Senior Payroll Specialist at Turner Construction | Toronto, Canada | Rezi

Senior Payroll Specialist at Turner Construction

Senior Payroll Specialist

Turner Construction · Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

Senior Payroll Specialist

Turner Construction · Toronto, Canada

21 days ago
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About the Role

Oversee the processing of weekly trades’ and biweekly staff payroll, including off-cycle payroll and postings. Track, analyze, troubleshoot, and audit payroll data.

Responsibilities

  • Manage process to validate payroll checklists to ensure processes are complete.
  • Authorize positive pay files for payroll checks issued, ACH files daily, and initiate stop payment requests.
  • Verify reporting of contributions to Union Pension and Health plans.
  • Conduct scheduled and ad hoc payroll audits on processes and data to ensure data integrity and compliance with company policy and legal requirements.
  • Manage bank exception items on Payroll accounts by researching through proper channels to resolution.
  • Serve as the main point of contact for business units and auditors, coordinating requests for payroll documents and responses to Union audits.
  • Analyze and extract Union pay scale table data from collective bargaining agreements to ensure current and accurate Union payroll information.
  • Review weekly, bi-weekly and month-end payroll postings and maintain database to validate completion.
  • Maintain activity rates for trade employees.
  • Facilitate cross-functional team environment to ensure identifying test data, execution of payroll testing and validation for system bug fixes and enhancements are completed and communicated accurately and timely.
  • Prepare and verify monthly payroll metrics, ensuring information such as number of off-cycle payrolls, late timesheets received, and number of retroactive payrolls processed is available.
  • Present recommendations for resolutions on current outstanding issues and process improvements based on findings to Payroll Managers.
  • Research, resolve and respond to issues with payroll postings from business units.
  • Analyze payroll balance sheet and bank reconciliations and ensure entries for correcting reconciliation items are prepared and entered by payroll staff.
  • Prepare and deliver training to the Payroll group.
  • Perform other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field, and 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
  • Previous experience in an international/Canadian environment preferred.
  • Excellent knowledge of accounting principles.
  • Understand accounting implications of various contract terms.
  • Basic understanding of risk management tools and processes.
  • High degree of organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Proficient in financial systems, SAP experience required.
  • Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and basic MS Access skills.
  • Must be a self-starter, adaptable and flexible to operate with minimal direction while working in a complex environment.
  • Exercise independent judgment and discretion with the ability to identify problems and initiate corrective action.
  • Professional written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

  • SAP
  • MS Excel
  • MS Access

Location

  • Toronto, ON CAN

Work Type

  • Regular
  • On-site

Experience Level

  • Experienced

Education Level

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field
  • CPP certification preferred

Salary/Compensations

  • CAD$79,000 to CA$95,000

About the Company

  • Turner Construction Company is an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Opportunity

  • Turner Construction Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
  • Accommodations are available, including for applicants with disabilities, in the application and recruitment process, upon request.