Business Systems Analyst

Apple; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Global Payroll Services seeks an experienced Business Systems Analyst to support multiple country payrolls with data automation and analytics capabilities.

The role focuses on SAP/non-SAP payroll integrations, data workflows with Dataiku, and real-time dashboarding in Tableau to improve accuracy and efficiency across AMR/EMEA/APAC regions.

Qualifications

• Technical knowledge of payroll systems and processes (Employee Systems, Kronos, ADP Global View, PWC payroll)
• Experience with integrations (GL postings, stock, benefits, banking, 3rd party connections)
• Familiarity with SAP HR, PWC payrolls
• Workday process and integration knowledge
• Global payroll systems support for payroll operations/processing teams
• Strong communication with internal & external partners
• Availability to work outside business hours to support payroll processing

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality support to internal and external groups on payroll systems
• Gather, define, and document functional requirements for SAP and non-SAP payroll solutions
• Manage master data and data audits for payroll
• Develop automated data workflows using Dataiku to streamline payroll processing
• Develop and maintain Tableau dashboards for real-time payroll metrics and executive reporting
• Apply ML techniques to identify payroll patterns and anomalies
• Coordinate issue resolution with IS&T, ADP, and business partners

Skills

Data automation

Tableau

Payroll analytics

Workday knowledge

Global payroll knowledge

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Dataiku

ADP Global View

Kronos

SAP HR

Workday

Job description

Summary

Team up with Apple, one of the most influential technology leaders in the industry. Join the Apple Finance organization and make a positive impact, where you will share in a commitment to excellence by partnering with world-class teammates, all with one unified vision - creating innovative products that delight customers. Finance is about "fueling innovation". We do this by hiring quality individuals with integrity and personal accountability, who value teamwork, work product excellence and proactive thinking. As part of this group, you will play an integral role in ensuring our day-to-day financial health. You and your team will support Apple's growth, both top and bottom line, by applying the same level of innovation toward financial matters as we do toward our products and services. You'll also collaborate with Apple teams across the world to develop more effective investment strategies and risk management. Finance is important to upholding our global dedication to perfection, and it is directly responsible for shaping the company's future. If you share these values and want to be part of something big, contact us today.

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.

The Global Payroll Services team is seeking an experienced Business systems analyst with strong data automation capabilities to provide timely, accurate, and comprehensive payroll support for multiple countries.

Description

• Provides high quality customer service to both internal and external groups
• Work with business users, payroll managers, and vendors to gather, define, and document functional requirements for SAP technical solutions and non SAP payroll systems
• Master data management and data audits for payroll
• Knowledge of PWC/ non-SAP payroll to managePayroll Managed service model experience
• Daily support of payroll on monitoring, testing, and performance issues
• Analyses and explains all components of payroll processing
• Identifies, analyses, researches and resolves errors and discrepancies between Apple’s internal HR/Employee systems and the payroll system to ensure accurate system status prior to payroll processing
• Ensures all documentation is properly updated and supported according to company policies, procedures, regulatory practices and legal requirements
• Solves day-to-day operational problems of varied scope and complexity
• Design and implement automated data workflows using Dataiku to streamline payroll data processing and validation
• Develop and maintain Tableau dashboards for real-time payroll metrics, trends analysis, and executive reporting
• Apply machine learning techniques to identify patterns, predict payroll anomalies, and optimize payroll processes
• Automate data quality checks and reconciliation processes between multiple payroll systems
• Supports global peers, acting as a back-up or additional resource for audits, error handling, and payroll processing in the AMR/ EMEA/ APAC regions
• Handling of confidential data and understanding of responsibility
• Assists other analysts when needed

Minimum Qualifications

• Technical knowledge of payroll systems and processes relevant to system functionality being supported by Apple - Employee Systems, Kronos, ADP Global view Payroll, PWC payroll
• Hands on experience in dealing with integrations such as GL Postings, Stock, Benefits, Banking and other 3rd party connections
• Familiarity with the Payroll modules in the system like SAP HR, PWC and other payrolls
• Workday process and integration with payroll system knowledge, preferred
• Support Global Payroll systems for technical defects, enhancements or regular maintenance for Payroll Operations/Processing teams on system issues
• Interfaces: Manual G2 creation for massive uploads and Maintain G2 configuration interface (internal and external)
• Functional payroll knowledge of global countries
• Create and update system issues tickets as needed, hold regular calls with IS&T, ADP and business partners to communicate & monitor issue closure
• Participate in cross-functional testing by creating scenarios, executing test cases, help signing-off and moving changes to production
• Providing consulting in system behavior queries and configuration support as needed for Comp services
• Strong communication skills with different partners, internal & external
• Manage timely communications on critical issues to leadership regarding system and customer impacts
• Availability to work outside business hours to support payroll processing times
• Education - Qualifications are generally met by someone who has a technical Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of experience in similar roles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working for large MNC s as support or implementation consultant
• Experience supporting or implementing multiple country payrolls in SAP and non-SAP
• Basic understanding of data automation platforms, particularly Dataiku for building and deploying data pipelines and workflows
• Basic understanding of Tableau for creating interactive dashboards and data visualization for payroll analytics and reporting
• Basic understanding of basic AI/ML models including predictive analytics, classification algorithms, and anomaly detection for payroll data analysis
• Basic understanding in automating repetitive payroll processes using data science tools and techniques
• Experience in driving automation and process improvements