Payroll Lead - Edmonton, Canada - Pacific Western Transportation

Pacific Western Transportation

Verified Company

Edmonton, Canada

5 days ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Payroll Lead
Pacific Western Transportation Ltd.

(PWT) is a privately owned Canadian full service transportation company and is recognized as a leader in the passenger transportation industry.

PWT operates four strategic business lines:
Employee Transportation Services to oil sands customers, Motor Coach Services, Transit Operations, and Student Transportation Services. PWT owns and operates a fleet of 4,000 school buses, coaches, and chartered buses and employs over 5,600 employees.

PWT has an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Lead based in Edmonton.

This is a key role supervising a payroll team responsible for 15 payroll runs, 10 companies, 28 divisions and payroll for approximately 2500+ employees.

If you have a passion for payroll and enjoy working in a high-volume setting, this could be the perfect opportunity for you

Knowledge & Skills Required

Diploma or Certificate in payroll administration with at least 5 years of supervisory experience
Strong comprehension of employee taxation, employment and provincial, federal laws/legislation governing payroll
Must be current on payroll trends and best practices
Knowledge of Work Force Now/UKG an asset
Strong attention to detail and analytical skills; skilled in accurately maintaining a large volume of information and data
Selfmotivated and able to think independently while working within a cohesive team
Outstanding interpersonal skills to liaise with employees and department heads on issues involving payroll and employee benefits
Strong working knowledge of MS Office suite including, Excel, Word and Outlook
Adaptable to change

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Process biweekly and semimonthly payrolls, including salaried and hourly paid employees
Compile and process payroll data such as vacation time, insurance, RRSP deductions, taxable benefits and other deductions
Reconcile benefit and union deductions
Reconcile payrolls and prepare journal entries
Interpret various provincial labour requirements and statutory legislations to ensure compliance regarding pay deductions, benefits, taxes
Union experience interpret various labour agreements to ensure compliance regarding pay and deductions
Process time sheets to ensure proper completion and authorization
Process new hires, employee terminations and employee status changes
Administer enrolments for Group Benefits, Group RRSP, disability claims/reports and maintain accurate records of any claim
Ensure compliance with all Federal and Provincial Legislation within Canada
Calculate and process payrollrelated remittance payments on time
Remain current with the new and revised payroll regulations
Prepare monthly and yearend reporting including T4, ROE
Maintain employee confidence and protect payroll operations by ensuring a high level of confidentiality
Provide guidance and council to employees regarding payroll and benefit questions
Employee file maintenance
Organize and maintain employee records