BusPatrol Looking for Payroll/Accounting Technician at Montréal, QC Full Time

Role: Payroll & Accounting Technician

Location: Remote

Education: College Diploma in Accounting

Requirements: The ideal candidate must have strong understanding and working knowledge of accounting principles; with 1-2 years of accounting and payroll experience. The ideal candidate will possess Intermediate Excel skills, with the ability to work with pivot tables, xlookup, and advanced equations. Experience with Accounting software is preferred

Reporting to the Payroll Manager- Finance Department, the Payroll and Accounting Technician will help to manage and maintain our financial payroll data, ensuring the accuracy and ability to report it in a useful and easily digestible way. As our Payroll and Accounting Technician, you will work cross-collaboratively with our Finance and our People Operations teams to maintain the company’s payroll information in our payroll platforms and prepare financial reports.

What we need you to do:

• Complete, maintain, and review payroll processing systems in both the US and Canada, to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.
• Prepares and maintains accurate records and reports of payroll transactions.
• Completes biweekly payroll cycle including cash requirements, payroll reconciliation, and wages/vacation accruals for month-end reporting.
• Process off-cycle exceptions as needed to receive, review and process adjustments, workers compensation and special checks.
• Process tracking and reporting information to satisfy state and provincial requirements.
• Respond to employee inquiries related to payroll
• Facilitates audits by providing records and documentation to auditors
• Review and post expense reports using Expensify
• Assist with Accounts Payable tasks (posting/reviewing billing, approvals)

What you bring:

• College Diploma in Accounting
• 1-2 years of relevant experience; completing payroll across the United States and/or Canada is preferred
• Hands-on experience with accounting and payroll software
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (intermediate level proficiency with MS Excel i.e. pivot tables, xlookup)
• Understanding of payroll journal entries and accounting processes
• Capable of maintaining payroll operations by following all state and province requirements and escalating any matters requiring attention
• Ability to resolve payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing data
• Able to handle confidential information in a professional manner, maintaining employee files and payroll operations through strict confidentiality
• Attention to detail and accuracy is required
• Strong organizational, analytical, and time management skills are required
• Bilingual (English/French) is preferred, but not required

What we offer:

• An opportunity to help build a company dedicated to children’s safety
• The chance to join an innovative and dedicated team, focused on leading edge technology
• Competitive salary and benefits package

Who We Are:

BusPatrol is a safety technology company and a leader in smart transportation, bringing cutting-edge AI, machine learning and IoT safety tech solutions to school buses across North America. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are strengthening trust, safety, and transparency across the student transportation space. Our mission is to create a culture of responsibility and awareness on the road. We care about child safety and are devoted to making the journey to and from school safer. We develop partnerships, deploy Safety Tech, and manage the entire program. We have equipped thousands of buses across North America with our innovative technology and we continue to educate motorists every day by helping communities enforce school bus traffic stop the law. Join our safety movement. We are looking for dedicated people interested in helping us modernize school buses across America. Together, we can create a safer future for our children.

Note to applicants: We are looking for a valued member of the BusPatrol team to assist us in our quest to improve children’s safety. This is an important role for us and a great opportunity for the right candidate. Our environment is inclusive, diverse, ignited, built on integrity, and deeply committed. Join our safety mission to help keep children safe!