Payroll Manager ensuring payroll accuracy and efficiency across US and Canada for Forward Financing. Managing end - to - end payroll processing and compliance with various regulations.
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Payroll Tax Specialist
Posted 3 months ago
About the role
- Payroll Tax Specialist ensuring compliance across U.S. and Canadian payroll tax jurisdictions. Supporting tax filings and reconciliations in a hybrid environment.
Responsibilities
- Support payroll tax compliance across U.S. and Canadian federal, state/provincial, and local jurisdictions
- Maintain payroll tax registrations, jurisdiction setup, and account updates in ADP and in-house payroll systems
- Partner with ADP to resolve tax notices, remittance issues, and system fallouts
- Review new hires, transfers, cross-border workers, and terminations to ensure accurate tax setup
- Validate payroll tax calculations each pay period, including complex or irregular scenarios
- Complete monthly remittance reconciliations (e.g., WSIB, WCB, EHT) and ensure timely payments
- Investigate and resolve payroll tax discrepancies, audits, and government notices
- Support U.S. quarter-end and U.S./Canadian year-end processes (W-2s, T4s, Relevé 1, etc.)
- Maintain payroll tax jurisdiction data and cross-border tracking
- Monitor legislative changes and support payroll tax process improvements.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in end-to-end payroll processing and payroll tax compliance across U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions
- Hands-on experience working with ADP and in-house payroll systems, including payroll tax setup, filings, remittances, and issue resolution
- Working knowledge of U.S. and Canadian payroll tax legislation and year-end requirements (W-2, W-2C, T4, Relevé 1, WSIB/WCB, EHT, CSST)
- Proven ability to reconcile payroll tax filings, remittances, and government notices, including resolving discrepancies and system fallouts
- Experience supporting payroll tax registrations, jurisdiction setup, unemployment rates, and account maintenance
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills for reconciliations and tracking (pivot tables, lookups, formulas)
- Experience working in controlled environments with audit readiness and internal controls (ICFR/SOX exposure an asset)
- Strong attention to detail, data integrity mindset, and comfort handling sensitive payroll and employee data
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a high-volume payroll environment
Benefits
- Competitive Wages and comprehensive benefit package with Immediate benefit eligibility
- Paid holidays and vacation
- Registered pension plan with generous company match
- On-the-job training in a continuous learning environment (we invested $15.9 million in 2024)
- Advancement opportunities within our family of companies
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