Senior Payroll Analyst

Get To Know Us:

SS&C Technologies is the world’s largest independent hedge fund and private equity administrator, as well as the largest mutual fund transfer agency. SS&C’s unique business model combines end-to-end expertise across financial services operations with proprietary software and solutions to service even the most demanding customers in the financial services and healthcare industries. 

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model

• Your Future: Income Protection Insurance & Salary Continuance

• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Time Off

• Your Wellbeing: Private Health Insurance discount, Primary & Secondary Paid Parental leave, Death & TPD Insurance

• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity

• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University

• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

What You Will Get To Do:

With a significant business expansion planned for 2025—adding approximately 1,200 employees—the Payroll Analyst will play a key role in developing and supporting the payroll infrastructure. This role suits a detail-oriented, proactive professional with strong payroll systems experience and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment. The Payroll Analyst will work closely with HR and other departments to ensure efficient and accurate payroll operations across multiple sites and employee groups.

• Accurately process payroll using the ADP Managed Service platform, ensuring compliance with company policies, legal requirements, modern awards, and enterprise agreements

• Manage high volumes of overtime claims through the HRIS Time & Attendance platform, ensuring accuracy and compliance

• Process high volumes of leave requests via the HRIS Absence Management system, ensuring adherence to relevant awards and agreements

• Investigate and resolve discrepancies where HRIS outputs do not align with expected results

• Review and analyse payroll reports to ensure accurate outcomes within the fortnightly processing schedule

• Maintain strict confidentiality of payroll records and deliver high-quality service to employees regarding pay, deductions, and benefits queries

• Build a solid understanding of SS&C payroll processes and systems

• Maintain accurate employee records, including new starters, terminations, salary changes, leave data, and benefits. Ensure data integrity across platforms with timely updates

• Work closely with HR and Finance to support changes to employee benefits, salary reviews, bonuses, and equity allocations, ensuring correct job coding and deductions

• Provide accurate and timely payroll-related data to the wider Finance team

• Use and report from SS&C’s HRIS (Workday) as required to support payroll functions

• Review payroll reports prepared by junior analysts for accuracy and completeness

• Finalise payroll processing to sign-off stage, ensuring all required approvals are in place

• Ensure all payroll processes are appropriately authorised

• Actively contribute to the ongoing improvement and approval of payroll procedures

• Perform other duties as required to support the wider payroll team

What You Will Bring:

• Tertiary qualification in accounting, finance, or business administration is advantageous but not essential

• In-depth understanding of payroll laws, taxes, and reporting requirements

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in payroll processing, ideally in a growing business or multi-location environment with 1,000+ employees

• Proficiency in payroll platforms such as ADP Payforce

• Strong knowledge of Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements

• Experience with HRIS systems (e.g., Workday) and Excel is a plus

• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team

• Experience overseeing and reviewing work processes completed by junior team members

• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organisational skills

• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work effectively under pressure

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills: financial formulas, pivot tables, spreadsheet management, and linking formulas across sheets

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.

Thank you for your interest in SS&C! If applicable, to further explore this opportunity, please apply directly with us through our Careers page on our corporate website @ www.ssctech.com/careers.