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AU Payroll - Set up multiple auto super authorisers

Having multiple people as a Super Authoriser would be helpful when the 1st person goes on leave.

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Sam West shared this idea  ·   ·  Report…  ·  Admin →
Completed  ·  AdminKelly Munro (Community Manager, Xero) responded  · 

Hi everyone 👋 I’m pleased to share that greater flexibility in selecting an authoriser is now available to all AU organisations with Xero Payroll.

Your feedback has been valuable in helping us understand the different circumstances in which greater flexibility is needed, particularly now that Payday Super is in effect. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this idea.

You can now nominate a list of eligible authorisers when setting up auto super or editing an existing registration. Each super payment still requires approval from one person, but you can select which nominated authoriser receives the SMS code for that payment.

Find out more about setting up and selecting an authoriser in Xero Central

We recognise that other requests raised in this thread go beyond this update, including dual approval or quorum workflows, alternative approval methods such as Xero Verify and broader permission changes.

Please submit separate ideas for any additional enhancements that'd help you manage payroll and superannuation in Xero. This allows our product teams to gauge interest and keep you updated on future developments.

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  • Kylie Gates commented  ·   ·  Report

    I had to just do my authorisation whilst on my annual leave 😣😣😑😑. Not good enough. This needs to be fixed ASAP, not next quarter. You knew this was coming!

  • Kylie Gates commented  ·   ·  Report

    I had to just do my authorisation whilst on my annual leave 😣😣😑😑. Not good enough. This needs to be fixed ASAP, not next quarter. You knew this was coming!

  • Emmanuel Chan commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is URGENT & CRITICAL. We pay wages weekly, if my boss took vacation (e.g. camping) then we are cooked.

  • Ankit Kulshrestha commented  ·   ·  Report

    Should be added now.. Later this year is too late. All the burden is now on firms owner to provide otp to different people and also authorise payments.

    Someone people are on leave and no one can authorise that payment.

  • Roderick Bennett commented  ·   ·  Report

    Well, what a mess. I have clients going on holiday (winter here, so holiday season), and Xero might implement it in a year or 2.

  • Julian Versloot commented  ·   ·  Report

    The development team seems focused on building fancy new user interfaces which don't improve any functionality rather than concentrating on essential updates like this. How hard can it be - you've only had 18 months since users really started requesting for this feature. NOT HAPPY

  • Chris J Kendrick commented  ·   ·  Report

    My vote is as highlighted by many, it needs to happen and is already too late. Please make it happen before this quarter finishes!

  • Norma Nehme commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is a vital update and should be prioritised with the new changes to the law. You are maintaining Xero as a small business software (mum and dad) if you dont allow for this change.

  • Jen Lewin commented  ·   ·  Report

    Just adding my voice to all the others on this. This should have been actioned prior to July 1. It is vital to have more than one person in a business be able to process super now it has to be done weekly. PLEASE PRIORITISE THIS ESSENTIAL FUNCTION.

  • Jessica Hammat commented  ·   ·  Report

    This needs to be actioned now - pay cycle super is already here!

  • Joe MacGillivray-Reeves commented  ·   ·  Report

    Absolute joke that this hasnt happened yet, as a manager but not owner of the business I dont want to be having pay super while I'm on leave. Seeing this issue flagged so long ago & nothing still done about it makes me lose all confidence in Xero, will be pushing for us to upgrade to a better platform that will actually take feedback from users.

  • Kylie Gates commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hi I want to add my clinic manager to be able to process superannuation in case I am away. How do I add him please? This is critical as we have payday super now.

  • Ellie Laidlaw commented  ·   ·  Report

    We also need this. Cant rely on 1 person to be able to authorise the payment.

    Is there going to be an update soon seeing as new rules come into play next week.

  • Sally Walker commented  ·   ·  Report

    Need to be able to have at least two different superannuation authorisers, especially now we have payday super.
    So there is an alternative person to pay super as well as wages when one on holidays or sick.

  • Lori Notman commented  ·   ·  Report

    We also need to ensure super reports match the super.

  • Heather Palmer commented  ·   ·  Report

    "Our Product team is actively working on an enhanced workflow for this, which is on track for release next quarter."

    Why next quarter, this is totally ridiculous, it needs to be done before the 1st of July, instead of changing all the screens to make them look pretty, compliance options should be a PRIORITY. Not happy at all

  • Elsie Wells commented  ·   ·  Report

    Along with this update can you please update the manner in which we allocate super to an employee. At present when adding an employee you can not check the USI in the Employee file so you can easily select the wrong super fund for those with lots of employees and funds. I am aware you can open the payroll settings in a separate tab but with so many super funds having similar names and different USI's it can still be an issue. Thanks

  • Jackson Wensley commented  ·   ·  Report

    Disastrous management from xero. This should be in place BEFORE 1 July, not sometime next quarter

  • Jessica Hall commented  ·   ·  Report

    Critical to make these changes before 1st July 2026.
    Currently if the authoriser is sick on pay day. Legal Super requirements can't be actioned.

    Please make sure multiple authorisers can be added. Really anyone with Payroll authorisation should be able to manage Super payments.

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