Paymaster

Agropur; Longueuil; Hybrid; CAD 61,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy cooperative in Longueuil is seeking a Payroll Master to efficiently manage payroll for Canadian employees. The ideal candidate has strong Excel skills, is bilingual in French and English, and has experience in payroll within unionized and manufacturing environments. This position offers 50% remote work flexibility and various benefits including a retirement plan and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible group insurance plan

Employee Assistance Program

Opportunities for career development

Retirement plan with company contributions

Bright offices surrounded by nature

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll administration in a dynamic environment.
• Experience in large companies or complex environments is an asset.
• Experience in a unionized and manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll for Canadian hourly employees, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Maintain employee master files in payroll systems.
• Prepare documents, reports, and Records of Employment (ROEs).
• Analyze changes to collective agreements with Human Capital.

Skills

Strong knowledge of Excel with advanced proficiency

Bilingual (French and English)

Analytical mindset and attention to detail

Strong collaboration skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

PCP accreditation (Payroll Compliance Professional)

Tools

Workday payroll system

Job description

Overview

Job Type: Regular

Invest in yourself, JOIN AGROPUR. We’re ready, are you?

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the Payroll Master will contribute to the efficient and compliant management of payroll. This key role will allow you to leverage your expertise in payroll administration in a dynamic environment where accuracy and confidentiality are paramount.

At Agropur, we invest in YOU:

• Recognition of years of service for vacation calculation

• 50% remote work flexibility

• Flexible group insurance plan including telemedicine services

• Employee Assistance Program

• Opportunities to invest in yourself (career development, etc.)

• Retirement plan with company contributions

• Bright offices surrounded by nature, offering multiple services (free indoor parking, gym, etc.)

• Salary range 003: 61 400$ to 76 800$ (Salary will be determined based on skills, education, training & experience related to the position.)

Responsibilities

• Perform activities related to processing payroll for Canadian hourly employees, in compliance with provincial regulations, across various payroll environments, while ensuring data validation.

• Maintain employee master files in payroll systems and ensure alignment with the HR system.

• Correctly apply work agreements specific to different facilities as well as standards in effect for non-unionized sites.

• Prepare various documents, reports, and Records of Employment (ROEs).

• Actively participate in the year-end process.

• Analyze, in collaboration with Human Capital and the Payroll Process Specialist, changes to collective agreements.

• Perform retroactive calculations during the renewal of work agreements.

• Keep procedures up to date to ensure compliant and efficient processing.

• Collaborate on integrating payroll for unionized employees during new acquisitions.

• Identify and report opportunities for improvement in systems or procedures related to payroll processing.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Excel with advanced proficiency (pivot tables, complex formulas, automation).

• Familiarity with the Workday payroll system.

• PCP accreditation (Payroll Compliance Professional) – an asset.

• Bilingual (French and English, spoken and written, as collaboration involves stakeholders across Canada).

• Payroll experience in a unionized and manufacturing environment.

• Experience in large companies or complex environments – an asset.

• Analytical mindset and attention to detail in data processing.

• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively in a team.

• Excellent communication skills, with tact and the ability to advocate for ideas.

• Effective stress and priority management in a dynamic environment.

We’re ready—are you? JOIN AGROPUR.

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.