Senior Payroll Specialist

Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a global, multi-strategy investment Firm with over $21 billion in assets under management. We are a diversified business, with global breadth and depth. Our Firm has a clear mission: To consistently deliver uncorrelated returns in all market environments. Today, BAM employs more than 160 portfolio managers and 1,200 investment professionals across 19 offices in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. We are active across six investing strategies: Equities Long/Short, Equities Arbitrage, Macro, Commodities, Systematic, and Growth Equity. We also have a dedicated private investment team, BAM Elevate, and a standalone equities unit, Corbets Capital.

ROLE OVERVIEW

In the role of Senior Payroll Specialist, APAC, the employee will be responsible for the following:

· Perform daily payroll department operations

· Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely

· Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports

· Understand proper taxation rules

· Process correct calculations, including garnishments, severance, holiday pay, etc

· Work on ad hoc financial and operational reporting as needed

· Work on a monthly reconciliation process between payroll and general ledger

· Assist with payroll related audit requests

· Collaborate with other members of the payroll team, payroll provider as well as the accounting team to ensure accuracy of general ledger

· Assist with documenting processes and controls for payroll

· Knowledge of APAC Pension Schemes

· Work with Third Party Vendors including ADP, VISTRA & E&Y

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

In order to effectively represent the Company and communicate with clients, the employee must be someone who has:

· High degree of professionalism, and ability to deal sensitively with confidential material

· Process improvement orientated

· High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

· Strong verbal and written communication skills

· Energetic with team player mentality

· Strong knowledge of APAC Payroll Compliance

EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

· Experience of Workday would be an advantage

· Strong Accounting experience

· Proficient with Microsoft office, in particular intermediate Excel skills.

· 4+ year’s, experience processing payroll in APAC