Payroll Administrator

Avison Young; Golden Horseshoe; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in commercial real estate is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will manage payroll processes for employees and contractors across Canada, ensuring compliance with federal and provincial regulations. You will collaborate with various departments to resolve payroll discrepancies and deliver accurate reports. This firm values personal and professional growth, offering a supportive environment where your contributions will make a significant impact. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
• PCP payroll designation required or in progress.

Responsibilities

• Process bi-weekly and weekly payrolls across multiple provinces.
• Collaborate with HR, Accounting/Finance, and Operations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Mathematical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

PCP (Payroll Compliance Practitioner) designation

Tools

UKG (formerly Ultipro) Payroll

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Our Story

About You: You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team’s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career. If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!

About Us: Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization. Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people. We care about each other and we have each other’s backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness – economic, mental and physical – because what’s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.

Of course we love it here, but outsiders think we’re pretty great too! Avison Young has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for the 13th year in a row, with a Platinum Club designation!

Overview

To be successful in this role, you must be detail-oriented, confident, analytical, and knowledgeable with payroll practices. You can work autonomously, but also as a collaborative member of a team. You will work closely with the Payroll Manager, Human Resources, the Operations team, and other relevant departments to ensure efficiency and consistency of payroll and operations.

Responsibilities

• Process and monitor Bi-weekly and Weekly payrolls across multiple provinces for employees and independent contractors in Canada.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with departments such as HR, Accounting/Finance and Operations to obtain the information required to process payroll and resolve any issues.
• Upload, verify, and audit payroll entries in UKG including new hires, terminations, changes, earnings, deductions, filing ROEs and more made by HR.
• Ensure that all Federal and Provincial laws and any compliance matters are followed.
• Continually review workflow to resolve payroll discrepancies by collecting, analyzing information, determining cause, and correcting in timely manner to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure accuracy by auditing payroll information for legislative compliance and internal policy compliance.
• Assist in delivering reports and information to Accounting/Finance, HR, and managers as well as third parties (Workers Compensation, RPP, EHT, other) as requested.
• Assist Payroll Manager throughout the year and during Year End by running and auditing reports required for T2200 processing, as well as other government reporting as needed.
• Full understanding of multi-province, multi-location payroll set up to assist Payroll Manager with new federal/provincial payroll tax setups as needed.
• Demonstrate a high level of responsiveness to inquiries and requests from managers and employees.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
• PCP (Payroll Compliance Practitioner) payroll designation completed or in progress is required.
• Knowledge of all pertinent federal and provincial regulations, filing and compliance requirements affecting payroll.
• Experience with UKG (formerly Ultipro) Payroll highly preferred.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite including Excel and Outlook required.
• Demonstrated attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy and ability to handle multiple tasks, meet deadlines and maintain high quality work.
• Ability to ensure privacy/confidentiality of employee information at all times.
• Proven knowledge of standard payroll concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Strong communication, analytical and mathematic skills.
• Preference will be given to candidates with commercial real estate experience.

Workplace Type

On-Site

Our Equal Opportunity Commitment

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world. We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity.

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

Avison Young welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates during the recruitment process. For those requiring assistance, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices. Apply with us TODAY!