Are you looking for a challenging role where you will have the opportunity to have a huge impact on an industry?
Do you have outstanding relationships and a creative streak?
If so, this role may be for you!
Location - Toronto, ON
Schedule - Hybrid (2 days a week in office required - Moving 4 days a week in Nov )
Duration: 12 Months (Possible Extension)
Global opportunities for professional growth and development

QUALIFICATIONS

Must have :

• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Payroll Compliance Practitioner Designation (or working towards completion) PCP
• Strong knowledge of Canadian Federal/Provincial and U.S. regulatory and legislative requirements related to payroll (Canada Revenue Agency/ Revenu Quebec/IRS)
• Sound knowledge of Workday (Payroll & HR application), particularly in Year-end Workday processes, as well as expertise in Resolution Management and Pier/Variance report Reconciliation principles.
• Experience with in-house Payroll HRIS System, Workday
• Proficient in staying informed about payroll-related legislative updates
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills
• Skilled in utilizing Microsoft Excel for data analysis, and creating spreadsheets to support business operations
• Effective communication skills
• Strong analytical skills

SUMMARY

If this role of Payroll Specialist sounds a good fit for you, Apply Today at www.randstad.ca
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada’s workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process

Specific Accountabilities

• Ensuring the integrity of the Workday HR/Payroll data, including any tests or validations required
• Assisting in the preparation of manual and amended tax slips
• Supporting all payroll accounting year-end payroll data to ensure they are recorded and processed accurately
• Recommending and implementing changes to current processes to gain efficiencies and accuracy
• Managing adjustments and resolution with business partners as needed
• Processing quarterly Director Fees payroll
• Handling manual off-cycle processing and EIB data loads
• Processing bi-weekly cheque reversals
• Running and actioning Pier/Variance reports to correct data integrity errors, ensuring the accuracy of year-end tax slip

Team responsibilities include:

• Balancing all year-end tax slips and completing year-end government filings
• Supporting all expatriate assignments and some globally mobile employees
• Participating in both internal and external audits
• Providing customized payroll and year-end tax slip support for the CEO and Senior Executive Team
• Managing end-to-end Board of Directors’ payrolls
• Identifying, reviewing, and preparing POIs for reconciliation as needed
• Reviewing and correcting taxes from the Retiree Demographic report and the US Tax Data Query
• Responds to and resolves inquiries from all levels within the bank regarding payroll issues and research inquiries through various data retrieval methods
• Makes process improvement recommendations to and assists in the planning and implementation of solutions
• Act as a brand champion for the business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally

Specific Accountabilities

• Ensuring the integrity of the Workday HR/Payroll data, including any tests or validations required
• Assisting in the preparation of manual and amended tax slips
• Supporting all payroll accounting year-end payroll data to ensure they are recorded and processed accurately
• Recommending and implementing changes to current processes to gain efficiencies and accuracy
• Managing adjustments and resolution with business partners as needed
• Processing quarterly Director Fees payroll
• Handling manual off-cycle processing and EIB data loads
• Processing bi-weekly cheque reversals
• Running and actioning Pier/Variance reports to correct data integrity errors, ensuring the accuracy of year-end tax slips

Other tasks as required

• Managing daily administrative processes and functions for expatriate payroll
• Supporting the processing of shadow payrolls
• Balancing payroll tax slip boxes
• Providing accurate and timely resolutions to inquiries from internal and external business partners
• Reviewing and validating the accuracy of annual PIER reports from CRA and RQ
• Perform other tasks as required