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Payroll Coordinator, Accounting – 12 Month Contract
Posted 2 days ago
About the role
- Payroll Coordinator processing employee and bencher payrolls, benefits, remittances, and expense claims for Ontario’s Law Society. Supporting accounting reconciliations, reporting, and payroll process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Support administration of employee, member parental leave assistance program, and bencher payrolls
- Process source deductions, remittances, pension and benefits remittances, payroll-related journal entries, and General Ledger account reconciliations
- Support T4, T4A, EHT and WSIB reporting processes
- Maintain payroll and related files and information
- Review and process bencher expense claims
- Update the bencher attendance tracking database for Audit & Finance Committee reporting
- Communicate with benchers regarding expense claim matters and with external stakeholders to resolve issues
- Assist with reporting for benchers, the Audit & Finance Committee, Senior Management and other Committees
- Contribute to integrated payroll process development and implementation
- Review and verify payroll information, respond to client inquiries, and follow up on complaints
- Communicate the application of Law Society by-laws, policies, and Canada Revenue Agency requirements
- Act as a subject-matter expert on payroll systems, bencher expense reimbursement, guidelines and processes
- Identify payroll function improvements and assist with implementing new payroll processes and systems
- Process and validate payroll and benefits information in accordance with legislation and policies
- Assist the Payroll Specialist with payroll processing, time and attendance information analysis, and clarification follow-up
- Administer retirements, terminations and individual record changes
- Prepare journal entries, assist with reconciliations and T4 slip issuance
- Review, allocate and process bencher expense claims and remuneration payments
- Process approved bencher activity sheets and calculate statutory deductions
- Generate standard and custom reports using payroll, time and attendance, and bencher tracking data
- Prepare and upload employee payroll journals to sub-ledger and general ledgers
- Participate in department-wide projects and collaborate with the Payroll Specialist and client department staff
Requirements
- College diploma or university degree in business or accounting
- Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) required
- Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) or actively working towards PLP strongly preferred
- Minimum 4 years of previous related experience in a computerized payroll and benefits administration environment
- Solid understanding of general accounting functions
- Solid understanding of payroll processes and relevant legislation, benefits administration, source deduction and government remittance procedures
- General understanding of GAAP / CICA guidelines, accounts payable and financial reporting
- Solid understanding of Law Society by-laws and policies as they apply to bencher remuneration, expense reimbursement, payroll and related internal controls
- Professional written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to reason through moderately complex spoken and written information and communicate it in an audience-appropriate format
- Thorough knowledge of automated payroll systems and absence management applications
- Thorough knowledge of personal computers and software applications in a computerized accounting environment
- Spreadsheet analysis and report-writing application skills
- Knowledge of reporting tools such as Crystal Reports
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