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Payroll Specialist

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Kitchener, ON
Senior level
Kitchener, ON
Senior level
The Payroll Specialist manages end-to-end payroll processing for Canadian employees, ensuring compliance with tax and legal requirements, assists with payroll audits, and optimizes payroll systems.
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Miovision is a global industry leading company providing agencies and organizations modern tools to improve today’s traffic problems. We offer solutions that collect multimodal traffic data and uncover actionable insights, helping organizations get more out of their road network. The result: streets capable of moving more people – safely and efficiently – whether they are in a car, on a bus, on a bike or e-scooter, or walking. Since 2005, our systems have counted or assisted more than thirty billion vehicles around the world. With global headquarters in Kitchener, Canada, as well as operations in Germany, Serbia and the United States. For more information, visit miovision.com.
 

Position Summary: 

We are currently looking for an experienced Canadian payroll professional to join our team full-time. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, you will utilize your knowledge and expertise to administer Canadian payroll and ensure best practices are being employed. If you are driven to make complex processes efficient and possess strong communication skills, then we would love to hear from you! 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Manage and execute end-to-end payroll processing for Canadian employees (hourly and salaried) using Rippling and ADP WorkForce Now (WFN)
  • Ensure accurate and timely payroll disbursements, tax withholdings, and deductions
  • Administer payroll taxes, deductions, direct deposits, and adjustments, ensuring compliance with the Ministry of Finance, CRA and provincial laws.
  • Stay current on National and Provincial payroll laws, implementing changes as needed
  • Prepare timely termination packages (ROEs), year-end employee tax slips and forms (T4s, T2200), and submit government filings 
  • Oversee payroll audits, ensuring internal controls and compliance
  • Preparation of journal entries, benefit reconciliations and working papers for applicable accounts, including variance analysis
  • Lead payroll system optimization and implementation to improve efficiency and reporting accuracy

Skills/Qualifications:

  • Post-secondary education in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field
  • PCP or CPM certification 
  • 5+ years experience with full cycle, end to end payroll processing 
  • Experience with ADP Workforce Now or Rippling payroll applications is considered an asset
  • Demonstrated understanding of payroll principles, practices, legislations and procedures
  • Good data entry and computer skills, including Microsoft Excel
  • Excellent decision making, problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Proven ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality
  • Detail oriented and strong sense of accountability in meeting committed deadlines
  • Experience with an ERP system such as NetSuite would be an asset

Perks and Benefits: 

Note: We do offer flexible onsite and remote work options. Our Benefits are designed to reflect this and include:  

  • Comprehensive health benefits starting on day one
  • RRSP Matching Plan 
  • Variable Incentive Plan 
  • Mio-Days: We extend all three-day weekends to four-days and provide a Holiday Shutdown in December  
  • Virtual Healthcare Service providing employees and their families access to healthcare providers 24/7
  • Internet subsidy and a remote work allowance 
  • Enhanced paternity and maternity leaves
  • Unlimited vacation policy
  • Wellness offerings (Fitness, Mindfulness)

Top Skills

Adp Workforce Now
Excel
Rippling

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