Payroll Administrator

Cana Construction; Calgary; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking construction company with over 80 years of experience in delivering iconic projects. As a Payroll and Benefits Administrator, you will play a crucial role in managing payroll processes for multiple business units, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where your contributions directly impact the success of the organization. If you are passionate about payroll and thrive in a collaborative setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow your career while helping shape the future of Calgary's skyline.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of full cycle payroll experience required.
• PCP designation is an asset for this role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for full-cycle bi-weekly payroll and benefits administration.
• Handles remittance and reporting of all statutory and benefit payments.
• Administers payroll audit procedures for compliance.

Skills

Full cycle payroll experience

Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP)

Understanding of payroll legislation

Time management skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Confidentiality

Tools

Vista by Viewpoint

Job description

CANA has been a respected and trusted service provider in Alberta for over 80 years. Over those years, we have developed a reputation for delivering projects safely, on budget, and on schedule. We provide quality design and construction strategies and solutions to our clients using a think-straight, talk-straight, do-it-right-once approach with no surprises. We’re known for some of the city’s most iconic buildings, including the Saddledome, Taylor Family Digital Library, Bella Concert Hall at Mount Royal University, and the ATCO Commercial Centre. Come join a company where you can be involved in the next iconic project to help shape the Calgary skyline for the future.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Payroll Team Lead, the Payroll and Benefits Administrator is responsible for the timely and accurate processing of all payroll and benefits activities for multiple business units, including compliance with applicable laws, agreements, and contracts, payroll reporting and processing, and systems enhancements. The Payroll Administrator's responsibilities include processing payroll, updating and maintaining payroll spreadsheets, and managing internal and external payroll-related inquiries.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Full-cycle bi-weekly payroll and benefits administration for six payrolls comprised of salary and hourly employees.
2. Remittance and reporting of all statutory and benefit payments and remittances in compliance with regulations and contractual requirements.
3. Reconciliation and remittance of WCB payments.
4. Year-end activities including producing, reviewing, balancing, and filing T4, T4A, T5, PIER reports, and WCB.
5. Administration of new hires, onboarding, terminations, and all payroll changes.
6. Group benefit and retirement savings program enrollments, administration, and reconciliation of statements and taxable benefits including Auto Tax.
7. Maintains payroll systems and related interfaces (Time entry, Viewpoint, accounting, external service providers).
8. Administers payroll and benefits payments, journal entries, and billings.
9. Prepares, reports, and tracks changes to payroll, benefit, and government compliance issues.
10. Develops and runs queries and reports from payroll systems for various analysis.
11. Manages and reports on payroll audit procedures for both internal and external audits.
12. Answers and assists employees with payroll and benefit questions.

To be successful in the role, applicants will have:

• Minimum 2 years of full cycle payroll experience.
• Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation is an asset.
• Comprehensive understanding of payroll legislation, employment standards, and payroll accounting.
• Experience with Vista by Viewpoint is an asset.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize and delegate work.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work with highly confidential, sensitive information in a professional manner.

Owned and operated by the Simpson Family, CANA has provided reliable and trusted service for three generations. Our dependability has been recognized with our membership as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies since 2002. CANA’s success over the past seven decades has been largely due to the passion and dedication of our employees. We are built on the strength of our people. We hire the very best employees—those who bring a high level of enthusiasm and commitment with them to work each and every day.