There is a Payroll Administrator role at Robert Half, for candidates with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. In addition, if you possess excellent communication and problem-solving abilities, this may be the right job for you. You will be a part of a dynamic team with an opportunity for career growth. This Payroll Administrator opportunity is located in White Rock, British Columbia and is a short-term contract / temporary role.

Your responsibilities in this role

- Manage payroll information requests and questions

- Ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations and guidelines

- Calculate employer social security, unemployment, and worker compensation payments and employee federal and state income and social security taxes to determine payroll liabilities

- Report needed changes after maintaining payroll operations according to established policies and procedures

- Managing payroll information by keeping proper records for collecting, calculating, and entering data

- Retrieve and assess information in order to resolve payroll discrepancies

- Preparing reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages

- Secure confidential payroll operation information and maintain employee confidence

- Reviewing and verifying source documents

- Execute relevant weekly, monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports to circulate amongst department heads

- Manage issues related to employee deductions and other liabilities, including reconciling

- Perform other tasks as necessary

- Maintain all updates of payroll records by tracking changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job title and department/division transfers

- Supporting all internal and external audits related to payroll

Requirements

- Payroll systems for 100-500 employees experience

- Demonstrated knowledge of Payroll Functions

- Adeptness in union payroll

- Knowledge of Full Cycle Payroll

- Comprehensive knowledge of Canadian Payroll

- Payroll experience

- bi-Monthly Payroll experience

- General familiarity with Process Payroll

- Knowledgeable of basic accounting principles and solid financial acumen

- Dependability in Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills in particular

- Mastery of federal and state payroll regulations and requirements

- Prior experience using accounting software

- Mastery of internal controls

- Certified Payroll Professional will be given preference

- 2+ years of relevant experience in payroll

- Notable analytical, quantitative and social skills

- Prior experience working with high volume multi-state payroll, billing, licensing, AP, etc.

- Outstanding data entry skills