Please note that before you can make automated super payments your business must first be registered with Beam.
- Click on the Reports tab on your payroll dashboard > then 'Super Payments':
- This will take you to the 'Super Payments' page. From this page you will need to create a new batch payment by clicking the 'New Super Payment Batch' button in the top right.
- You will then need to set the parameters you would like to filter the super batch for:
Date Range - You can choose a date range by Month, Quarter or a Custom Range. Please note: pay runs are identified by their paid date NOT the period date.
Please note: regardless of the date range you choose, super batches will only contain super that has been processed in a pay run (accrued as SG or by deduction eg. salary sacrifice) and super contributions that have not already been paid (in a previous batch for the same date range).
Employing Entity - If you have more than 1 entity in your business you will need to select the EE you would like to filter the batch for.
Pay Schedule - You can filter the batch for ALL pay schedules or you have the option to filter by an individual pay schedule.
Contribution Type - You can filter the batch for ALL contribution types or you have the option to filter different contribution types separately (Super Guarantee, Salary Sacrifice, Member Voluntary and Employer Contribution)
Once you have set the parameters for the batch, click on Filter.
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While the batch is being filtered the initial validation will occur. This validation process will separate the employees into those that have passed the initial validation (their names will appear in GREEN) and those that have failed the initial validation (their names will appear in RED) Any employees that have failed the initial validation will have an error message attached (click on the option - Click to View to see the error) and this error will need to be rectified before the employee can be included in the batch. If this error is not rectified you can still submit the batch but these employees will not be included. See this article on errors in a super batch - Beam Super Payment Errors and Warnings
- You can now create the batch by clicking on the Create Batch option in the right corner.
- NOTE- Once the batch is created there will be a few Action items that will have the options available according to the status of the batch. The action items include the following: ‘Validate’, ‘Submit’ and ‘Delete’.
Validate - After applying the fixes for any errors you will need to validate the batch again. Submit - The submit option will validate the batch and if it passes validation then the batch will be submitted.
Delete - You can delete the batch at any point, but you will need to be aware that a deleted super batch cannot be recovered or restored and any changes that had previously been made will not be saved.
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While the batch is being created another validation will occur. Any errors will be highlighted in red at the top, followed by any warnings in yellow. You will notice the option to VALIDATE is still appearing in the left corner.. any errors will need to be rectified prior to submitting the batch. After the errors have been fixed you will need to VALIDATE the batch again. Or, you do have the option to exclude the employees with errors (see Step 8) and submit the batch. See this article for more information on the possible errors and how to fix them - Beam Super Payment Errors and Warnings
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To exclude an employee from the batch you will need to click on the Fund Name and then click on the 'Exclude from batch' option next to the employee's name:
NOTE- If you have excluded an employee by mistake you can include them back into the batch again by clicking on the Include option next to the employee's name:
- Once all the validation errors have been rectified the Submit option will appear as an Action item. When you click on Submit a pop up screen will appear where you will need to select the payment details for the batch. There are 3 options for payment: Direct Debit, Direct Credit (EFT) and BPAY. (There is also the option to 'use these options as a default' for future batches)
Direct Debit - If you select direct debit as the payment option you will be prompted to select the bank account you would like the funds to be debited to.
Direct Credit (EFT) - If you select direct credit (EFT) as the payment option you will be provided with payment instructions once the batch has been submitted. You will see the Payment Reference in the batch submission screen and the account details will be sent in an email.
BPAY - If you select BPAY as the payment option you will be provided with payment instructions once the batch has been submitted. 
- You can access the details of any created/submitted super payment batches back on the main Super Payments page (from the Reports tab). From here you can see the batch ID, the Date Created, the Payment Total and the Status of each batch. Clicking on the ID number will open the batch submission details.
The batch status will change as it progresses through the various stages: Created > Submission Accepted > Awaiting Payment > Awaiting Clearance > Sent to Fund.
- Reporting on your super payments can be done using the Super Contributions Report. To access this go to the Reports tab > Super Contributions > set the parameters you would like to run the report for > Run Report.
NOTE - You have the option to toggle the filter for a Date Range or a Super Batch.
Update New Super Fund Details to an Employee's Un-Processed Contributions
Where an employee updates their super fund details, the admin payroll will need to confirm with the employee whether the updated super fund should apply to the other un-processed contributions as well.
If the employee does want their newly updated super fund details to be applied to all un processed contributions this can be done from the employee's record > Super Funds page.
In the below example the employee was previously contributing 100% of their super contributions to one fund. The employee's super fund details were then updated to be split between two funds at 50% each. Once the funds have been updated, click on the ‘Update Contribution’ button.
You will need to confirm yes/no to updating the un processed contributions.
- Yes - this will update the super fund for all non-processed contributions, and in the new batch.
- No - this will NOT update the super fund for all non-processed contributions, it will only update the fund in the new batch.
There is also the option to apply the updated super fund to non-processed contributions within the batch as well. To do this, generate a new batch, find the employee from the list and select the ‘Click to view’ option > this will expand the super fund details > select ‘Choose Fund for Automatic Payments’ -
You will then be prompted to Choose a super fund. Click on the fund name to update/apply contributions in the batch. If the employee has multiple funds they will all appear in this list.
Note: if the user wishes to cancel, then click on the ‘x’ icon on the top right or ‘Close’ button on the bottom right.
You will need to confirm yes/no to updating the un processed contributions.
- Yes - this will update the super fund for all non-processed contributions, and in the new batch.
- No - this will NOT update the super fund for all non-processed contributions, it will only update the fund in the new batch.
If you have any questions or feedback please let us know via support@yourpayroll.com.au.