Inbuilt Optiq Payroll engine

Beta runs the inbuilt payroll engine instead of Xero. What's different and how to use it.

Written By Chris Germon

Last updated About 1 month ago

What's different from Xero payroll

On beta, Optiq Payroll is the active engine. Xero integration is gated off. The Payroll section in the sidebar has new pages:

  • Pay runs — full lifecycle, including a 4-step new pay run wizard
  • Pay items — CRUD plus a Xero import helper (useful for getting going quickly)
  • Super funds — manage your super fund list directly in Optiq
  • STP submissions + EOFY finalisation — scaffolding for STP Phase 2 reporting
  • Payroll settings — replaces the previous placeholder page

Creating a pay run

  1. Click New pay run on the Pay runs page.
  2. Step 1 — Period: pick the cycle and the period dates.
  3. Step 2 — Staff: review who's included; toggle individual staff if needed.
  4. Step 3 — Preview: read the warnings card carefully. Anything that would error in processing surfaces here.
  5. Step 4 — Done: confirm and the run processes.

STP submissions

The Ozedi STP adapter is shipped dormant on beta. To activate it requires setting optiq.stp.provider=ozedi and adding credentials — not something a beta user does, but useful context.