Payroll Specialist

Emd Group; Manila; Remote; PHP 4,411,000 - 5,986,000; Full time

Job summary

Emd Group is seeking a seasoned payroll specialist to manage US and Canada payroll end-to-end. You’ll ensure timely, accurate processing in a biweekly environment, handle tax withholdings and deductions, and resolve questions with professionalism.

You will collaborate with Benefits, HR, and third-party vendors to address employee inquiries and drive process improvements while maintaining data integrity across systems.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of end-to-end payroll processing experience for mid to large-sized companies.
• Strong knowledge of US and Canada payroll regulations and year-end forms (W-2, T4).
• Advanced Excel skills (formulas, VLOOKUP, basic pivot).

Responsibilities

• Process US and Canada payroll end-to-end.
• Handle biweekly payrolls for exempt/salaried and hourly employees.
• Compute gross to net, research discrepancies including 401k deferrals.
• Ensure tax withholdings and benefit deductions are accurate.
• Collaborate with Benefits, HR, and vendors; respond to employee questions via email/case system/phone.

Skills

US payroll

Canada payroll

W2/T4 knowledge

Tax compliance

Time & attendance

Excel VLOOKUP

Tools

HRIS systems

Timekeeping software

Job description

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Your Role:

Ensure that payrolls are completed timely, efficiently, and accurately for US and Canada

• Deliver payroll in timely and accurate way
• supporting exempt/salary and non-exempt/hourly payrolls in biweekly payroll environment
• supporting payrolls with shift differential pay, regular rate of pay, union populations
• answer questions related to payroll including tax and benefit deductions
• manually calculate gross to net pay in order to do appropriate research/root cause when issues arise Including 401k deferrals (pre and post tax)
• Including non qualified deferred compensation
• Including various benefit deductions
• Including various tax deductions
• works closely with Benefits Administration, HR and other third-party vendors.
• responsible for addressing employee questions and concerns in a professional manner via email, case system, phone or via chat

Who You Are:

• In-depth knowledge of US and Canada payroll, payroll tax and time and attendance rules and regulation
• 4-6 years end to end payroll processing experience for mid to large sized companies
• Knowledge related to W2/T4/RL1 and the data that should be included/mapped to those year end forms
• Strong reconciliation skills using excel (formulas, vlookup, basic pivot)required
• Strong organizational skills required
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Ability to identify process improvements

What we offer:

We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!