Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Wentworth Technologies•Mississauga, ON

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Amhil's HR team is looking for a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join our team and support the hourly & salary Payroll & Benefits function for our group of companies, ensuring the accurate and timely completion of payroll. This is a full-time position, based onsite. This role requires outstanding skills in internal controls and reconciliation.

Requirements

A Great Attitude!
Solid, recent experience with ADP Workforce Now (WFN), preferably AutoPay.
Confident, solutions-oriented self-starter.
Experienced (3-4 years) payroll practitioner in a mid-sized company - Manufacturing industry strongly preferred.
People-skills and proven ability to build relationships.
High commitment to strong customer service.
Highly detail-oriented,
Ability to work collaboratively at all levels providing a prompt, courteous service to all employees
High level of integrity and able to maintain strict confidentiality.
Solid communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong proficiency with computers, MS Office, Payroll systems.

Nice To Haves

NPI/PCP (Payroll Compliance Practitioner) designation.

Responsibilities

Apply a rigorous payroll validation process to ensure employees' eligibility and qualifying rules are compliant for all special payments (shift premiums, mid-week overtime, on call premiums, weekend overtime premiums, on call premiums, etc.)
Scrutinize timesheet entries and systematically question the accuracy of the data before submitting the payroll
Act as a liaison with floor supervisors to ensure timecard exceptions are rectified
Verify that required approvals, backup documentation, and internal controls are fully compliant prior to any payroll submission
Investigate payroll issues and actively follow up on actions until full closure
Support payroll processing for weekly and bi-weekly, hourly, salaried, union and non-union in ADP Workforce Now (AutoPay).
Focus on Customer Service in responding to employee payroll & benefits questions, employment letter requests etc. in a timely manner.
Update and maintain current and accurate information in Payroll and Time & Attendance system.
Participate in new hire orientation for payroll, time & attendance system, overview of benefits, and company pension plan information.
Support period (weekly, biweekly, monthly and year-end) requirements/reconciliations including T4, WSIB, etc.
Prepares payroll reports for management and auditing purposes.
Coordinating enrolments and employee eligibility, payment of monthly premiums and reconciliations.
Ensure compliance with company policies, relevant industry regulations, tax, and deduction laws.
Generate reports for scheduled and ad-hoc reports such as Labour reports, headcount, overtime, attendance, hours worked and progression increments etc.
Create, maintain and update employee files as we move to a fully digital system.