Job Title Payroll Specialist - Contractor
Duration 6 - 8 months
Location of Work Waterloo, ON, CAN (Tue/Wed /Thurs – office based in Waterloo, Mon/Fri – remote)
Required Qualifications/Skills:
End to end Canada payroll proficiency, ADP/Global View if possible
Job Description:
Payroll Specialist:
The Payroll Specialist is responsible for the timely and accurate processing of payroll for entities within Open Text. The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for payroll tasks for our Canadian/US employees, including the data input, related audits/edits of that data, relevant reporting, and interacting with other payroll team members. This position is accountable for providing a high level of customer service to all Payroll stakeholders, including but not limited to employees, Human Resources, Finance, and other Payroll team members with a focus on confidentiality. This position requires strong interpersonal skills and initiative as well as excellent working knowledge of payroll practices
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Ensure process payments to Canadian/US employees are within strict deadlines.
- Operating within a Managed Services delivery model with ADP, liaise with Payroll provider (ADP GlobalView), Human Resources, Variable Compensation and Finance throughout the pay process.
- Ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Audit the information that interfaces from the HR system for accuracy.
- Verification and reconciliation of each payroll run and resolve discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information
- Ensure that all necessary government filings and remittances relative to payroll are made in a timely manner including but not limited to garnishments, tax slips and taxes.
- Calculation of manual cheques when required.
- Complete Year-End Process and file all applicable tax year-end filings.
- Identify and process taxable benefits.
- Deal with requests and correspondence promptly and efficiently.
- Assist employees with payroll requests and questions in a timely manner.
- Administration of Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) and Stock Options as related to payroll.
- Applicable year-end reporting of ESPP and Stock Options.
- Pension remittances and reporting.
- Stay abreast of legislative changes and compliance issues
Qualifications:
- Experience in the following software packages:
- Outsourced payroll packages - ADP Globalview required
- SAP SuccessFactors HCM
- Microsoft Office
- Excellent time management skills
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills
- Detailed oriented
- Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in Canadian Payroll, with an international company with multiple legal entities (e.g. US entities operating in a number of US states/local jurisdictions)
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and as a co-operative team member
- Organized with an ability to balance multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while working towards strict deadlines
- Strong issue resolution skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills (English). Additional language would be an asset
- Proactive with the ability to take initiative
- Can work independently or as a co-operative team member
- Maintains confidentiality
- Professional certification (PCP/FPC) Canadian and US Payroll Association preferred.
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Job Type: Contract
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- ADP Global View Payroll: 1 year (required)
- SAP SuccessFactors: 1 year (required)
- ADP: 1 year (required)
- Canadian Payroll: 1 year (required)
- Employee Share Purchase Plan: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- PCP Certification (required)
- FPC (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Waterloo, ON N2A 0A7
