Payroll & Benefits Specialist — Multi-Location Expert

Dueck Auto Group; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health & dental plan

Training & professional development

Educational assistance

Community involvement

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Dueck Auto Group, a Vancouver-area automotive group, seeks an experienced Payroll & Benefits Specialist to manage complex payroll processing, benefits administration, reporting, and process improvements. Reporting to the Payroll Manager and CFO, you will ensure compliance with CRA, BC standards, and WorkSafeBC across multiple compensation structures.

The role requires strong technical payroll knowledge, analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate with Finance and HR to optimize payroll

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of progressive payroll and benefits experience including complex payroll processing.
• Experience with multiple pay types: salary, hourly, commission, flat-rate/technician pay.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian payroll practices, CRA requirements, BC Employment Standards, and WorkSafeBC.
• Experience with payroll remittances, ROEs, year-end processing, taxable benefits, and final pay.
• Strong payroll reporting and analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with payroll data reconciliations.
• Experience improving payroll processes, controls, and efficiencies.
• PCP designation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process complex semi-monthly and bi-weekly payrolls across multiple locations and employee groups.
• Prepare and reconcile payroll earnings, deductions, taxable benefits, vacation, adjustments, and final pay.
• Process ROEs and support year-end activities (T4s and reconciliations).
• Prepare and reconcile CRA and WorkSafeBC remittances and reporting.
• Ensure payroll practices comply with CRA, BC Employment Standards, and WorkSafeBC.
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee pay issues.
• Administer benefit enrolments, changes, terminations, deductions, and invoice reconciliation.
• Support payroll and general ledger reconciliations and audits.
• Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, and modernize payroll processes and systems.
• Collaborate with Payroll Manager and Finance on procedures, controls, and reporting tools.
• Monitor regulatory changes affecting payroll and benefits.
• Act as payroll resource to Payroll, Finance, HR, managers, and employees.

Skills

Payroll processing

Benefits administration

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Payroll reporting

Attention to detail

Payworks

Education

PCP designation (preferred)

Tools

Payworks

Job description

Dueck Auto Group, a Vancouver-area automotive group, seeks an experienced Payroll & Benefits Specialist to manage complex payroll processing, benefits administration, reporting, and process improvements. Reporting to the Payroll Manager and CFO, you will ensure compliance with CRA, BC standards, and WorkSafeBC across multiple compensation structures.

The role requires strong technical payroll knowledge, analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate with Finance and HR to optimize payroll