Senior Payroll Specialist

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As our Senior Payroll Specialist, you’ll manage bi-weekly payroll for corporate groups, guide junior staff, and oversee the UKG Pro payroll system and timekeeping activities. You’ll resolve payroll inquiries, maintain high customer service standards, prepare reports, conduct audits, and support the Payroll Manager. Ensuring compliance with policies and legislation, you’ll keep the team informed of updates. You’ll build interdepartmental relationships, prepare payroll reports, support month-end/year-end processes, lead projects, and manage system optimization, including training and troubleshooting.

What will you be doing?

General Payroll Administration:

• Process bi-weekly payroll for corporate groups, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Guide and support junior payroll staff, ensuring adherence to processes.
• Manage the UKG Pro payroll system and oversee timekeeping activities within the WFM system.
• Address and resolve payroll inquiries efficiently through the payroll ticketing system, maintaining high customer service standards.
• Communicate promptly with employees regarding payroll issues or discrepancies.
• Prepare and maintain reports, queries, and conduct audits to ensure data integrity.
• Support the Payroll Manager with team responsibilities as needed.

Compliance and Record-Keeping:

• Understand goeasy procedures, payroll processes, and HR policies, sharing relevant information with the team.
• Ensure payroll procedures and policies are documented accurately and available for team members.
• Monitor updates to company policies, employment standards, and payroll legislation, informing the team of changes.

Reporting:

• Maintain strong relationships with other departments and serve as the primary contact, escalating matters to payroll leaders when necessary.
• Prepare and deliver detailed payroll reports, ensuring timely distribution to Finance, HR, and other departments.

Month-End, Year-End, and Projects:

• Support the Payroll Manager with team and projects.
• Lead the month-end process, providing updates to the Manager and Sr. Manager, and seek support from Senior Payroll members when needed.
• Lead projects independently and present them for approval.
• Oversee the timely completion of year-end payroll tasks, ensuring reports are reconciled and balanced.

System Management and Optimization:

• Act as the key WFM contact for the team, providing training and serving as the first point of contact for questions.
• Oversee payroll systems, facilitate updates and improvements.
• Troubleshoot issues and work with appropriate parties to resolve them.

What experience do you have?

• Post-secondary education in Finance, HR, or Payroll, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Relevant NPI payroll certification or actively working toward it.
• Minimum of 3-4 years’ experience in processing full cycle payroll.
• Previous experience with UKG Pro/Ultipro, Workday, Dayforce, SAP, or people@work.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Word and Excel.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills.
• High level of customer service.
• Flexibility in work hours.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a team environment and perform well under pressure and strict deadlines.

We offer a Flexible Work Program that provides you the ability to work three days onsite per week, from our Mississauga office.

Internal Applicants: please apply through the link and provide written endorsement from your current manager.

Why should you work for goeasy?

In keeping with our mission to create better tomorrows for our employees, each year goeasy commits to continuously enhancing its total rewards. Here are some of the perks we offer…

Financial Benefits:

• Leverage our RRSP match and Employee Share Purchase Plan programs.
• Annual bonus that rewards your hard work and dedication.
• Employee discounts on furniture, electronics, and appliances.
• MAT & PAT leave top-up.
• Expand your financial knowledge through engaging Financial Literacy Learning opportunities.

Health and Lifestyle:

• Enjoy company-paid volunteer days to give back to the community.
• Access 24/7 healthcare with Virtual Doctor Appointments.
• Personalize your benefits with a flexible modular benefits package.
• Stay fit and energized with exclusive access to our on-site private gym at our head office.

Employee Perks:

• Fuel your growth with the Tuition Assistance Program.
• Double the impact of your generosity with Company Matched Charitable Donations.
• Internal development training programs and platforms including job-specific training, career coaching, leadership excellence, mentorship, and many others.
• Enjoy a state-of-the-art office space with perks like a games room, a healthy snack program, a fitness studio, free gated parking, and more!

Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity Employment:
At goeasy, we believe that we can only be the best when people are able to bring their best selves to work every day. This means that we are committed to cultivating and preserving a work culture where we celebrate who we are, where everyone feels seen and heard and where every employee can fulfill their potential. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with all legislative requirements throughout Canada. Please let us know if you require an accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Additional Information:
All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check, credit check, and validation of their work experience to qualify for hire.  We thank all interested applicants, however we will only be contacting those for interview who possess the skills and qualifications outlined above.

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