Payroll Administrator

PTW Energy Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

RRSP matching

Job summary

PTW Energy Services in Calgary, AB is seeking a Payroll Administrator to ensure accurate, on-time payroll for salaried and hourly staff across Canada. You'll report to the Manager, Payroll & Benefits and work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

You will manage payroll changes, ROEs, and respond to employee inquiries while maintaining confidential records and ensuring compliance with federal and provincial legislation.

Qualifications

• Payroll cycles across multiple provinces experience is an asset.
• PCP certification completed or in progress is an asset.
• Strong accuracy and confidentiality required.
• Excellent communication and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process salaried and hourly payroll across provinces.
• Process employee changes including hires, terminations, transfers, and wage adjustments.
• Ensure payroll changes are entered accurately and on time.
• Generate ROEs as part of payroll processes.
• Respond to payroll questions from employees and managers.
• Maintain confidential employee records and files.
• Ensure payroll practices comply with federal and provincial laws.
• Assist with data entry, filing, and related payroll tasks.

Skills

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Excel

Organizational skills

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Payroll Administrator

Calgary, AB | Full-Time

Keep Payroll Moving. Support Our People.

At PTW, our people are at the heart of everything we do.

As a leading industry solutions provider, PTW delivers construction, fabrication, and maintenance services across Canada. Our teams support customers across the agricultural, mining, oil and gas, petrochemical, pulp and paper, nuclear, and renewable energy industries.

We're looking for a Payroll Administrator to join our Calgary team and play an important role in ensuring our employees are paid accurately, on time, and in compliance with provincial and federal requirements.

Reporting to the Manager, Payroll & Benefits, you'll work in a busy, high-volume environment supporting payroll for salaried and hourly employees across multiple provinces.

If you're someone who enjoys working with numbers, solving problems, staying organized, and making sure the details are right, we'd love to hear from you.

A Day in the Life

As a Payroll Administrator, you'll be responsible for:

• Preparing and processing salaried and hourly payroll across multiple provinces.
• Processing employee changes including new hires, terminations, transfers, wage adjustments, and other payroll updates.
• Ensuring payroll changes are entered accurately and within required timelines.
• Generating Records of Employment (ROEs) as part of the payroll process.
• Responding professionally to payroll questions and requests from employees and managers.
• Following up with managers and employees when additional information is required.
• Maintaining accurate and confidential employee records and personnel information.
• Updating and maintaining employee files and emergency contact information.
• Supporting payroll administration, data entry, filing, and other related activities.
• Ensuring payroll practices remain compliant with applicable federal and provincial legislation.

What You'll Bring

We're looking for someone who is organized, detail-oriented, dependable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

You'll bring:

• Experience processing multiple payroll cycles is an asset.
• Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) certification completed or in progress is an asset.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• The ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Strong interpersonal and customer-service skills.
• The ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.

Why PTW?

Make an Impact

Payroll is more than processing numbers — it's making sure our people can count on being paid accurately and on time. Your work directly supports employees across our organization.

Join a Stable, Growing Team

With operations across Canada, PTW offers the opportunity to build a long-term career with a company working across some of Canada's key industrial sectors.

Keep Growing

We believe in developing our people. You'll have opportunities for learning, training, and career advancement as you build your experience with PTW.

Work With Great People

We believe strong teams are built on collaboration, respect, and a shared commitment to doing quality work.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• RRSP matching program

Ready to Join PTW?

If you're an experienced payroll professional looking for a role where accuracy matters, your work makes a difference, and you can continue to grow your career, we'd like to hear from you.

Join PTW and become part of a team that takes care of our people from the inside out.

Our Values Ground Us

CARE | EXCELLENCE | PASSION

PTW is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible hiring process. Accommodations are available upon request for qualified candidates at any stage of the recruitment process.

Candidates applying for Canadian positions must be authorized to work in Canada.