Description

Hourly Payroll Analyst

Key Elements:

• Process weekly payroll accurately and on time, ensuring compliance with company policies, legislation, and collective agreements.
• Perform audit procedures to ensure payroll accuracy.
• Maintain and update payroll system records, including employee information and rate changes.
• Collaborate with payroll providers and ensure accurate data transfer to other systems.
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries and resolve issues.
• Support payroll system updates and testing as needed.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Prepare numerous reports, support Total Rewards projects, and collaborate with HR to develop and maintain key metric tracking protocols.
• Serve as back up for other payroll processing and inquiries as required
• Coordinate with Finance for audit requests and provide required payroll information.
• Maintain strong working relationships with both unionized and nonunionized employees.

Required Qualifications:

• University Degree or Diploma in Business, Payroll, Accounting or HR discipline
• 2 to 3 years payroll experience
• Advanced MS Office skills, especially MS Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables)
• Ability to deal with confidential information with a high degree of diplomacy
• Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail
• Strong team player capable of performing in a fast paced deadline driven environment
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working towards or successful completion of the Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation
• Certified Human Resource Professional designation (CHRP)
• Experience with an automated timekeeping system
• Experience with Dayforce payroll software