Payroll and Benefits Specialist
Activate Games
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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💰 CA$55,000 - CA$65,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Process full-cycle hourly and salary payrolls for multiple Canadian provinces and US states; including all year-end payroll procedures
- Oversee the collection of approved time and payroll data to maintain accurate payroll records
- Manage the processing of employee status changes, analyze payroll and employee expenses, and ensure general ledger accounts are reconciled
- Oversee payroll activities for expansion into new markets.
- Responsible for the data transfer between the payroll and HR information systems
- Responsible for group benefits administration including enrollments, amendments, terminations, and responses to employee questions
- Create ongoing month-end, quarterly, and year-end organization reports
- Audit payroll information for accuracy and support internal financial audits as requested
- Reconcile payroll deposits, tax withholdings, wage garnishments, and voluntary deductions
- Lead problem-solving and special projects within the finance department
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Requirements
- Post-secondary certificate or diploma in payroll administration
- PCP/PLP designation is required
- At least 5 years of transferable work experience
- Proven working knowledge of payroll practices in Canada and USA
- Proficiency with ADP and Microsoft Office is required
- Quick learner, self-motivated, and detail-oriented
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
payroll processingyear-end payroll proceduresdata reconciliationpayroll auditsemployee status changespayroll data analysisgroup benefits administrationtax withholdingswage garnishmentsvoluntary deductions
Soft skills
problem-solvingself-motivateddetail-orientedorganizational skillscommunication skills
Certifications
PCP designationPLP designationpost-secondary certificate in payroll administration