Payroll Specialist

Career Opportunity

Role Title

Payroll Specialist

Purpose of role

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for performing end-to-end payroll processes in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with Company and regulatory requirements. This includes preparation auditing distribution and reporting processes providing support for payroll accounting regulatory reporting and filing requirements and providing customer service to internal and external customers. Act as a Workday super user to troubleshoot Workday configuration issues and support related projects. This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of two (2) days / week working from the office.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the timely and accurate payroll processing of Canadian and US payroll on a biweekly and monthly basis using the Workday payroll system. This includes the analyzing auditing and validation of HR data for hires terminations transfers and various deduction components. Also includes the processing of off-cycle and shadow payrolls as well as other complex payroll functions (i.e. gross up awards fringe benefits).
• Maintain compliance with federal provincial state and local regulations concerning employment payroll and benefits and process regulatory reporting
• Payroll accounting processes including the preparation of payroll reconciliations journal and accrual reports supporting the Finance team.
• Identify and resolve payroll inquiries from internal and external customers escalating to the Payroll Manager where necessary.
• Participate in Workday update testing to ensure that enhancements and upgrades run accurately and efficiently according to business requirements and prioritization.
• Act as a super user for Workday troubleshoot issues and work with third-party vendor on more complex system configurations.
• Support Workday projects as required.
• Follow quality control measures to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal and external controls.
• Audit data in Workday to ensure data integrity and compliance with legislation policies and programs and verify that the required documentation and approvals are in place and employee records are complete.
• Review and document policies and procedures for Canadian and US payroll on an ongoing basis and update as necessary.
• Develop process improvements focused on increasing efficiency communication and effective customer service.
• Assist the team in identifying areas where enhancements can be made to streamline existing workflows.

Key Qualifications

#LI-Hybrid

Salary Range :

$54000.00 - $77000.00

The actual base salary for this position will depend on several factors including job-related skills experience and addition to base pay eligible employees may participate in a discretionary variable incentive plan results are subject to both individual and company performance.

Please note that this posting is intended to fill an existing vacancy; however there may be instances where more than one vacancy is available for the same role.

Equal Opportunity Employment and Inclusion at Foresters Financial we are committed to sustaining an equal opportunity environment for all job applicants. We embrace Inclusion Diversity and Equity (IDE) as a core strategic objective for building strong innovative teams in which all our employees can show up wholly and authentically as themselves.

Foresters Financial strives to provide an accessible candidate experience for prospective employees with different abilities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodations during the recruitment process please email in advance of your appointment.

Thank you for choosing Foresters. Only those candidates who will be selected for further consideration will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition Team.

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Data Entry,Paychex,QuickBooks,Accounting,10 Key Calculator,Paylocity,Microsoft Excel,Payroll,ADP,Administrative Experience,Human Resources,Bookkeeping

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 54000 - 77000