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Xero

Xero is cloud-based accounting software for small businesses combining payroll, invoicing and compliance tools in a single connected platform.

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Xero

Business Description

Xero is cloud-based accounting software for small businesses, used by 5 million customers globally. The platform combines payroll processing with invoicing, bill automation, bank reconciliation, expense tracking and compliance reporting in a single subscription.

Core features include multi-currency support, sales tax and W-9/1099 compliance management, and real-time cash flow forecasting. An AI assistant called JAX automates routine tasks like creating invoices and quotes. New customers receive onboarding support from a dedicated specialist team during their first 90 days.

Service & Expertise

HR Technology and Digital Transformation

HR Software (HRIS and HCM)

Xero supplies HRIS and HCM Platforms software used by small businesses globally, combining payroll, invoicing and compliance tools in one cloud system.

  • Used by 5 million customers worldwide, with Xero connecting businesses to their bank, accountant, bookkeeper and other business apps in a single platform.
  • Plans bundle payroll processing with invoicing, bill automation, bank reconciliation, expense and mileage claims, multiple currencies and sales tax and W-9/1099 compliance management.
  • An AI assistant called JAX automates routine tasks such as creating invoices and quotes and provides real time insights into cash flow and profit trends.
  • New customers get access to a team of onboarding specialists during their first 90 days on the platform.

Best for: small businesses wanting one cloud platform that combines payroll with invoicing, bank connections and compliance reporting.

Payroll and Workforce Administration

Payroll Technology Platforms

  • Xero includes Payroll Technology Platforms functionality as part of its broader small business accounting software, run entirely in the cloud.
  • Payroll sits alongside invoicing, bill automation, bank reconciliation and expense and mileage claims within the same subscription plans.
  • Higher tier plans add multi currency support and time and cost tracking for projects, useful for businesses with distributed or project based payroll needs.

Best for: small businesses that want payroll managed within the same system as their day to day accounting rather than a standalone payroll tool.

Operational Coverage

  • ACT (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally
  • External Territories such as Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, and the Cocos Islands (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally
  • New South Wales (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally 45 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW, 2000
  • Tasmania (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally
  • Victoria (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally
  • Western Australia (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally

Industry

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