Payroll Administrator

Black & McDonald; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent construction and engineering firm in Ottawa seeks a Payroll Administrator to manage hourly unionized payroll tasks. The role balances work from home and in-office responsibilities. Candidates should hold a PCP designation with over 3 years of payroll experience, with strong communication, teamwork, and detail-oriented skills. Competitive benefits and a supportive work culture are offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits packages

Team events and outings year-round

Long-term stability

Responsibilities

• Process hourly unionized payroll accurately and timely.
• Handle payroll inquiries from stakeholders.
• Prepare annual T4 and RL1 forms.

Skills

Effective communication

Ability to cope under pressure

Teamwork and collaboration

Attention to detail

Deadline-driven environment

Education

Completed PCP designation with NPI

3+ years of work experience in Payroll

Tools

JD Edwards

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

ABOUT THIS CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Black & McDonald’s Accounting & Finance team is growing! If you are committed and collaborative professional looking to contribute to a hard-working, innovative team, this opportunity is for you.

The Payroll Administrator is based in Markham, Ontario with work from home ability balanced with in-office work and typically reports directly to the Payroll Manager. Their primary focus is performing tasks and responsibilities related to processing hourly unionized payroll under the direction of the Payroll Manager.

Responsibilities

• Ability to work with unions, interpret and update wage schedules, burden tables, and monthly union reconciliation
• Accurate and timely end to end processing of payrolls and payments via direct deposit; including new employee set up, handling terminations with ROEs using HRDC WebROE
• Respond to payroll inquiries from internal and external stakeholders
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual returns for provincial items like WSIB / WCB, EHT
• Annual preparation of T4, RL1, T2200

Competency Requirements

• Communicates Effectively
• Ability to cope under pressure and maintain focus, dealing effectively with setbacks while remaining positive
• Teamwork and Collaboration, with ability to work independently under limited supervision
• Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy
• Maximizes Business Performance and Team Effectiveness

Education and Work Experience Requirements

• Completed PCP designation with NPI
• 3+ years of work experience in Payroll

Skills, Abilities, and Other Requirements

Knowledge and understanding of :

• Demonstrated ability to work well in a deadline driven environment
• Unionized construction experience an asset
• JD Edwards or ERP system in-house an asset
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel –including vlookup, pivot tables etc)

Black & McDonald welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.

One company with endless opportunities to learn and grow

Collaborative and supportive work culture

Competitive compensation and benefits packages

Interesting and challenging work

Long-term stability

Team events and outings year-round