Payroll Analyst

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🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $72.7k - $85.5k / year

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧾 Payroll

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📋 Description

• Execute core payroll processes across US, Canadian, and global jurisdictions • Perform statutory federal, state, local, and Canadian tax filings and prepare audit documentation and correction files • Lead pre-year-end audit checks, data hygiene reviews, balancing runs, and US W-2/1099 and Canadian T4/RL-1 issuance • Assist with UK/EMEA year-end data verification • Support organizational projects through report generation, legacy data extraction, employee profile audits, system alignment, and parallel test validations • Validate biweekly and monthly payroll inputs for hourly and salaried populations, including variable compensation, taxable benefits, reimbursements, and statutory deductions • Resolve employee payroll escalation tickets involving pay inquiries, tax withholding adjustments, and historical pay adjustments • Liaise with CRA, Revenu Québec, IRS, state agencies, ADP, and iiPay to resolve discrepancies • Support compliance, internal audits, SOX reviews, and government reporting • Partner with HR and Finance to resolve payroll issues • Administer benefits and RRSP programs, including deductions, vendor reporting, and reconciliations

🎯 Requirements

• 5–8+ years of hands-on payroll processing and reconciliation experience; US and Canada required • Experience supporting organizational projects, system implementations, or complex tax reconciliation initiatives • Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline • PCP or CPP designation preferred • Prior experience operating in a remote-first, multi-entity environment • Advanced knowledge of third-party payroll systems such as ADP, iiPay, and Hibob • Expert-level Microsoft Excel proficiency, including XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, nested formulas, and data matching • Deep understanding of US Federal/State/Local tax setups and Canadian payroll legislation, tax forms, and remittance rules • Experience with payroll data mapping, process audits, parallel run testing, and data migrations • Experience reconciling payroll and benefit accounts and preparing related journal entries • Ability to manage high-volume tasks independently against strict deadlines • Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills • High confidentiality, integrity, and discretion when handling sensitive information

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity for contract extension • Remote-first work flexibility • Benefits and RRSP programs • Total rewards offering • Reasonable accommodation for disabilities • Diverse and inclusive workplace

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