Payroll Specialist managing end - to - end payroll for Canadian employees at ZEISS. Ensuring compliance with Canadian payroll legislation and discrepancies resolution.
About the role
- Payroll Accounting Manager handling payroll remittances, reporting, and team management at Bird. Ensuring compliance with company and government policies while improving payroll processes.
Responsibilities
- Approve payroll remittances such as union dues, employer associations, tax authorities, workers’ compensation, and benefits, verifying accuracy and identifying opportunities for process improvements.
- Perform reconciliations on general ledger accounts and approve entries as required to balance accounts.
- Support month end / quarter end / year end and audit reporting requirements.
- Prepare detailed reports of payroll information to internal stakeholders.
- Interpret collective agreements, working with management and unions to ensure compliance, while driving standardization and influencing change to improve payroll processes and consistency.
- Coordinate with the Digital Services team to test and implement payroll system calculations, reports, automation, and enhancements.
- Proactively work with internal stakeholders to improve the operational effectiveness of payroll functions, both within the payroll team and across stakeholder teams.
- Leverage and utilize technology to build efficiencies, automation, and scalability in payroll processes and reporting of remittances and financial data.
- Manage the payroll accounting team of administrators, including delegation, review of work, training, coaching, and coverage planning.
- Actively liaise with staff and management on payroll‑related inquiries.
- Maintain and safeguard confidential employee information.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree or Diploma in Business, Accounting, or a combination of equivalent skills and experience.
- CPA designation or actively pursuing preferred; alternatively, candidates who bring extensive relevant financial accounting experience.
- Relevant experience in payroll, HR accounting, or related financial accounting functions.
- PCP designation and experience using an in‑house payroll system considered an asset.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, including experience with automation, data analysis, and scalable reporting solutions.
- Proven track record of process improvements and continuous improvement mindset.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills; customer service oriented and a collaborative team player.
- Experience leading and developing a team is an asset.
- Ability to manage a large volume of work, meet deadlines consistently, and maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to forge, grow, and maintain positive relationships with multiple stakeholder groups.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet the demands of unpredictable activities in a dynamic business environment.
- Ability to work within tight deadlines and prioritize work effectively.
- Occasionally extra hours may be required while maintaining work-life balance.
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Benefits
- A healthy and safe work environment is non-negotiable.
- Engagement, learning and leadership culture.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I).
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