USA Payroll Benefits Specialist
USA Payroll Benefits Specialist
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Job Description
Location: Montreal
Overview:
We are seeking a skilled USA Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join our team. This role will primarily focus on managing payroll operations benefits and the HRIS system. As our company grows responsibilities may evolve to meet business needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Payroll Management: Oversee semimonthly payroll operations ensuring accurate multistate payroll processing foremployees and contractors including salaries benefits garnishments taxes and other deductions.
- Employee Communication: Address and resolve employee inquiries related to payroll taxation benefit deductions 401K and related concerns.
- Project Leadership: Lead payrollrelated projects focusing on scalable process development to support company growth.
- Audit and Compliance: Audit payroll reports and collaborate with accounting and HR teams to ensure accurate financial recording and assist with monthly quarterly and yearend reconciliations.
- Tax Compliance: Support annual payroll tax reconciliation and compliance including filing returns and issuing W2s.
- Legal Compliance: Ensure adherence to federal state and local payroll wage and hour laws and best practices.
- Integration Support: Assist with large integration and consolidation efforts in an M&A environment.
- Internal Controls: Recommend internal controls and procedures to ensure payroll accuracy.
- Reporting and Analysis: Perform data analysis generate reports and assist the HR team with special projects.
Qualifications :
- Education: Bachelors degree in HR Accounting Business or a related field.
- Experience: 3 years of experience with inhouse US payroll processing in a multistate environment.
- Tax Knowledge: Proficient in US payroll taxes at federal state and local levels.
- HRIS Expertise and technical skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office including MS Excel. Strong knowledge of HRIS platforms such as UKG ADP Workday Bamboo HR etc.
- Certifications: Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) and/or Certified Equity Professional (CEP) preferred.
- M&A Experience: Experience with integration mergers & acquisitions and compliance is preferred.
- Communication Skills: Excellent oral and written communication abilities in English (professional proficiency in french is an asset)
- Organizational Skills: Must be organized quickthinking and detailoriented. Must be able to work independently multitask and prioritize effectively.
- Growth Mindset: Interest in growing with the company and mentoring new team members.
- Bookkeeping Knowledge: Familiarity with bookkeeping is a plus.
Work Environment:
This role requires working from Montreal with the team based in different locations across North America. Please note that occasional meetings might occur outside regular hours due to global communications.
Additional Information :
Our office is located in Old Montreal (Square Victoria Metro station)
Sia Partners is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including hiring promotion remuneration or discipline are based solely on performance competence conduct or business needs.
To learn more about our mission values and business sectors please visit our website.
Sia Partners is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including hiring promotion remuneration or discipline are based solely on performance competence conduct or business needs.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
