AU/NZ payroll specialist

Affinity: purpose-built payroll for Australia and New Zealand

A single platform for complex AU/NZ payroll – configurable award and EBA interpretation, native NZ Holidays Act compliance, and Payroll IQ's pre-payslip anomaly detection – delivered as SaaS, Supported, or Fully Managed.

Affinity is an independently owned payroll and workforce management platform built specifically for Australian and New Zealand employers, rather than adapted from a global HCM suite. Every product investment goes into payroll accuracy, compliance, and pay run reliability across both countries.

The platform handles modern award and EBA interpretation, STP Phase 2, superannuation and Payday Super readiness in Australia, and Holidays Act, KiwiSaver, and IRD Payday Filing in New Zealand, from one database with one compliance rule set. Payroll IQ, Affinity's anomaly detection layer, flags variances, unusual uplifts, and missing allowances before a payslip is finalised.

Affinity offers three delivery models on the same platform – SaaS (self-managed), Supported (a dedicated Affinity person alongside your team), and Fully Managed (Affinity runs payroll end to end) – so organisations can move between them as needs change, without re-implementation or a vendor switch.

Why organisations choose Affinity

  • AU/NZ payroll depth without paying for global HCM breadth you won't use
  • Payroll IQ flags anomalies before the payslip runs, not after
  • One platform, one database, three delivery models you can move between
  • NZ-based team for genuine Holidays Act and KiwiSaver expertise
  • Independently owned, with a locally set product roadmap

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Frequently asked questions

What makes Affinity different from a global HCM suite?

Global HCM suites like ADP, Dayforce, or Rippling spread product investment across HR, time, talent, and payroll worldwide. Affinity is a single, deep AU/NZ payroll engine – every feature is built for local award interpretation, STP, Holidays Act, and compliance, not adapted from a multi-country platform.

Which delivery model should I choose?

SaaS suits organisations that want full control with in-house payroll expertise. Supported pairs your team with a dedicated Affinity specialist for complex tasks. Fully Managed hands the entire pay run to Affinity. All three run on the same platform, so you can change model later without migrating data.

Does Affinity handle both NZ and AU payroll?

Yes. Affinity handles full NZ and AU compliance from the same platform, including Holidays Act, KiwiSaver, and IRD Payday Filing in New Zealand, and STP Phase 2, modern awards, and superannuation in Australia.

What is Payroll IQ?

Payroll IQ is Affinity's pre-payslip intelligence layer. It flags anomalies – variance checking, unusual uplifts, missing allowances, award conditions that may not have applied correctly – before the payslip runs.

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