Senior Payroll Coordinator

at  SMS Equipment Inc

At SMS Equipment, our Senior Payroll Coordinator is responsible for activities, processes and deadlines as they related to the company’s payrolls. The Senior Payroll Coordinator will act as a point of escalation for a team of payroll coordinators. This position is in Acheson, AB.
This position offers a hybrid work arrangement.
The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $90,000.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 7 years experience working and processing full cycle inhouse payroll and a PCP certification. Additional requirements include:

• Previous experience mentoring a payroll team.
• Minimum of 5 years experience completing year end processes e.g. T4, T2200 etc.
• Excellent analytical skills and an attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of cloud-based payroll and accounting systems, preferably UKG and Vena.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel to include pivot tables, VLOOKUP’s, complex calculations, quick formatting and short cuts.
• Comprehensive working knowledge of payroll regulations, and the ability to interpret legislation and collective agreements and how they affect system and process configuration.
• Demonstrated technical and functional expertise in payroll operations or analysis.
• Demonstrated experience with cross-functional collaboration and customer service.
• Experience with multi jurisdictional payroll.

As part of our recruitment process you may be required to complete the following:

• Reference Check
• Criminal Background Check
• Credit Check

At SMS Equipment, safety is one of our values and we care for each other, without exception. Our successful candidate is intrinsically motivated and committed to making safe choices, when completing all tasks.

• Oversee and approve biweekly, semi monthly, and international payrolls.
• Review and check payroll accuracy, changes, corrections along side payroll administrators.
• Oversee the administration of employee RRSP plans, including enrolment, contributions, and liaison with pension providers when applicable.
• Provide guidance and support to junior payroll staff, resolving complex payroll-related issues and queries.
• Assist in the creation of process manuals, and payroll scripts to define each payroll group.
• End of year process, estimating hours, updating or checking updates on legislative taxes.
• Analyse and approve CRA payments, WCB payment preparation, EHT payment preparation.
• Understand GL mapping for set ups and mapping T4.
• Participate and test implementations of payroll system upgrades or enhancements.
• Conduct periodic payroll reconciliations and resolve any discrepancies or errors.
• Work collaboratively with HR Services, Compensation, Operations, and Finance teams to confirm pay and tax implications resulting from proposed changes to compensation elements.
• Perform detailed reports for labour costing to support department and operational requirements.
• Respond to internal and external inquiries and requests for payroll analytical support.
• Monitoring the changing legislative and regulatory landscape and hold weekly meetings to deliver changes, and updates in legislation to the team.
• Complete system configuration changes to comply to achieve compliance
• Prepare reports, audits, estimating, Retro calculations.
• Support payroll administrators and coordinators with establishing and achieving yearly performance review goals.
• Present and create educational materials to support team development.
• Other duties as assigned.