Payroll Jobs in Edmonton, AB

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Senior Payroll & Benefits Lead in the construction industry with a North American based industry leader. The position is situated in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The role involves handling payroll for both weekly and bi-weekly cycles., ensuring compliance with regulations, maintaining accurate records, and serving as a point of contact for payroll inquiries from the Payroll Manager.

Responsibilities :

• Lead end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring full compliance with federal, provincial, and state regulations.
• Maintain accurate employee data within UKG and other payroll systems, ensuring confidentiality and precision.
• Stay current on payroll regulations, proactively updating processes to maintain compliance.
• Manage weekly and bi-weekly payroll cycles across multiple companies, jurisdictions. , guaranteeing system integrity and regulatory compliance.
• Address and resolve payroll inquiries with a high degree of confidentiality and accuracy.
• Perform quarterly and annual reconciliation of T4 information and benefit statements.
• Administer health, dental, vision, RRSP, and 401k benefits for both Canadian and U.S. employees, ensuring smooth operation and accuracy.
• Process and reconcile deductions, garnishments, and benefit premiums, collaborating with external providers as needed.
• Reconcile payroll liability accounts and manage payroll entries, including GL accounts, provincial EHT, and WCB payments.
• Generate detailed payroll reports using UKG and Tableau, providing insights to guide HR and business decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement of payroll processes, ensuring high data integrity and efficient benefits management.
• Support benefits renewals and work on projects to enhance process efficiencies across HR and payroll systems.

Qualifications

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