Payroll Specialist

Job Overview

The Payroll Specialist is a key contributor to the Total Rewards team, responsible for accurate and timely processing of payroll for all employees using Ceridian Dayforce. This role ensures payroll integrity through data entry, audits, compliance, and reporting, while providing exceptional support to employees and HR on payroll-related inquiries. You’ll play a vital role in maintaining accuracy, system integrity, and adherence to company policies and legislative requirements.

Accountabilities :

Bi-weekly payroll processing

• Complete full bi-weekly payroll for hourly and salaried team members and support benefits administration.
• Ensure all job-related events are accurately recorded (new hires, terminations, leaves, promotions, transfers, status changes, vacation eligibility, merit and retro pay, department cross charges, payroll summary sheets, TM expense reimbursements including safety shoe expense).
• Process benefit deductions outside of normal bi-weekly cycles and update benefit premium cheques received from TMs on leave.
• Maintain and update accurate payroll records in HCM (RRSP, garnishees, banking information, CPP exemptions, EI reduced rates, federal / provincial tax exemptions)..
• Process ROE’s for TM and liaise with Service Canada
• Update +18 rates for hourly TMs.
• Short-term disability payment processing.
• Maternity / Parental leave top-up payment processing.
• Work through Dayforce issues and work arounds to ensure payroll is committed with no errors.
• Exercise appropriate decision-making when resolving TM pay issues using policies, procedures, and judgment.

Supporting Annual Cyclical processes

Communications & Customer Service

Store Payroll Specialist Support

Audits and Controls

Other related responsibilities

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies :

Longo’s is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability.