Payroll and Benefits Specialist
Job Type: Full Time

Outsourcing Canadian Payroll is experiencing fantastic growth in our Payroll, Benefits and HR Outsourcing business. We have a great team that needs more dynamic, experienced and customer-focused Payroll Specialists. If you are looking for the same-old thing, look elsewhere! If you’re looking for an opportunity to use your strong payroll knowledge while taking primary responsibility for a group of clients, then this career is for you!

We are looking for senior Payroll, HR and Benefits professionals at all levels – specialists, team leaders and managers – who want to work in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment where teamwork is critical, and empowerment is the norm. Whether you want to work close to home (we are Burlington based), want flexible work arrangements, or the independence and freedom in your career that we offer, Outsourcing Canadian Payroll offers a great work environment.

As a Payroll and Benefits Specialists, your responsibilities include:

* Takes start-to-finish responsibility for payroll results, with primary responsibility for client-facing activities including customer service, payroll processing, and banking;

* Ensures that client policies are being administered correctly in relation to the processing on the employees pay;

* Processes multiple payrolls of varying complexity, across multiple provinces and payroll cycles, high volume of hourly/positive paid employees, multiple business numbers, union payrolls with multiple collective agreements, commission pay and commission taxation, multiple pension plans, benefits, timesheet import, and preparation of Registers and Journals;

* Verifies payroll edits/reports and balances the payrolls prior to submission with an eye for detail and quality;

* Evaluates improvements to business processes and client setups, and works with team to implement the required changes;

* Responds to calls from multiple customers and/or their employees, delivering superior customer service;

* Coordinates/communicates information with the Operations and Sales Managers regarding changes or new services required;

* Provides support to our Finance team to analyze and reconcile government statements and remittances from CCRA, MRQ, all provincial Workers Compensation and all Provincial Health Care Plans for each of the multiple locations that they service; and

* Processes Year End functions to meet legislative requirements.

Qualifications:

* 5+ years experience with multiple/complex Payroll environments, using sophisticated HRMS software like ADP, Ceridian, PeopleSoft, SAP, DLGL or High Line is required;

* Advanced payroll experience in multiple payroll environments including union, commission and expatriate payrolls, payroll balancing and Year End processes;

* Multiple province payroll processing is required;

* Proven Year End experience with CRA, MRQ, and all provincial filings;

* College diploma and CPA Level 2 is preferred; and

* Experience with one of Time & Labour software, Benefits or HR Administration preferred

We would like to thank all candidates for their interest, but regret that only those that are qualified will be contacted. Please note that all resumes will be kept on file for future consideration and in the strictest of confidence.

Location: Burlington, ON, CANADA; Oakville, ON, CANADA; Hamilton, ON, CANADA; Mississauga, ON, CANADA;
Job Category: Human Resources, Customer Service, Accounting
Industry: Financial
Year(s) of Experience: 5
Number Of Positions: 3
Date Posted: Apr 23, 2007
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