Payroll Analyst

Vaco; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco is seeking a payroll professional to manage full-cycle bi-weekly payroll for a large workforce in Calgary. The role covers hourly and salaried staff, ensuring accuracy, balance, and year-end processing in line with Canadian payroll legislation.

Responsibilities include CRA remittances, ROEs, T4s, and annual reconciliations, while maintaining Alberta standards. Collaboration with HR and finance supports process improvements and compliance.

Qualifications

• Process full-cycle bi-weekly payroll for hourly employees and salaried staff.
• Maintain payroll accuracy, balancing, year-end processing, and legislative reporting requirements.
• Manage CRA remittances, ROEs, T4 preparation, and annual payroll reconciliations.
• Maintain compliance with Alberta Employment Standards and Canadian payroll legislation, including overtime calculations and deductions.
• Serve as the primary resource for employee payroll inquiries and payroll record maintenance.
• Partner with operational leaders to identify payroll process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Process bi-weekly payroll for a large workforce of hourly employees and salaried staff.
• Ensure accurate payroll administration, including balancing, year-end processing and legislative reporting.

Skills

Payroll processing

Year-end processing

Alberta payroll compliance

Canadian payroll legislation

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Job Type: 6 Month Contract, 5 days in-office, Calgary, AB

Job Salary: $80,000 - $90,000 / Year depending on experience.

Job Description:

Must-Have Criteria

• Process full-cycle bi-weekly payroll for a large workforce of hourly employees as well as salaried corporate staff
• Ensure accurate payroll administration, including payroll balancing, year-end processing, and legislative reporting requirements.
• Manage CRA remittances, Records of Employment (ROEs), T4 preparation, and annual payroll reconciliations.
• Maintain compliance with Alberta Employment Standards and Canadian payroll legislation, including overtime calculations, statutory holiday pay, deductions, and related requirements.
• Serve as the primary resource for employee payroll inquiries, earnings questions, and payroll record maintenance.
• Partner with operational leaders and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for payroll process improvements and efficiencies.

Good to Have Criteria

• Develop, maintain, and enhance HR programs and procedures across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, performance management, employee relations, and offboarding.
• Coordinate employee certification and licensing compliance requirements, ensuring records remain current and regulatory obligations are met.
• Administer group benefits programs, including enrollments, employee changes, terminations, reconciliations, and carrier communications.
• Oversee Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) administration, including claims management, modified work coordination, and return-to-work programs.