Total Rewards Analyst

Payroll Processing:

• Accurately enter, process, verify, review and balance the bi-weekly payroll earnings and adjustments in accordance with company and regulatory requirements for 160 employees (including accuracy of timecard and PTO balances, and ROEs as applicable)
• Process appropriate updates for any year-to-date adjustments and/or manual cheques, as well as manual/off-cycle and/or special pays as required, including bonus and quarterly Board of Director payments
• Process and balance payroll expenses, deductions and adjustments. Ensure accurate assessment of taxable benefits, reconciliation and remittances.
• Process year-end reporting and tax forms (T4s, T4As, T2200s); administer related tax filing (EHT, helping address CPP/EI deficiencies as applicable) and remittances.
• Verify and maintain employee options for pension and RRSP contributions and any additional tax deductions; prepare benefits and RRSP/RPP premium remittances/billing and reconcile against payroll contributions as applicable
• Responsible for the coordination efforts between Finance and HR, to ensure proper flow and maintain accuracy of employee data, including balancing of payrolls and internal GL accounts
• Assist with financial audits related to pay records, payroll controls, and HR records/processes
• Collaborate with the HR team to ensure accuracy and efficiency of employee, payroll, and time & attendance data on ADP Workforce Now
• Maintain files, ensuring payroll-related employee documents are saved in appropriate folder (employee file and/or payroll processing folders) and process manuals are kept current, accurate, confidential, in compliance with company policies and government regulations

Analytics and Reporting:

• Complete quarterly/year-end metrics reporting including monthly headcount reports (including all movement updates), year-end/year-start validation of PTO/vacation/carryover, quarterly vacation usage reports for executives and board meetings.
• Organizational chart updates based on all movements (hires, promotions/transfers, exits)
• Adhoc reports/analysis as needed by HR Management or colleagues
• Assists with cost analysis and estimates on People Rewards programs for budget inputs
• Conduct regular analysis of people and people rewards data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement, including collection of all Employee/HR data to create a dashboard