Job Title: Payroll SpecialistJob ID: SD427504574Location: Burnaby, BCOverview:Reporting to the Manager-Payroll, the Payroll Specialist is responsible for customer service excellence, payroll processing for union and non-union team members, partnering with internal stakeholders and supporting month-end and year-end processes. What you will be doing:Payroll Processing & Administration

• Processes full-cycle, in-house payroll for salary and hourly pay groups (union/non-union) accurately and on time
• Supports preparation and finalization of monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll reporting and taxes
• Processes terminations with Record of Employment (Web ROE), pay reversals and adjustments to maintain accuracy and completeness of employee payroll records
• Seeks opportunities to streamline & innovate (improve and/or reduce) work processes, inform stakeholders of risks and opportunities, collaborate cross functionally
• Ensures compliance with legislation, collective agreements, and the company policies
• Supports mid-year and year-end balancing including adjustments, reconciliations, taxable benefit processing, T4 summary, remittances, PIER, WCB reports, etc.
• Participates in payroll Year end processing, validation and review.

Internal & External Customer Service

• Responds to general inquiries on payroll, benefits, entitlements and specific payments or deductions
• Provides a positive, supportive team member experience that aligns with the company's People First approach
• Uses excellent communication skills to ensure a simple, clear, and supportive communication when replying to payroll related inquiries
• Promotes awareness of payroll best practices and processes. (i.e. during new hire orientation)
• Create, updates, maintains and posts resources or other payroll-related documentation on the intranet site
• Audit time entries, troubleshoot issues related to time tracking, and provide training and support with timekeeping for client portfolio

Payroll Analytics

• Runs and distributes routine and ad-hoc reports as requested, including analysis as needed
• Produces and reconciles audit and error reports; coordinates and processes any necessary corrections. Ensures each reconciliation is completed in full, and on time.
• Review and audit various reports such as unsubmitted/unapproved time and overtime/double-time reports each pay cycle

Finance Administration

• Escalates change needs for GL accounts coordination with Finance
• Troubleshoots and analyzes variances, and process adjustments through manual journal entries
• Prepares journal entries, balances and reconciles general ledger accounts relating to payroll on a monthly basis
• Assists in the review and audit Concur employee expense reimbursement submission

Pension, Benefits and Leaves Administration

• Supports pension plan processing, includes earnings reporting, lump sum calculations and other calculations
• Assists in balancing and reconciling pensionable wages and hours each pay
• Audits Sunlife GRRSP deferral file, reviews, and audits Canada Life (FLEX) benefits adjustments
• Prepares and uploads Canada Life Wellness taxable benefit file monthly
• Calculates top up amounts for maternity/parental/apprenticeship leaves, including STD earnings
• Calculates STAT holiday pay for hourly regular part time employees and top up stat entitlements
• Reviews, corrects and audits time entries and the benefit premiums for all workers on leave
• Calculates employee earnings for WCB Form 7, set temporary wage rate and calculate advances for employees on Workers Compensation, reconciles WCB advances and payments
• Partners with Health and Safety team on leaves, and benefits, to ensure employee pay is processed accurately and on time and report earnings to WCB/Canada Life and runs variance audit each pay
• Partners with People Services team & Talent Acquisition to process employee life cycle events
• Supports team to ensure accuracy of bonus payments, incentives and regular salary increases. Includes the annual Total Rewards Statements
• Participates and takes part in payroll related projects as assigned

What you must have:

• Diploma (2-3 years) - Payroll & Accounting
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a complex, large-scale, full-cycle payroll or equivalent combination of education and experience
• PCP designation, active member of CPA, strong knowledge of payroll regulations
• Experience and exposure to Workday, Epicor, Concur, Verint, ServiceNow, and/or similar, considered an asset
• 3 total years of payroll experience, with a preference for Workday
• Innovative, proactive, organized, and effective multi-tasker
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven initiative coupled with good analytical skills
• Exceptional critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills

For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at www.teemagroup.com By applying to TEEMA on any job portal implies you are entering into a business relationship with us and therefore grants TEEMA consent to send you further job updates or industry and company-related information.