Bilingual Payroll Specialist
Sodexo
Payroll Specialist
AMLB CPAs and Consulting
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Cloud
About the role
- Use cloud-based payroll software to prepare and maintain payroll records for clients, including related government remittances and filings.
- Process new hires, salary changes, terminations (ROEs), EHT, WSIB, RRSP, and other payroll-related items in an accurate and timely manner.
- Calculate and process taxable benefits, statutory holiday pay, commissions and other related complex payroll transactions accurately.
- Process bi-weekly, semi-monthly and monthly payrolls for multiple clients.
- Assist with CRA queries, government registrations and other related matters around payroll.
- Assist with year-end reconciliations along with preparation and submission of year-end information slips, such as T4, T4A, T5, T3, T5018, etc. to CRA
- Utilize cloud-based software such as WagePoint and Karbon, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to payroll standards.
- Leverage technology, automation, reporting and timely communication to address issues and questions regarding payroll from clients.
- Calculate and verify earnings and process appropriate deductions and withholdings in online payroll applications.
- Proactively identify and address risks and issues related to service timeliness and quality for assigned clients.
- Collaborate with Payroll Lead and Cloud Finance Services Team to enhance key processes by creating training videos and step-by-step procedures
Requirements
- Minimum of five years of full-cycle payroll experience in a fast-paced environment, including at least 2 years experience in international payroll from at least one of the following countries: Canada, US, UK, Australia & New Zealand
- Experience supporting multiple businesses simultaneously is required
- Strong understanding of payroll concepts, software, and systems with experience processing payroll for a diverse workforce
- Canadian Payroll experience an asset
- Exceptional accuracy, meticulous record-keeping, and ability to resolve discrepancies effectively
- Comfortable with new technology and specific experience with payroll software, cloud-based systems, and leveraging technology for process improvement
- Customer focus and establishing credibility and trust to build long-term relationships are critical.
- Strong ability to review and analyze payroll data, conduct audits, and reconcile discrepancies.
- Demonstrates professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality in handling sensitive employee data
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to engage and collaborate with different internal and external stakeholders
- Proactive problem solver, capable of independently resolving payroll-related challenges
- Passion for staying updated with payroll trends, regulations, and technology advancements through ongoing learning opportunities
- Demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset, taking initiative and ownership in driving payroll processes and contributing to the organization's growth
Benefits
- Generous opportunities for career advancement and growth in an expanding organization
- A trust-based culture that allows you to work from anywhere, flexible hours and emphasizes results delivered over hours worked
- A competitive compensation and bonus structure (plus half-day Fridays in August!)
- The chance to work in a fun, entrepreneurial, and collaborative environment for an organization with a strong growth mandate that embraces innovation and new ideas
- An employee-focused culture with forward-thinking leadership and an incredible upward trajectory
- The opportunity to join a diverse, driven, and talented team in a role of significant impact and visibility
- Ongoing coaching and mentorship from AMLB's co-founders, who are former Fortune 500 executives, prioritizing learning and collaborative culture
- Exposure to the latest technology, with autonomy to test and explore new platforms often
- The opportunity to work with a diverse group of companies, ambitious entrepreneurs, and non-profit executives across Canada, including high-growth start-ups at various stages
- An entrepreneurial business where you will have the opportunity to wear many hats, make a real impact and gain experience using tools that are disrupting the way accounting is done
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
full-cycle payrollinternational payrollpayroll processingtaxable benefits calculationyear-end reconciliationsearnings verificationdeductions processingaudit and reconciliationrecord-keepingpayroll data analysis
Soft skills
attention to detailproblem solvingcustomer focuscommunicationcollaborationprofessionalismintegrityconfidentialityinitiativeadaptability
