Bilingual Payroll Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Accurately and promptly process payroll for over 600 employees across various locations and shifts.

• Review, validate, and input payroll information, including new hires, terminations, salary adjustments, promotions, overtime, bonuses, taxable benefits, leaves of absence, and payroll corrections.

• Oversee timesheets and payroll transactions to detect discrepancies and ensure completeness and accuracy of payroll data.

• Interpret and implement federal and provincial payroll laws, employment standards, company policies, and payroll procedures.

• Assist with year-end payroll activities, including the preparation and reconciliation of T4s, T4As, RL-1s, Records of Employment (ROEs), and other statutory reports.

• Aid in the preparation, reconciliation, and submission of Workers' Compensation reports and Employer Health Tax filings across various Canadian jurisdictions.

• Support payroll system updates, testing, ongoing improvement initiatives, projects, and process enhancements.

• Maintain payroll procedures and documentation.

• Collaborate with Human Resources, Finance, managers, and employees to investigate and resolve payroll inquiries and discrepancies.

• Deliver prompt and professional customer service for payroll-related questions.

• Undertake additional duties and special projects as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Payroll Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Bilingual proficiency in English and French is mandatory.

• 2-5 years of payroll processing experience in a high-volume payroll setting.

• Experience with Canadian payroll processing is essential.

• Familiarity with Canadian payroll laws, CRA requirements, provincial employment standards, and multi-jurisdictional payroll regulations across Canadian provinces.

• Strong skills in Microsoft Office applications, especially Microsoft Excel.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities with a keen attention to detail.

• Capability to manage competing deadlines and work efficiently in a dynamic environment.

• Outstanding interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Strong customer service focus and the ability to collaborate across departments.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion when dealing with sensitive employee information.

• Proven ability to work independently while positively contributing as a team member.

• Experience with U.S. payroll processing is considered an asset.

• Familiarity with Workday or another enterprise HRIS/payroll system is an advantage.

• National Payroll Institute Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation is preferred; candidates actively pursuing PCP certification will also be considered.

• Successful completion of background and reference checks is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Extended health and dental coverage.

• Paid vacation.

• Participation in the employer-supported retirement savings program.