Senior Payroll Officer - Fixed Term Contract

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue SS&C is headquartered in Windsor Connecticut and has 27000 employees in 35 countries. Some 20000 financial services and healthcare organizations from the worlds largest companies to small and midmarket firms rely on SS&C for expertise scale and technology.

Job Description

Get To Know Us:

SS&C Technologies is the worlds largest independent hedge fund and private equity administrator as well as the largest mutual fund transfer agency. SS&Cs unique business model combines endtoend 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 & Work/Life Balance: Hybrid Work Model

• Your Future: Income Protection Insurance & Salary Continuance

• 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: HandsOn TeamCustomised including SS&C University

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

What You Will Get To Do:

Directly responsible for the endtoend payroll function including accurate processing payment reconciliation and reporting of employee wages leave entitlements superannuation and payroll tax. This role also provides payroll support to the Finance team and the broader organisation as required.

This is a fixedterm contract till the end of February 2026 you must be available to start ASAP.

• Full ownership of endtoend payroll ensuring timely and accurate payment of employee wages.

• Reconciliation and lodgement of payroll withholding tax superannuation and payroll tax.

• Liaise with ADP payroll provider to ensure monthly payrolls are processed accurately and on time.

• Add new employees to the ADP Portal and review STP reports before approving transmission to the ATO.

• Ensure accurate and timely processing of pay rises back pay and bonuses via ADP.

• Maintain accurate records of employee leave entitlements (annual personal long service).

• Manage the leave system and reconcile it with ADP reports to ensure correct balances and no late entries.

• Reconcile superannuation contributions and liaise with super funds for new employee setups or extended leave notifications.

• Manage monthly payroll tax lodgement and payment reporting.

• Respond to and resolve payroll queries from employees in a timely and professional manner.

• Work with HR on employee onboarding and terminations.

• Understand basic journal entries related to payroll tax and general ledger impacts.

• Perform adhoc duties to support the finance/payroll team as required.

What You Will Bring:

• Proven experience in endtoend payroll management is essential.

• Experience working with ADP payroll systems and familiarity with Workday is highly desirable.

• Prior exposure to managing employee parental leave processes is advantageous.

• Ability to work independently with strong critical thinking skillsunderstanding the why not just the how.

• Innovative mindset with a willingness to challenge existing processes and think outside the box.

• Experience operating in complex highly controlled environments with a solid understanding of approval workflows.

• Strong time management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fastpaced setting.

• Experience in the software or consulting industry is preferred.

• Bachelors degree in business majoring in Accounting.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. Its 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 @ explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies Inc. or any of its affiliated companies the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters recruitment agencies or feebased recruitment services.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race color religious creed gender age marital status sexual orientation national origin disability veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.