Payroll specialist Jobs in Vancouver, BC

Purpose of role

This is a fixed-term position providing leave coverage.

The successful candidate will manage payroll and benefits administration across North America ensuring continuity of service and compliance. This role is ideal for a payroll professional with strong payroll tax and benefits and HR systems experience who can quickly adapt and maintain high standards.

This role will be responsible for end to end processing of semi-monthly and off-cycle addition they will coordinate benefits programs and act as the representative for benefits inquiries.

Key responsibilities

To perform this role successfully an individual must be able to perform each key responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skills and / or ability needed. This includes the following; other duties may be assigned as needed within skill sets or if additional responsibilities are added.

Payroll Administration

Process U.S. and Canadian semi-monthly and special payroll runs

Produce post payroll reports and tax liability reports as required for finance team

Manage year-end payroll process including all payroll adjustments tax documents review and approval (i.e W2 T4 1095C)

Review quarterly US tax packets for variances and manage payments or refunds with finance team

Manage Workday and payroll system integration

Respond to payroll related queries and troubleshoot any issues

Work with KPMG on cross-border pay matters

Calculate and process Healthy SF payments

Process quarterly EDD reporting and direct payments for related entities (True North)

Process quarterly Employee Health Tax payments to BC tax authority

Process Canadian Workers Compensation salary repors and payments

Process and submit records of employment (ROE) to Service Canada Agency

Ensure personnel data is accurate; record research and resolve errors as needed

Prepare and manage the HR and employee costs budget reforecast and variance analysis

Ad-hoc reporting

Benefits

Manage and administer benefit programs including annual renewals records maintenance terminations and reporting

Assist with new hire benefits introduction and enrollment

Maintain benefit elections in Workday and with third party providers

Serve as point of contact for all benefit inquiries

Lead all aspects of the 401(k) and RRSP including communications enrollments changes terminations and annual compliance processes including year-end closing non-discrimination testing audit support and required filings

Administer pension payments

Manage full cycle pensioner relationship including pensioner requests profile updates enrollments and terminations reporting and preparation and delivery of annual statements and notices

Ensure payroll and benefit compliance including Federal State & Local Ordinances

Conduct regular audits of benefits payroll and benefit provider information to ensure accuracy.

Ad-hoc reporting

HR Systems - Workday

Maintain and update Workday as needed ensuring correct data and feeds to benefit providers and payroll are up to date

Answer employee queries regarding Workday

Act as the Workday subject matter expert for payroll and benefits

Liaise with the London-based Workday team on updates and new processes relating to payroll and benefits

Participate in Workday related projects as time permits

HR Administration and Other Responsibilities

Support the annual salary review process

Audit reconcile and process HR invoices

Manage workers compensation and fiduciary liability renewals and audits

Provide audit support to Finance department as it relates to HR

Flexibility to provide wider support to the HR team as required

Preferred skills

Qualifications

Related degree or equivalent experience

Certification such as CPP a plus

Technical skills / knowledge

Experience managing payroll and benefits (multinational experience preferred)

Proficiency with payroll software systems (Workday preferred)

Strong understanding of payroll laws and regulations (US / Canada / California experience preferred)

Experience administering employee benefits programs (pension experience a plus)

Excellent communication organizational and customer service skills

Ability to work independently manage deadlines and adapt to competing priorities

High attention to detail and process improvement mindset

Strong excel and numerical skills

Ability to maintain highest level of confidentiality

At Grosvenor we seek to recruit and develop people who share our values Integrity Respect and Trust and have the skills and ambition to help us implement our stick to our promises build lasting relationships with partners and work closely and responsibly with local communities.

The expected base salary range for this role is $80000 - 90000. Actual offered salary will depend on experience skills and addition to base pay eligible employees participate in various incentive compensation plans based on individual and business performance as well as a comprehensive range of health and wellness benefits.

Working conditions and physical requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an Employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Employee must be able to remain stationary for long periods

The Employee must be able to operate a computer and other office machinery

The Employee must be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets office machinery etc

The Employee must be able to communicate and exchange information with co-workers and external vendors in person over the phone and via email.

The Employee must be able to decipher documents and other communications.

This role is in an office environment with a noise level that is usually quiet to moderate.

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 80000 - 90000