Canadian Payroll Accounting Analyst - Virtual

Alight Solutions; Ontario; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Payroll Accounting Specialist to provide expert consultation and support to clients. This role involves analyzing financial data, managing payroll processes, and collaborating with internal teams to ensure compliance and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in payroll accounting and experience with HRIS systems. Join a dynamic team that values diversity and innovation, and contribute to a culture that prioritizes employee well-being and professional growth. If you're passionate about making a difference in payroll management, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health Coverage Options

Wellbeing Programs

Retirement Plans

Vacation and Sick Leave

Continuing Education and Training

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Voluntary Benefit Options

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll accounting and client engagement is essential.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail required.

Responsibilities

• Provide payroll accounting expertise and support to clients.
• Analyze financial audits and reconcile payroll results.
• Lead project initiatives and resolve client escalations.

Skills

Payroll Accounting

Workday

Multitasking

SLA Attainment

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Team Collaboration

Education

BA/BS in Business-related field

3-5 years client facing experience

Tools

MS Office Suite

Excel

HRIS (Workday, SAP, PeopleSoft)

Job description

Our story

Strada is a technology-enabled, people powered company committed to delivering world-class payroll, human capital management, and financial management solutions to organizations globally.

With a team of more than 8,000 experts and over 30 years of expertise, Strada blends leading-edge technology with human ingenuity to help businesses across the globe design and deliver at scale. Supporting over 1,400 customers in 33 countries, Strada partners with customers at every stage of their journey, to help drive their vision forward.

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team’s experience in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Strada is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

To learn more about us, visit stradaglobal.com

Summary:

This position is a professional role that is responsible for providing solid payroll accounting and funding analytical subject matter expertise and consultation to Alight clients. This position interacts with internal and external auditors, responds to technical inquiries and while ensuring appropriate controls are implemented to avoid audit exceptions for both Alight and its clients. The incumbent is also responsible for leading project initiatives to resolve high risk escalations in consideration of the potential financial and legal impacts for Alight and their clients.

Delivery Key responsibilities:

• Support Managers with client engagement ensuring all information is accurate and provided on time
• Provide support and guidance for all implementations and go lives
• Provide daily functional support to the teams, to support the successful delivery of General Ledger documents and files.
• Perform financial audits, analyze data, reconcile and balance payroll results, payroll postings and GL interface transmittals for all on and off cycle processing’s and adjustment runs
• Review all variances through investigation and resolution processes, complete root cause analysis as required, and recommend client intervention procedures and communicate variances
• Analyze accounting compliance issues and determine financial impacts and risks to client financials/processes
• Facilitate appropriate resolutions based on those impacts, including system configuration changes
• Make formal recommendations to the client regarding escalated issues and resolve client inquiries based on financial and legal compliance impacts and risks to Alight, Alight’s clients, and funding sources
• Analyze internal processes, methods, and procedures to ensure appropriate audit controls are in place and being followed
• Responsible for the updating, maintaining, and enforcing of the Defined Work Instructions (DWIs) and other process documentation
• Responsible for the resolution of Technical/Functional issues escalated from the team and ensuring all system issues/defects are reported correctly and tickets are logged with the necessary details and evidence so Application Services and/or Products can investigate
• Contribute to team meetings and raise any issues immediately to your Operations Manager
• Serve as expert responder to all audit requests ensuring the accurate and timely responses
• Provide reconciliations of payroll related balance sheet accounts to clients as required.
• Prepare multiple Bank Account Reconciliation along with performing analysis of any outstanding items
• Communicate regularly with various payroll processing teams to resolve escalation issues and to share lessons learned to optimize service delivery
• Communicate with Clients and Vendors to resolve Accounting and Treasury related issues
• Work with Operational Management and Products to implement automation, innovation, and any continuous improvement programs
• Support Year End
• Ability to recognize and deal appropriately with sensitive and confidential information
• Proactively identify upsell opportunities
• Support Management with the resolution of client escalations, along with lessons learnt
• Upskill and develop team members through training delivery and coaching to enable them to fulfil their role
• Time Recording to be completed on time and accurately
• Other duties, as assigned by your immediate supervisor and/or manager
• Build good relationships with all lines of businesses where appropriate
• Participate in projects and activities as needed and assigned

Professional Job Experience

• Payroll Accounting experience preferred
• 1 to 3 years’ experience using Workday
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and manage the workload of the team members for productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness
• Ability to focus on SLA attainment, goal setting, task prioritization and teamwork.
• Ability to make timely and complex recommendations using technology, accounting theory and methods
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal teams and clients using consensus when possible
• Ability to identify problems and systematically compile information and address root causes in partnership with internal departments and resources
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines and adhere to client driven, timetables.
• Ability to use MS Office suite and to advanced skills using Excel, and related systems
• Ability to identify and mitigate risks
• Flexibility to support a global and fast paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Self-motivated and a willingness to learn
• Ability to collaborate and work in a team environment, as well as independently while adhering to processes and procedures

Academic Degree Education and Training

Essential

• BA/BS in a business-related field such as Accounting, Human Resources, Business Administration, or equivalent combination of education & experience
• 3-5 years relevant client facing experience in an HR consulting, HR Outsourcing or Corporate environment

Desirable

• HRIS knowledge: Workday, SAP, or PeopleSoft knowledge preferred
• Knowledge of Payroll Accounting preferred

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options.

By applying for a position with Strada, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Strada’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Strada is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Strada, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

Diversity Policy Statement

Strada is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Strada provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Strada.