Payroll and Benefits Specialist

Responsible for planning, coordinating, and administrating the company’s, payroll and benefits programs for hourly and salaried staff.

Primary Responsibilities

• Full cycle bi-weekly payroll, for 400+ union and non-union employees, including all related documentation, queries and reports. Also process rate changes, retroactive payments and wage garnishments remittance)
• Transactional processing of US payroll
• Government reporting – WCB remittance, EHT, Record of Employment etc
• Ensure compliance and up-to-date payroll legislation with BC labors laws regarding payments, terminations etc.
• Month end processing and payroll journal entries
• Process new hires and terminations
• Produce various Payroll / HR related reports extracting data from Payroll and Time and Attendance software using Crystal Reports
• Administer Canadian Benefits (extended health, dental, disability, life) including reconciliation of invoices
• Process and deliver reporting metrics on a weekly and monthly basis
• Year end processing
• Maintain time and attendance system for hourly employees including accruals
• Other HR duties as required