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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in managing multi-state US and multi-province Canadian payroll processes, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and tax requirements. Proficient in payroll system implementation, data migration, and maintaining accurate payroll records and reporting.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Multi-State US Payroll ManagementMulti-Province Canadian Payroll ManagementPayroll System ImplementationUS And Canadian Payroll LegislationAdvanced Excel Proficiency
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Hard Skills
Payroll ProcessingData MigrationConfiguration And TestingPayroll ReportingReconciliationStatutory ComplianceLeave AdministrationProcess ImprovementSOP DevelopmentGL Integration
Soft Skills
Problem SolvingStakeholder CommunicationCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Cloud-Based Payroll PlatformHRISTime And Attendance Systems
Industry Keywords
Payroll LegislationStatutory PayW-2T4RL-1SOX ComplianceEmployment StandardsLeave EntitlementsVendor CoordinationGlobal Payroll Experience
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloud
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Run end-to-end multi-state US and multi-province Canada payrolls, on- and off-cycle, to deadline
- Ensure accurate earnings, deductions, taxes, benefits, garnishments and statutory pay
- Own year-end and regulatory filings, including W-2, T4 / RL-1, and reconcile payroll to the general ledger
- Resolve employee and stakeholder queries and escalations
- Support payroll system implementation
- Configure, test through parallel runs, validate and document pay rules, earning/deduction codes and integrations
- Partner with the project team and system vendor on data migration, HRIS/time/GL interfaces and cutover
- Build and maintain SOPs, controls and process documentation for the in-house model
- Ensure compliance with US federal/state and Canadian federal/provincial payroll legislation and tax
- Maintain statutory accuracy, including employment standards and leave entitlements
- Support internal and external audits and SOX-style payroll controls
- Administer the pay impact of maternity, paternity, disability, FMLA and statutory leave, coordinating with carriers/vendors
- Support moving leave administration into Payroll
- Produce payroll reporting, reconciliations and dashboards
- Support the payroll approval matrix and drive automation and process improvement
Requirements
What you’ll need- 3+ years’ payroll experience covering both US (multi-state) and Canada (multi-province) payroll
- Hands-on payroll system implementation / migration experience on a modern cloud-based payroll / HCM platform, including configuration, parallel testing, data migration and cutover
- Strong working knowledge of US and Canadian payroll legislation, tax and statutory requirements
- Advanced Excel
- Confidence working with payroll / HRIS data and system integrations
- Preferred: Experience in a global or matrixed organisation, with exposure to EMEA / APJ payroll
- Preferred: Leave-to-pay administration (LOA, disability, statutory leave) and vendor / carrier coordination
- Preferred: Familiarity with time & attendance systems and GL / finance integrations
Benefits
Comp & perks- Inclusive and accessible environment for candidates and employees
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Remote work arrangement (based in India)
