Senior Payroll Specialist - Halifax, Canada - Danaher Corporation

Description

Be part of something altogether life-changing

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40+ countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

Forming part of the Biotechnology segment at Danaher, we bring together dedicated technical expertise and talent to develop the next generation of life-changing therapeutics.

The Senior Payroll Specialist for Cytiva is responsible for a wide variety of record keeping and payroll processing activities.

This position is part of the North American Human Resources team and will be fully remote in Canada. At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What you'll do:

• Administer bi-weekly payroll including off-cycle payroll, which includes reviewing and preparing all time and attendance entries for accuracy
• Process employee changes on a timely basis, including new hires, wage increases, TD1 changes, position changes, terminations of employment; prepare onboarding and termination packages and Records of Employment (ROE) when required
• Coordinate group benefits plan, company retirement plan and RRSP plan, to include setting up new members, ensuring all eligible employees are enrolled on time, processing benefit changes, calculating payroll deductions/taxable benefits, billing verification, reconciliation, remittances and manage benefits renewal process
• Establish, maintain, and organize employee records, ensuring all data is coordinated accurately, on time, and in compliance with privacy legislation and respond to inquiries related to payroll during year-end financial audits
• Calculate and remit employer health tax (EHT) quarterly and file year-end report, remit WCB quarterly and annual report, administer year end requirements, including T4, T5, and T2200 forms, and respond to Canada Revenue Agency and Service Canada requests

Who you are:

• Minimum five years' experience working in computerized payroll systems
• Knowledgeable and experienced payroll processing end-to-end
• Detailed knowledge of current payroll practices, legislation, rules, and regulations for multi provinces and territories
• Advanced Microsoft Suite skills, specifically Excel

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Experience with ADP (WorkforceNow) and Workday
• Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) Certification preferred
• Excellent customer service skills with demonstrable ability to care for associates at all levels of an organization
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills to maintain deadlines
• Canadian payroll tax knowledge of federal and provincial/territorial income taxes

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At Cytiva we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cytiva can provide.

The salary range for this role is $75,000 - $95,000 CAD. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. Our global teams are pioneering what's next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.