannuation payment service. Contributions and their payment status are tracked in your payroll records.
Marbles supports Payday Super, under which superannuation contributions are processed alongside employee wages. Review each pay run to confirm that the required contributions are calculated and paid within the applicable deadlines.
Marbles supports Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 reporting through its integrated payroll engine. STP reports employee earnings, PAYG withholding and superannuation information to the ATO.
When a pay run is finalised, review and submit its STP information to the ATO through the payroll integration. The reporting status is recorded in your payroll history. Check that the submission has been accepted and resolve any errors before proceeding.
If a finalised pay run needs to be corrected, use the payroll adjustment or correction process. Where a correction changes information already reported to the ATO, the updated figures must also be reported through STP.
Marbles records payroll expenses and liabilities in your ledger when a pay run is finalised.
| Account | What is recorded |
|---|---|
| Wages and salaries | Employee earnings and payroll expenses. |
| PAYG withholding | Tax withheld from employee earnings and payable to the ATO. |
| Superannuation expense | Employer superannuation contributions. |
| Superannuation payable | Contributions owing to employees' super funds. |
| Wages payable | Net wages owing to employees. |
When payroll liabilities are paid, the payments are reconciled against your bank transactions, so that your payroll records, bank balances and financial reports stay connected.
PAYG withholding amounts recorded through payroll are available for your business activity statement. See Tax.
Payroll reports cover employee earnings, wages, tax, superannuation and leave entitlements. They include:
Payroll amounts posted to the ledger are also reflected in your financial reports. See Reporting.
Payroll access is controlled by your organisation's user roles. Authorised payroll users can manage employee records, process pay runs, review payroll reports and manage payroll payments according to their permissions. Payroll records include sensitive employee and financial details, so limit access to the people who need it for their role. See Users and roles.