Payroll Clerk

$50,000-60,000

Burnaby BC

ABOUT US

STRIVE is a Vancouver-based recruitment firm specializing in Accounting & Finance, Corporate Administration, and Operations. We pride ourselves on a transparent, genuine, and consultative approach. Our proactive recruitment strategy enables us to connect with high-caliber professionals for specialized and often hard-to-fill roles. Our philosophy centers on deeply understanding both client and candidate motivations, requirements, and objectives.

THE ROLE

Our client is expanding their payroll team and hiring a Payroll Clerk to support increasing volume and build capacity for future process improvements. This is a hands-on, high-volume role ideal for someone detail-oriented, reliable, and comfortable working in a manual payroll environment. Youll be responsible for supporting weekly and biweekly payroll cycles through hands-on processing of timecards, data validation, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders. Youll join a collaborative 3-person payroll department.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collect and verify physical timecards from employees, vendors, and contractors
• Tally hours and confirm accuracy of submissions
• Liaise with foremen or site leads to resolve discrepancies
• Identify missing timecards and follow up directly
• Enter verified payroll data into Excel and import into Sage 300
• Cut and distribute manual pay cheques
• Support invoicing and payroll recordkeeping as required
• Entirely manual timekeeping system using physical timecards
• Payroll processed through Excel and Sage 300
• Weekly and biweekly runs depending on entity

REQUIREMENTS

• Prior experience with timecard-based payroll or manual payroll systems preferred
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Comfortable working in a paper-heavy, high-volume environment
• Open to current processes but also interested in supporting future improvements
• PCP designation not required