Your payroll assistant that never misses a thing
myPA watches for the data changes, events, and exceptions that matter most – then acts on them automatically. No more manual chasing. No more things falling through the cracks.
myPA is Affinity's configurable payroll assistant – designed for payroll and HR teams in AU and NZ. It monitors your data in real time, triggers automated actions based on events you define, and delivers timely insights to the right people. The result: fewer missed items, less manual follow-up, and more time for the work that matters.
Payroll teams are spending too much time chasing things that should just happen
Tasks that fall through
A new employee needs their super confirmed. A timesheet needs a second look. A leave balance is nearing a threshold. Each one lands in someone's inbox – or on a mental to-do list.
Disproportionate load
Payroll teams in complex environments carry an outsized share of monitoring, chasing, and following up – work that is necessary but rarely recognised until something goes wrong.
Noticed too late
When things do slip through, it's not a systems failure. It's a capacity problem dressed up as a human one. The knowledge was there – the bandwidth wasn't.
Here's how myPA works
Three steps from trigger to outcome.
Define what matters
Configure triggers for the events and data changes you care about: new employees, timesheet submissions, leave applications, masterfile updates, or any scheduled interval. You decide what myPA watches for.
Set the action
Specify what happens when a trigger fires. myPA can send an email, schedule a report, deliver a targeted insight to whoever needs to know, or send a file to an SFTP location – automatically.
Deliver to the right person
Choose exactly who receives each output: a named individual, a position, the relevant employee's manager, or their manager's manager. myPA puts the right information in front of the right person, every time.
Ready to see myPA in action?
Schedule a call with a local Affinity solutions expert to see how myPA can be configured for your payroll environment.
Schedule a callWhat myPA can do
Every task is independent – with its own trigger, action, recipient, and messaging.
Unlimited tasks
Configure as many assistant tasks as your operation requires. Each task is independent – with its own trigger, action, recipient, and messaging.
Flexible triggers
Set myPA to watch for any change to masterfiles, new employee records, timesheet or leave application events, or any other defined data condition.
Precise scheduling
Run myPA continuously, at specific times of day, on nominated days of the week, or on set dates each month. You're in control of the cadence.
Smart recipient routing
Outputs go to a specific person, a role, or the manager most relevant to the employee the task relates to – including second-level manager routing.
Personalised messaging
Tailor the content of every alert, insight, or export. myPA lets you configure messaging and attachment content to match your organisation's standards.
SFTP file delivery
Send output files directly to an SFTP location as part of any task. Useful for automated downstream integrations that expect a file on a schedule.
When nothing is watching, things get missed
In complex payrolls, the cost of missed triggers isn't always visible immediately. A super election not followed up. A new employee who starts without their tax details confirmed. A leave balance that crosses a threshold unnoticed. An exception that was on someone's list – but not prioritised in time.
These aren't catastrophic failures. They're the slow accumulation of small risks that add up to audit findings, compliance exposure, and employee dissatisfaction. The kind of thing that's hard to explain after the fact.
myPA doesn't eliminate complexity. It means complexity doesn't depend on human memory to be managed.
What it looks like when myPA is working
Your team starts each day knowing that overnight, myPA has already flagged the exceptions, sent the reminders, and queued the follow-ups. The right manager has been notified. The right export is waiting in the right inbox.
Checking effort drops. Reactive work gives way to proactive work. And the payroll team – instead of being the people who chase everything – become the people who designed a system that runs without constant intervention.
Frequently asked questions
What is myPA?
myPA is Affinity's configurable payroll assistant. It monitors data and events within your payroll system and takes automated actions — such as sending alerts, generating exports, or updating records — based on triggers you define.
How is myPA different from standard payroll reporting?
Reporting shows you what has happened. myPA acts on what is happening — in real time or on a schedule you control. Rather than pulling a report to find exceptions, myPA detects them and routes the right information to the right person automatically.
Can myPA send alerts to managers, not just the payroll team?
Yes. Each task can be configured to deliver outputs to a specific person, a position, or the relevant employee's manager — including their manager's manager. This makes myPA useful for distributing insights and actions beyond the payroll team.
How many tasks can I configure in myPA?
There is no limit. You can configure as many tasks as your operation requires, each with its own trigger, schedule, action, and recipient settings.
Is myPA available in both AU and NZ?
Yes. myPA is part of the Affinity platform, which supports Australian and New Zealand payrolls within a single database.
See how myPA fits your payroll operation
Talk to an Affinity solutions expert. We'll show you how myPA can be configured for your specific triggers, workflows, and team. Or explore companion capabilities below.