Senior Payroll Analyst (18 month contract)

Staples Business•Richmond Hill, ON

11h•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Payroll Analyst will be responsible for the collection, processing, and auditing of the company’s payroll. The incumbent will liaise with company associates, HR, and Finance on payroll-related matters, maintaining a high level of confidentiality. This role involves significant data processing and analysis, internal and external communications, and basic filing.

Requirements

Working knowledge and understanding of all provincial pay practice legislations
5-7 years minimum experience using an online payroll system
Experience using Ceridian Dayforce
Completion of a post-secondary diploma or equivalent & Level I Canadian Payroll Administration
Excellent data entry skills required
Proficient in Excel & Word
Strong ability to plan and meet deadlines

Responsibilities

Process payroll using Dayforce payroll system
Monitor time and attendance system
Analyze and calculate accuracy of associate accruals
Reconcile and resolve payroll GL issues
Generate, load and audit database interfaces – analyze and reconcile discrepancies
Audit and reconcile any ROE discrepancies
Run various audit reports and queries pre and post payroll transmission – work with payroll team to resolve discrepancies
Process audit and upload various load files into payroll system
Test system implementations and updates and perform user acceptance testing
Audit payroll and HRIS output – analyze and reconcile discrepancies between internal databases
Manage and reallocate team workload and escalate matters to the Supervisor and/or Manager, as necessary
Provide vacation back up for other team members
Identify obstacles, take initiative, make recommendations and execute necessary actions to overcome issues to ensure successful transmission of payroll
Assist with year-end activities
Comply and stay abreast of provincial and federal payroll regulations
Support store management and home office staff on all payroll, benefits and processing issues including verifying and sending records of employment
Work with vendors and outside government agencies
Support and/or analyze associate payments and balances
Support system implementations and updates
Basic filing of payroll associated information