Role Overview

A national industrial company is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Accountant to process payroll accurately, maintain payroll records, reconcile payroll accounts, and support financial reporting and compliance.

Responsibilities

Process weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly payroll accurately.
Maintain records of earnings, deductions, benefits, and tax information.
Calculate wages, overtime, bonuses, commissions, and other compensation.
Prepare and reconcile payroll journal entries with the general ledger.
Prepare payroll-tax filings and coordinate timely tax payments.
Reconcile payroll accounts and resolve discrepancies promptly.
Support year-end payroll activities, internal and external audits, and payroll-related financial reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
Two to five years' payroll-accounting or payroll-administration experience.
Strong payroll, accounting, payroll-tax, labour-law, and employee-benefit knowledge.
Proficiency with payroll software, SAGE 300, ERP systems, and advanced Excel including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP.
Experience with COIDA registrations and compliance is preferred.
Payroll certification, multi-state payroll, and payroll-financial-reporting experience are advantageous.