canada payroll specialist.
Location
Waterloo, ON | Canada
Job description
Our client is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join their team. The Payroll Specialist is responsible for the timely and accurate processing of payroll for entities within the organization. The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for payroll tasks for the Canadian/US employees, including the data input, related audits/edits of that data, relevant reporting, and interacting with other payroll team members. This position is accountable for providing a high level of customer service to all Payroll stakeholders, including but not limited to employees, Human Resources, Finance, and other Payroll team members with a focus on confidentiality. This position requires strong interpersonal skills and initiative as well as excellent working knowledge of payroll practices
In this role you will work full time hours on a 8 month assignment, supporting the Waterloo location (Hybrid:Tues, Wed and Thurs in office), and earning a pay rate of $24.14 per hour.
Advantages
• Gain experience within a leading and well recognized organization
• Work full time hours on a 8 month assignment (potential for extension)
• Competitive pay rate
•Waterloo location (Hybrid:Tues, Wed and Thurs in office)
Responsibilities
•Ensure process payments to Canadian/US employees are within strict deadlines.
•Operating within a Managed Services delivery model with ADP, liaise with Payroll provider (ADP GlobalView), Human Resources, Variable Compensation and Finance throughout the pay process.
•Ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
•Audit the information that interfaces from the HR system for accuracy.
•Verification and reconciliation of each payroll run and resolve discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information
•Ensure that all necessary government filings and remittances relative to payroll are made in a timely manner including but not limited to garnishments, tax slips and taxes.
•Calculation of manual cheques when required.
•Complete Year-End Process and file all applicable tax year-end filings.
•Identify and process taxable benefits.
•Deal with requests and correspondence promptly and efficiently.
•Assist employees with payroll requests and questions in a timely manner.
•Administration of Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) and Stock Options as related to payroll.
•Applicable year-end reporting of ESPP and Stock Options.
•Pension remittances and reporting.
•Stay abreast of legislative changes and compliance issues
Qualifications
•Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in Canadian Payroll, with an international company with multiple legal entities (e.g. US entities operating in a number of US states/local jurisdictions)
•Experience with outsourced payroll packages - ADP Globalview required
•SAP SuccessFactors HCM
•Microsoft Office
•Excellent time management skills
•Strong interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills
•Detailed oriented
•Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and as a co-operative team member
•Organized with an ability to balance multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while working towards strict deadlines
•Strong issue resolution skills
•Excellent written and oral communication skills (English). Additional language would be an asset
•Proactive with the ability to take initiative
•Can work independently or as a co-operative team member
•Maintains confidentiality
•Professional certification (PCP/FPC) Canadian and US Payroll Association preferred.
Summary
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