Senior Payroll Specialist

Forge Performance Group; Calgary; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in children's mental health services is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist in Calgary. This full-time role involves managing payroll, ensuring compliance, and training team members. Ideal candidates will possess a PCP designation and have three years of payroll experience, with strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of work experience in payroll administration.
• Strong knowledge of current payroll legislation.
• High ethical standards with excellent organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll administration including processing payroll, accuracy checks, and compliance.
• Lead implementation of a new payroll system.
• Train and support payroll team members.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Customer-Service Skills

Education

Diploma in a related field

Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation

Tools

Avanti

UKG

Microsoft Office

Job description

Forge Performance Group is a Recruitment & Talent Management solutions team located in Calgary, AB. We are dedicated to connecting our clients with highly skilled professionals well-matched to their unique hiring needs, culture, and goals. This opportunity is posted on behalf of one of our clients.

The Position :

Our client has long had a reputation for providing leading edge child, youth, and family mental health services. They are seeking a full-time Senior Payroll Specialist who will perform a variety of functions relating to the effective administration of payroll. This position is based in Calgary and follows a 37.5 hour workweek, Monday to Friday, with a scheduled lunch break.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Payroll Administration :
• Prepare and process semi-monthly payroll for all employees.
• Review the work of Payroll & Benefits Specialists for accuracy and completeness, identify and resolve anomalies.
• Work with People & Culture to ensure accurate and timely processing of new hires, employee departures and other employee status changes.
• Work with Accounting team and assist with internal and external payroll related audits.
• Set up and ensure accurate deductions.
• Calculate staff time sheets, record vacation and sick time taken, and distribute monthly reports to supervisors.
• Reconcile payments with the Receiver General.
• Manage Garnishments.
• Issue Records of Employment.
• Prepare year end payroll files, produce and distribute T4s, T2200s and applicable reports for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
• Set up and manage employer matching group plans such as RRSP, TFSA’s & Savings.
• Lead the implementation of a new payroll system from a payroll perspective.
• Keep up to date with legislation, agreements and policies, through formal training and independent research.
• Set up and monitor internal payroll processes for efficiency and compliance.
• Plan and delegate payroll tasks to payroll team.
• Train and support members of the payroll team.
• Provide coverage for planned and unplanned payroll and benefit team absences.
• Assist employees with payroll inquiries.
• Other :
• Adhere to payroll policies and practices relevant to the Agency and legislation.
• Provide information to internal management or external auditors when requested.
• Maintain payroll files to ensure accurate employee data.
• Identify potential improvements in payroll and benefits processing.
• Complete ad hoc payroll and benefits related tasks as needed.

Skills and Qualifications :

A diploma in a related field preferred.

Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation is required.

Payroll Leadership Professions designation (PLP) would be considered an asset.

A minimum of three years of work experience in payroll administration.

Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Experience with Avanti and UKG is an asset.

High ethical standards and professionalism.

Sound knowledge of current payroll legislation.

Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.

Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational and time management skills, and the ability to meet strict deadlines.

Excellent communication, problem solving and analytical skills.

Strong interpersonal and customer-service skills.

Ability to work both independently and in a team setting in a fast-paced environment. One of our client’s core values is Inclusion and they seek to understand people’s lived experience, holding a deep respect for their unique backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities, cultures and identities.

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