Payroll Specialist
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Preparation and processing of accurate and timely bi-weekly payrolls in compliance with the employment agreements and Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) guidelines
• Maintains the integrity of the payroll database In Ceridian Dayforce, ensuring compliance with established procedures and internal controls
• Preparation of timely and accurate year end reporting (T4’s, etc.)
• Resolves employee and system issues and interfaces all payroll related issues
• Prepares accurate recording of payroll and allocations in Dayforce
• Responsible for the accurate and timely reconciliation and reporting of payroll related remittances
• Continuously monitor changes to federal and provincial legislation impacting payroll and advise management when action is required
• Ensure compliance with legislation and organizational policies and procedures.
• Other ad-hoc duties including reporting and any other projects as required
• Preparation of month, quarter, and year end payroll reconciliations, working papers, analysis and reporting
• Cross trained as a back-up for HRIS Analyst
Qualifications and Requirements:
• A payroll certification is required (PCP)
• At least 5+ years of payroll experience; additional finance/accounting experience will be considered an asset
• Experience working with Ceridian Dayforce
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Excel;
• Experience processing payroll for employees in a non-unionized environment; both salaried and hourly
• Proficient at working in a digital and paper-free environment
• Bilingual (French) is an asset
• An ability to respond positively under pressure and with a sense of urgency and sensitivity
• Ability to work well in structured and unstructured environments, and with changing and competing priorities and timelines
