Back-office services for Melbourne, VIC. Bookkeeping, payroll, BAS, HR compliance and IT support from Valont. Serving Melbourne businesses.
Local Context
Australia's second largest city and cultural capital with diverse industry base. With a population of 4.9 million, Melbourne supports a diverse SME sector across financial services, professional services, healthcare, and technology. These businesses face the same back-office challenges as any Australian SME — complex award compliance, BAS obligations, payroll tax thresholds, and growing cybersecurity requirements — often managed through fragmented provider relationships that create gaps and inefficiencies.
Valont provides unified back-office services to Melbourne businesses, integrating bookkeeping, payroll, HR compliance, IT support, and cybersecurity through a single trusted advisor relationship.
Each of these industries has specific compliance requirements — from Modern Award interpretation and penalty rate calculations to industry-specific reporting obligations and cybersecurity standards. A bookkeeper who understands retail does not necessarily understand construction job costing. A payroll provider who processes hospitality awards may not handle the complexities of healthcare multi-award payroll. Valont's specialist teams cover all of these requirements through a single engagement.
VIC Compliance
Threshold $900K annual taxable wages. Rate 4.85% on wages above threshold up to $3M. Additional mental health and wellbeing surcharge of 0.5% applies to businesses with national wages above $10M (1% above $100M). Monthly lodgement required.
Compulsory insurance through WorkSafe Victoria. Premiums based on industry rate, remuneration, and claims performance. Annual remuneration declaration required. Employer excess applies to first 10 days of weekly payments and first $709 of medical costs.
Victoria has the most generous LSL: 6.0667 weeks after 7 years of continuous service, or 8.6667 weeks after 10 years. Pro-rata after 7 years. Portable LSL in building and construction (CoINVEST), community services, contract cleaning, and security.
New Year's Day, Australia Day (26 Jan), Good Friday, Saturday before Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day (25 Apr), Queen's Birthday (2nd Mon Jun), Friday before AFL Grand Final, Melbourne Cup Day (1st Tue Nov, metro only), Christmas Day, Boxing Day. Victoria uniquely observes the Friday before the AFL Grand Final and Melbourne Cup Day (metropolitan Melbourne only — regional areas substitute a local holiday). Easter Saturday is a public holiday (not Easter Saturday in all states).
Our Services
Finance Hub AI-assisted bookkeeping maintained by qualified professionals, keeping your books within 7 to 10 days of real-time. BAS preparation and lodgement on schedule. Real-time financial reporting with advisor commentary delivered within two weeks of month-end. Cash flow forecasting. Accounts receivable and payable management. Receipt capture and processing through Dext or Hubdoc. Works with Xero and MYOB.
Explore Finance Hub →People Hub Award-compliant payroll processing through specialist software (KeyPay or Employment Hero) that automatically interprets Modern Awards relevant to Melbourne's key industries. Single Touch Payroll reporting with every pay run. Superannuation calculation and initiation on schedule. Ongoing payroll audits reviewing classifications, rates, and entitlements. HR advisory covering employment contracts, workplace policies, onboarding, and termination.
Explore People Hub →Operations Hub Managed IT support with proactive monitoring and helpdesk access for your team. Essential Eight cybersecurity framework implementation: MFA enforcement, application patching, endpoint protection, backup monitoring with quarterly restoration testing. Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace administration. Annual technology strategy review aligned with your business objectives.
Explore Operations Hub →Digital marketing strategy, SEO and content that ranks, lead generation systems, CRM implementation and optimisation, and sales process design. Data-driven growth services that integrate with your Finance, People, and Operations hubs for a complete picture of business performance.
Explore Growth Hub →Why Valont
Melbourne businesses have no shortage of bookkeepers, payroll providers, and IT companies to choose from. The challenge is finding one team that integrates all three, maintains genuine compliance expertise across all domains, and provides a single point of accountability for your entire back-office. Most Melbourne SMEs manage 3 to 5 separate provider relationships for functions that should work together seamlessly. Valont replaces this fragmented approach with a unified service that costs the same or less.
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Try it nowFAQ
Valont replaces the typical 3-to-5 provider fragmented model with a single engagement covering finance, people, and technology. Your dedicated trusted advisor coordinates all services and provides real-time visibility with actionable insights. Everything is managed cloud-based with same-day response for urgent matters.
Yes. We manage all VIC-specific obligations including payroll tax ($900K threshold, 4.85% (up to $3M), additional surcharges above), workers compensation (WorkSafe Victoria), long service leave (6.0667 weeks after 7 years (or 8.6667 weeks after 10 years)), and VIC public holiday penalty rate calculations as standard within the People Hub service.
Victorian businesses with national wages above $10M pay an additional 0.5% mental health and wellbeing surcharge (1% above $100M). For most Melbourne SMEs, this surcharge does not apply. We calculate your total payroll tax liability including any applicable surcharges and ensure correct lodgement.
Fixed-fee pricing based on business size and scope. For a typical Melbourne SME with 10 to 20 employees: Finance Hub $800–$2,000/month, People Hub $500–$1,500/month, Operations Hub $1,200–$3,000/month. Combined engagement across all three hubs typically $2,500–$5,500/month — often comparable to or less than the total cost of fragmented providers.
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