Payroll Analyst

Role overview

Key accountabilities

• Administer accurate, timely bi-weekly payroll for salaried and hourly employees.
• Calculate, validate, and process compensation, including salaries, wages, overtime, benefits, deductions, and statutory withholdings.
• Support year-end payroll activities, audits, and reconciliations; ensure data integrity and reporting outcomes.
• Follow federal and provincial payroll legislation, tax regulations, and internal controls; maintain payroll records and documentation.
• Resolve employee inquiries, liaise with government agencies, support audit requirements, and identify payroll process improvements.

Candidate qualifications

• At least 3 years of payroll experience and a High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation is required.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation, employment standards, taxation, and regulatory compliance.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency for analyzing, reconciling, and validating large payroll datasets.
• Ability to investigate complex payroll issues, exercise sound judgment, deliver accurate solutions, and manage competing priorities and deadlines.

Preferred qualifications

• Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) designation completed or in progress is a strong asset.
• Oracle HCM Cloud experience and payroll administration involving stock-based compensation programs are assets.

Compensation and benefits

• The posting describes compensation as a competitive salary with stock options, a company-matched stock savings plan, and annual bonuses; no salary amount or cadence is stated.
• Benefits include employer-paid health, dental, and vision coverage, a health and wellness spending account, learning resources, vacation, and additional time off.