Payroll and Finance Analyst

King's University College; London; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in Ontario is seeking a Payroll and Finance Analyst to manage payroll and financial processes. The ideal candidate will possess a university degree in Accounting, Finance, or HR, along with significant payroll experience. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance, processing payroll, and conducting financial analysis. This full-time position offers a salary range of $70,463 to $88,228 per annum.

Qualifications

• More than 2 years of previous relevant experience.
• Minimum 2 years of full-cycle payroll experience in a complex payroll environment.
• PCP certification, CPM or CPA an asset.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate payrolls, journal entries, and year-end filings.
• Make recommendations for process improvements.
• Support payroll team when errors or maintenance issues occur.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Payroll systems and financial software

Strong reconciliation data/analysis ability

Education

University Degree in Accounting, Finance, HR or related field

Tools

Sparkrock

Business Central

Job description

Association Exempt

External Job Posting

Job Title

Payroll and Finance Analyst, Job Reference #202510-05

Description

Reporting to the Director, Institutional Planning and Finance, the Payroll and Finance Analyst will ensure the accuracy, compliance and integration of payroll, benefits, and financial data and processes across Human Resources and Finance departments, while supporting planning, reporting and reconciliation activities.

This Role Will

• Review and validate payrolls and government remittances, and journal entries, ROEs, and year-end filings (T4, T4A, EHT, etc.), analyze discrepancies, address source for errors, and follow up for adjustments.
• Make proactive recommendations for process improvements.
• Reconcile benefit and pension accounts, and related payroll general ledger accounts.
• Assist in managing the Financial Structure of the Financial Information System (FIS) and assist in calculating and managing the budgets including salary with ongoing complement analysis.
• Providing financial data and labour cost analysis to support collective bargaining and executive reporting.
• Prepare journal entries and support payroll accruals, monthly/quarterly financial reports, and forecasting.
• Assist in managing the financial structure of the HR and Finance system, working closely with ITS and testing configuration regularly to ensure functionality.
• Support the payroll team when errors or maintenance issues occur.
• Collaborate with AP and Procurement to review and process Research Grant expenses.
• Ensure compliance with King’s policies and procedures, collective and staff agreements, Canadian Revenue Agency and Financial Services Authority of Ontario, Employment Standards Act rules and regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have a University Degree in Accounting, Finance, HR or related field.
• More than 2 years of previous relevant experience.
• Minimum 2 years of full-cycle payroll experience, ideally in a unionized or complex payroll environment.
• PCP certification, CPM or CPA an asset
• Experience with payroll systems and financial software (e.g. Sparkrock, Business Central)
• Experience with system transformation/ migration.
• Experience in multi-union or complex payroll environment and working across departments.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong reconciliation data/ analysis ability.

Type Of Job

Full-Time Permanent (35 hours per week)

Job Availability

New position

Effective Date

As soon as possible

Salary Range

PSG 13 - $70,463 to $88,228 per annum, dependent on experience.

Application Instructions

Submit a letter of application and resume. References required upon request. Please quote the Job Reference # in your application. Interested persons may submit their application by clicking “Apply Now”.

Job candidates will be asked to provide a satisfactory vulnerable persons police clearance within 3 months of hire date.

Job Description Available Upon Request.

Please note that this position is an in-person, on-campus position.

Closing Date For Applications

Posted until filled.

King’s University College is committed to advancing the Catholic intellectual tradition and welcomes faculty, staff and students from all faiths and backgrounds.

King’s University College is committed to Employment Equity, welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, members of visible minorities, aboriginal persons and persons with disabilities.

King’s University College is committed to recognizing the dignity and independence of all and seeks to ensure that persons with disabilities have genuine, open and unhindered access to King’s University College’s employment opportunities. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources 519-433-3491 for assistance.