Payroll & Benefits Specialist

WHAT WE REQUIRE:

This position reports to the Controller, and is responsible for all Payroll and Benefits related duties including, but not limited to:

• Processing bi-weekly payroll for several compensation models (salary; hourly; various shifts; averaging agreements; shift premiums, commissions).
• Enter hourly employees’ hours into timesheet for upload to Payworks, ensuring all provincial employment standards legislations are followed.
• Calculate, post, and audit payroll information for accuracy.
• Interpret and apply payroll, tax, benefit and accounting related rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and legislation, ensuring compliance.
• Monitor time and attendance entries, ensuring accuracy and completion within the Time and Attendance records, prior to payroll processing.
• Post payroll journal entry into CDK, ensuring employee allocations are posted to the correct GL accounts.
• Prepare payroll reports for finance department.
• Manage inquiries and income statement analysis of payroll accounts at month-end, and prepare adjustment journal entries, when necessary.
• Send out reminders to ensure employees have updated their timesheets or time off details prior to payroll input date.
• Make changes to employee information for existing employees, entering details for new employees.
• Manage employee payroll-related issues.
• Complete reports for Statistics Canada (ON, QC, MB, AB, and BC).
• Complete financial labour reports and analysis, with an emphasis on employee productivity and efficiency.
• Calculate, report, file, and reconcile all payroll related remittances (EHT; CPP; EI; WSIB; WCB Alberta; Work Safe BC; WCB Manitoba; and CNESST) for ON, QC, MB, AB, and BC.
• File work-related injury reports in a timely manner.
• Update monthly and yearly employee worked hours, and report accidents in ISN.
• Maintain detailed files and record keeping systems, ensuring accuracy and complete documentation of payroll/personnel transactions in electronic and original copy.
• Generate monthly and year end ad hoc reports, upon request, for senior management.
• Perform routine audits to identify inaccuracies in all platforms (salary/pay rates; incorrect GL accounts; vacation accruals; taxable benefits, etc.), informing of any necessary changes.
• Monitor and report departmental allocations of employees, ensuring labour costs are being properly allocated to each location.
• Assist with onboarding new employees, creating new employee profiles and accounts in CDK.
• Maintain vacation accrual records, and annual vacation entitlement in spreadsheets.
• Prepare and provide requested information relating to Employment Standards audits.
• Processing and filing Decree/Union dues.
• Coordinate and complete year end reports (T4; T4A; T2200).
• Other duties, as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Canadian Payroll Association - Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) is a must!
• Certified Payroll Manager would be an asset.
• Minimum of 3 to 4 years’ direct Canadian Payroll experience, preferably using Payworks.
• Experience providing support to Human Resources in a high-volume environment.
• Experience calculating special payments, including termination and severance, shift premiums, overtime, retro, and stat holiday pay.
• Knowledge of Payroll legislation for Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia.
• Advanced working knowledge of Payworks, and CDK/IntelliDealer would be an asset.
• Knowledge of ADP would be an asset.
• Strong knowledge of taxable and non-taxable benefits.
• Strong proficiency in Word and Excel, with fast, accurate, data entry skills.
• Proven ability to handle confidential information in an ethical and professional manner.
• Proven analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize.
• Proficiency in accounting software, worksheets, and documents.
• Flexibility, and will go above and beyond to ensure that all duties are met.
• Kind demeanor, strong interpersonal skills, and exceptional communication skills.
• Proven ability to work independently.
• Strong sense of responsibility, and ability to meet regular deadlines.
• Proven ability to work well under pressure.
• Professional & self-motivated.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Competitive salary, depending on experience.
• Company paid group health benefits.
• Company pension.
• Free parking.
• Casual dress code.

All communications_ with prospective applicants come only from a TOP LIFT email address. We will never ask you to communicate to any other domain email address, nor via text to a mobile number. Except for a resume, we ask that no documents be sent electronically before meeting you in person._

Top Lift Enterprises is an equal opportunity employer who recognizes and values diversity. Upon request, Top Lift will accommodate any applicant with disabilities throughout the recruiting processes, including any required applications, interviews and/or assessments.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $62,424.00-$63,361.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• payroll: 5 years (required)
• benefits administration: 5 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• PCP Certification (required)

Work Location: In person