Payroll Specialist - India

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.

Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you

Key Responsibilities

The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for the efficient and accurate delivery of payroll operations across the ANZ/APAC region, including but not limited to the following:

• Oversee and coordinate end-to-end payroll processing with external payroll vendors, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and adherence to company policies and regional payroll practices.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable payroll legislation, including taxation, social security, pension, and other statutory requirements across ANZ/APAC countries.
• Support the preparation, validation, and processing of monthly payroll activities, ensuring all payroll inputs are reviewed and processed accurately and within agreed timelines.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee payroll-related queries, providing professional and timely support to employees across the region.
• Liaise closely with Finance and Group Treasury teams to ensure accurate payroll accounting, salary funding, and timely payroll payments.
• Partner with HR and Finance teams to manage payroll data throughout the employee lifecycle, ensuring data integrity from input through to reporting and payroll output.
• Support payroll-related projects and ad hoc initiatives, including internal and external audits, process improvements, payroll transitions, and salary reviews by tax authorities.
• Coordinate and monitor monthly, quarterly, and annual statutory filings, ensuring all submissions and payments are completed accurately and on time.
• Assist in identifying opportunities to enhance payroll processes, controls, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful in this role, you should possess the following qualifications, skills, and experience:

• Degree in Business Studies, Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years’ proven experience in payroll administration or payroll operations, preferably within a multinational environment.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, employment regulations, taxation, and statutory compliance requirements across ANZ/APAC countries.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to engage effectively with employees, vendors, and stakeholders at all levels.
• Diploma in Human Resources, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field would be advantageous.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure, and meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive employee information with discretion.
• Experience working with payroll systems and third-party payroll providers is highly desirable.

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals.

We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies. Prepare to accelerate.

We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. Positive change starts with you.

We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey.

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