Bookkeeping, payroll, HR and IT support for Sydney businesses
One Trusted Advisor and one connected back office for Sydney businesses.
Sydney
New South Wales
Remote
Delivered from Brisbane
phone, video, visits when they help
40
Suburbs and areas listed
October 2026
Last reviewed
Valont provides bookkeeping, BAS, payroll, HR and IT support to Sydney businesses from its Brisbane base, with one Trusted Advisor coordinating the whole back office. Sydney clients work with their advisor by phone and video, the books and payroll run in cloud systems, and in-person meetings are arranged in Sydney for onboarding and planning when a client wants them.
Key facts for Sydney employers
New South Wales rules that apply to a Sydney business, current as at 8 September 2026. Each row links to the official source; confirm the figure there before relying on it.
| Fact | Value | Source | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales payroll tax threshold | $1.2 million ($1,200,000) a year | Revenue NSW | 2 July 2026 |
| New South Wales payroll tax rate | 5.45% | Revenue NSW | 2 July 2026 |
| Work health and safety regulator | SafeWork NSW | SafeWork NSW | 8 September 2026 |
| Workers' compensation | Workers insurance via icare (the NSW Nominal Insurer); regulated by State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) | State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) | 2 July 2026 |
| Public holidays, 1 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2027 | 14 days (including part-day and additional days) | NSW Government — NSW public holidays (official state government page), supplemented by NSW Government ministerial release on the additional Anzac Day public holiday | 15 July 2026 |
Sydney’s business mix
Sydney is the largest market Valont serves, and the client mix spans the CBD and North Sydney professional services firms, the health and tech corridor from St Leonards to Macquarie Park, trades and construction businesses across Western Sydney, and the hospitality and retail operators of the inner city and the beaches.
New South Wales adds its own layer for Sydney employers: a $1.2 million payroll tax threshold, SafeWork NSW as the safety regulator and icare for workers insurance, and public holidays that differ from the Queensland calendar most national templates are built on. Valont runs those settings from the start rather than discovering them at the first audit.
Modern Awards most relevant to Sydney businesses
- Clerks, Private Sector Award 2020
Office staff in Sydney's professional services, property and consulting firms.
- Professional Employees Award
Engineering, IT and technology businesses from the CBD to Macquarie Park.
- Building and Construction General On-site Award 2020
Builders, civil contractors and trades across Western Sydney's housing and infrastructure work.
- Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020
Hotels, bars and venues across the inner city, the harbour and the beaches.
- General Retail Industry Award 2020
Retailers from Pitt Street Mall to the Westfield centres at Parramatta, Bondi Junction and Miranda.
- Legal Services Award
Support staff in Sydney's law firms, one of the city's densest professional sectors.
Sydney suburbs and areas
Where Sydney clients are concentrated. A business outside this list gets the same service, because nothing about it depends on distance.
- Sydney CBD
- Surry Hills
- Pyrmont
- Ultimo
- Alexandria
- Waterloo
- Redfern
- Newtown
- Marrickville
- Leichhardt
- Balmain
- North Sydney
- Crows Nest
- St Leonards
- Chatswood
- Macquarie Park
- Ryde
- Rhodes
- Homebush
- Parramatta
- Auburn
- Silverwater
- Blacktown
- Castle Hill
- Norwest
- Hornsby
- Penrith
- Liverpool
- Bankstown
- Campbelltown
- Hurstville
- Sutherland
- Miranda
- Mascot
- Botany
- Randwick
- Bondi Junction
- Brookvale
- Dee Why
- Manly
Services for Sydney businesses
One coordinated team across Finance, People, Operations and Growth. Each service below is delivered to Sydney clients the same way: cloud systems, one Trusted Advisor, fixed monthly fee.
Common questions from Sydney business owners
The short answers are here. For anything else, ask below or get in touch.
No. Valont is based in Brisbane and works with Sydney businesses remotely. Because the books, payroll and systems are cloud-based, the Trusted Advisor relationship runs on scheduled calls and video, and Valont travels to Sydney for onboarding sessions and planning days when a client prefers to meet in person.
Talk to an Advisor about your Sydney business
Call 07 3473 0020 or book a time. Delivered from Brisbane, Australia-wide, with the same team wherever you are in New South Wales.