FOR ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS
Everything accountants & bookkeepers need — in one place
Your RosterElf resource hub: free payroll & award calculators, compliance templates, 28 award-rate guides, how-to guides, insights and a glossary — plus a partner program that turns it all into recurring revenue.
153 resources — all free, no login
Calculators & tools
18 Award misclassification checker Flag employees on the wrong award classification. Underpayment risk checker Estimate a client’s underpayment exposure. Back-pay exposure estimator Quantify potential back-pay liability. Break compliance calculator Check rest & meal breaks against Fair Work. Payroll cost calculator Model the true cost of employment. Payday Super calculator Plan cash flow for the 2026 Payday Super changes. Overtime & penalty rate calculator Work out penalties, overtime and loadings. Modern award pay rate estimates Indicative award pay rates in seconds. Labour cost % calculator Track labour cost as a share of revenue. Casual vs part-time cost calculator Compare employment types by real cost. Salary & pay calculator Convert salary, hourly rates and take-home pay. Shift cost calculator Cost a shift with penalties and super. Timesheet calculator Total hours and breaks fast. Long service leave calculator Estimate LSL entitlements by state. Invoice generator Create GST tax invoices free. Franchise labour cost calculator Benchmark labour cost across sites. Roster cost forecast calculator Forecast wage cost before you publish. AI employment contract generator Draft a compliant contract in minutes.
Award rates
28 Aged Care Award Children’s Services Award Cleaning Services Award Clerks — Private Sector Award Electrical Award Fast Food Award Fitness Award Gas Industry Award General Retail Award Hair & Beauty Award Health Professionals Award Hospitality Award Local Government Award Road Transport Award Manufacturing Award Maritime Offshore Award Meat Industry Award Mining Award Miscellaneous Award Nurses Award Pastoral Award Pharmacy Award Plumbing Award Professional Employees Award Clubs Award Restaurant Award SCHADS Award Teachers Award
Templates
16 Award compliance checklist Pay run checklist Payroll preparation template (Excel) Payroll reconciliation template (Excel) Leave & super tracker (Excel) Casual vs part-time cost template Weekly timesheet (Excel) Fortnightly timesheet (Excel) Overtime tracker (Excel) Staff hours tracker (Excel) Employee attendance register (Excel) New employee details form Leave application form Overtime request form Timesheet correction form Record-keeping policy
How-to guides
19 Complete EOFY payroll Reconcile payroll Conduct a payroll audit Conduct a pay equity audit Calculate payroll from timesheets Approve timesheets Track employee hours Calculate final pay Calculate overtime costs Calculate penalty rates Calculate leave entitlements Calculate pro-rata leave Calculate long service leave Find which award applies Find an enterprise agreement Handle casual conversion Schedule breaks compliantly Integrate payroll & rostering Xero payroll training
Employment law
11Insights
10 Payroll compliance for small business Payday super: what employers must do Time & attendance compliance Modern awards explained Award compliance for small business Wage growth & award penalty trends Interest rates & labour costs Small business HR compliance Employee timesheets: legal requirements Reduce labour costs without cutting hours
Articles
15 Accountant vs bookkeeper Add payroll services to your practice How to choose an accountant How much does an accountant cost? Payroll audit prep before EOFY Prepare payroll data for Xero & MYOB Payday super employer checklist 2026 Award rate changes July 2026 Complete guide to Australian awards Award interpretation mistakes & backpay Managing payroll across multiple awards Australian underpayment cases Casual loading explained Record-keeping standards for employers How AI is changing accounting
Glossary
26 Accountant Bookkeeper Tax agent BAS agent BAS GST ABN Payroll Payroll service Payroll tax Single Touch Payroll (STP) Recipient-created tax invoice (RCTI) Payday super Superannuation Superannuation guarantee PAYG withholding Ordinary time earnings Modern awards Overtime Minimum wage Enterprise agreement National Employment Standards Fair Work Act Fair Work Ombudsman Leave entitlements Payslip
Integrations
10 Payroll integration Export award-interpreted pay to your ledger. Xero integration Award-interpreted timesheets straight to Xero. MYOB integration One-click export to MYOB Business & AccountRight. Award interpretation Penalties, overtime & allowances, automatic. Pay rate builder Build and manage complex pay rules. Workforce analytics Live labour-cost and wage reporting. HR software Contracts, records & compliance in one place. Leave management Track leave accruals and approvals. AI Fair Work compliance bot Ask compliance questions, get sourced answers. Time & attendance Accurate hours for clean pay runs.
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PARTNER PROGRAM
Turn these tools into recurring revenue
Add rostering and award-compliant payroll to your client offering. The RosterElf partner program is free to join with no lock-in — earn recurring commission for every client you manage, a signup bonus per new client, and manage everyone from the Advisor Centre.
Recurring revenue
Earn recurring monthly commission for every eligible client you manage, plus a signup bonus for each new client business.
Stickier clients
Once you run a client’s rostering and pay, you’re woven into their operations — and far harder to replace.
A gateway to advisory
Payroll and labour-cost data opens higher-value conversations about efficiency, cost control and growth.
COMMON QUESTIONS
RosterElf for accountants — FAQs
Common questions from accountants and bookkeepers about RosterElf.
- A single place for accountants and bookkeepers to find every free RosterElf resource — payroll and award calculators, compliance templates, 28 award-rate guides, how-to guides, insights and a glossary — plus the details of our partner program. Search the index above or filter by category.
- No — the RosterElf partner program is free to join, with no lock-in. You earn recurring commission for every eligible client you manage plus a signup bonus per new client business.
- No. Every calculator, template, award guide, insight and glossary term in the index above is free and needs no login — use them with any client. The partner program simply lets you earn commission when clients run RosterElf.
- Yes. RosterElf exports award-interpreted timesheets straight to Xero and MYOB, with award interpretation handling penalties and overtime automatically.
- Accredited partners are listed in our find an accountant directory, where businesses search for a RosterElf-partner accountant by city — a built-in lead source for your practice.
- A single dashboard to manage every client — RosterElf status, pay runs, timesheets awaiting approval and your rewards — in one place. Learn more on the partner program page.