Payroll & Benefits Specialist - In Office

The role…

JFE Shoji Power Canada Inc. is seeking Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join our growing team! Reporting to our Director of Finance, the Payroll & Benefits Specialist has payroll and benefits account maintenance, vacation, hourly vacation accruals, reconciliations, Year End Processing, and reporting responsibilities. This is a permanent position with the opportunity to work from home 4 days a month.

Must have experience to perform the complete year end payroll process with Ceridian Dayforce exclusively. These include verifying and reconciling all payroll data, preparing and distributing T4 slips, filing annual returns with the CRA, reporting and remitting payroll taxes, preparing and filing T4A slips, reconciling payroll accounts, ensuring compliance with employment and payroll legislation, and setting up the payroll system for the new year.

& the Duties…

Payroll

• Liaise closely with Finance department to ensure accurate costing of payroll; provide payroll information when required for the filing of corporate tax returns, accounting for deferred development projects and liaises with Finance on taxation issues.
• Highly experienced with Year End Processing, preparation of year end employee tax slips or forms, and submitting government filings to meet deadlines. Responsible for verifying and reconciling all payroll data, preparing and distributing T4 slips, filing annual returns with the CRA, reporting and remitting payroll taxes, preparing and filing T4A slips, reconciling payroll accounts, ensuring compliance with employment and payroll legislation, and setting up the payroll system for the new year.
• Administer bonus incentive process and approvals on a bi-weekly and annual basis.
• Partner with Human Resources to ensure accurate and timely processing of new hires, terminations, and merit increases.
• Validation of timecards for errors and accuracy prior to payroll processing, performed on a weekly basis.
• Process Terminations and generate Records of Employment (ROE); experience with ROE Web for amendments.
• Processing garnishments and FRO payments.
• Responsible for the remittance of various deductions; reconcile payroll accounts with the General Ledger; ensure accurate expense and liability accounts are processed.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely bi-weekly processing of payroll for hourly and salary employees for the province of Ontario.
• Experience with Expatriates, working in conjunction with Tax consultant for processing of Taxable benefits, housing allowance, tax withholdings, salary adjustments, etc.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment working with multiple schedules and shift rotations in a continuous operation environment.
• Address or respond to inquiries from managers, employees and finance department regarding payroll and expenses.
• Responsible for the maintenance of payroll records for internal and external requirements.
• Responsible for identifying legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting payroll functions.
• Responsible for annual EHT remittances and PEIR reports, CPP, EI and Tax Discrepancies reports.
• Responsible for payroll audits for internal and external auditors.
• Understanding and processing of internal company programs, such as Perfect Attendance and Production Bonus.

Accounting

• Assist in the preparation of accurate and comprehensive management reporting including labour utilization and spend analysis.
• Assist in the preparation of the Annual Plan and periodic forecasts.
• Assist in the Month-End close process including journal entries, reconciliations and variance analyses to ensure timely and reliable Financial Reporting.
• Assist in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable tasks.
• Adherence to continuously improve the automation of finance and reporting processes.

Benefits

• Handles bi-weekly Group Pension/RRSP remittances, liaising with RSP provider.
• Month end accruals and reconciliation of benefit accounts and payroll sub-ledger to the general ledger.

Reporting

• Overall responsibility for timely remittance and reporting of statutory contributions in compliance with regulations and statutory requirements.
• Other duties requested by Management.

Your Skills & Experience…

You are a well-rounded individual with a positive attitude who is eager to work with a successful team and do great work! You are an experienced detail-oriented individual who is a proven team player. You pride yourself on accurate documentation and attention to detail.

& The Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Required…

• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Must have experience with Ceridian Day Force.
• 2-3 years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment would be an asset.
• Proven ability to effectively multi-task in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.
• Accuracy and attention to detail is critical.
• Ability to adapt quickly to demanding situations.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization and time management skills to deal with strict deadlines.
• Strong initiative and self-motivation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and business communication skills.
• Holds a Certified Payroll Designation through the NPI (National Payroll Institute), PCP, or CPM
• Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Strong aptitude for computer systems and software.
• A minimum of 5 years of payroll experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work co-operatively in a tightly knit team and individually.

We are…

A successful, forward thinking, lean manufacturer. We pride ourselves on being at the forefront of innovation of our product and process. We develop our people and seek to breakdown the traditional boundaries of a functional organization. We nurture ideas and growth and create positive experiences for our clients by taking on their challenges as our own.

On September 20th, 2019, JFE Shoji Trade Corporation acquired 100% of the shares of Cogent Power Inc, from Tata Steel Europe. Grouped together, the Cogent and JFE Shoji Steel America business make it possible for JFE Shoji to capture greater market share in the electrical steel market for both transformer and automotive products. The combination of Cogent and JFE Shoji has become one of the largest processors of electrical steel transformers in the world. JFE Shoji currently has many other production and processing facilities throughout Asia, as well as a facility in Tijuana, Mexico.

Globally, JFE Shoji enhanced the business’ competitiveness by sharing and integrating technical skills with deep business experience, which can be strongly applied to the global and North American markets. With this investment, JFE Shoji has one of the world’s leading processing and distribution functions for core design and manufacturing for transformers.

Based in Tokyo, JFE is one of the world’s largest steel producers with over 45,000 employees and operations globally.

If you would like to be considered, please apply in confidence. For more information about starting your career with JFE Shoji Power Canada, please visit https://www.jfeshojipower.com/

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