Zone Placements Looking for Payroll Specialist at Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Job description

Your Talent Consultancy is a Brand Talent Partner. We connect our clients with exceptional people who will power their brand, and we connect brilliant candidates with roles they’ll love in exciting industries. We are currently looking for Payroll Specialist for one of our clients.

• Calculates pay for various employee groups and individuals assigned to multiple job classifications in strict accordance to union contracts, government wage and hour laws, and college policy. Calculations include regular pay, overtime (including weighted average) and annualized salaries. Verifies and maintains pay records and leave balances.
• Processes payroll using online input, desktop and third party web based applications. Manually enters and edits documents as necessary.
• Maintains payroll deductions in accordance with union contracts, college policy and legal requirements. Deductions include, but are not limited to garnishments, insurance adjustments and refunds, and PERS. Performs billing and balances monthly payable and receivable accounts for remittance of payroll taxes and deductions.
• Resolves complex payroll issues as necessary.
• Provides customer service to college staff/student employees and outside agencies upon request. Communicates technical and confidential information and responds to requests for clarification and interpretation of data.
• Prepares journal entries and labor distribution for general ledger under fund accounting system. Completes correspondence, agency forms and reports. Audits payroll programs and internal accounts.
• Calculates and prepares unscheduled manually issued checks, gross to net. Completes input documents to update employee year-to-date records.
• Determines employee eligibility for state retirement program and completes all subsequent functions from initial employee notification to annual reconciliations.
• Researches information for retirement including compiling and maintaining employee information, records and plan contributions.
• Maintains accurate and organized files and records in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Three years of work experience in payroll processing with knowledge of tax withholding, accounting practices and mathematical calculations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; detail oriented; able to apply complex salary, compensation and record keeping criteria in processing payroll
• Ability to analyze and interpret data for accuracy
• Must be proficient in using ADP and Quickbooks (Online and Desktop)
• Must be proficient in use of computers, including familiarity with spreadsheet and word processing software