About the role

  • Reports to Supervisor, Payroll, performs a variety of accounting and clerical duties associated with the preparation and reconciliation of wage and salary payrolls and employee benefits.
  • Processes payroll documents received from Human Resources or Departments and determines the necessary adjustments to gross pay.
  • Calculates vacation pay, retroactive pay, sick leave, retiring allowance, in lieu of notice pay and inputs adjustments into payroll system.
  • Adjusts tax on final payments based on tax waivers received from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
  • Calculates, prepares correspondence, collects and adjusts employee records for overpayments.
  • Calculates, prepares and processes jobs to produce manual cheques for underpayments.
  • Updates employee deductions as required.
  • Prepares cheque requisitions for all payroll deductions and remits on a timely basis (ie. taxes, bonds, charities, garnishments, union dues, etc.).
  • Prepares Records of Employment documents including running jobs and printing of documents.
  • Answers inquiries in person and by telephone from employees, departments including outside agencies such as CRA and Human Resources Skills & Development Canada.
  • Prepares monthly account reconciliations for liability and clearing accounts.
  • Calculates, deducts and maintains garnishment records.
  • Recalls/cancels direct deposits as required and reissues rejected direct deposits from bank.
  • Adjusts employee's gross pay for attendance docking exceptions.
  • Prepares journals to fund sick leave payments from reserve accounts.
  • Prepares adjustments to employee records for the preparation of annual T4/T4A's.
  • Completes the annual PIER Review (audit of CPP/EI deductions) required by CRA.
  • Works in accordance with the provisions of applicable Health and Safety legislation and all City of Hamilton corporate and departmental policies and procedures related to Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Performs other duties as assigned which are directly related to the major responsibilities of the job.

Requirements

  • Previous experience in a payroll environment or demonstrated knowledge of internal payroll functions.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of business accounting concepts and a developed aptitude in mathematics.
  • Experience in a computerized environment.
  • Working knowledge of Word and an intermediate level of knowledge in Excel.
  • Previous satisfactory experience in a computerized payroll system or payroll certification would be considered an asset.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate, both written and verbal.
  • Demonstrated ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines with speed and accuracy.
  • A high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality is required.

Job title

Payroll Clerk

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$34,252 - CA$37,230 per year

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Tech skills

Location requirements

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