Payroll & Benefits Specialist Jobs

About Polygon

British Columbia owned and operated since 1980, the Polygon family of companies has built more than 33,000 homes throughout the Lower Mainland, from concrete high-rises and wood-frame condominiums to townhomes and single-family communities. With over four decades in business, Polygon has earned the trust of thousands of families by committing to quality design, sound construction and exceptional customer service.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Finance, Polygon is looking for a dynamic and self-motivated Payroll & Benefits Specialist who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Administration of new hires and terminations
• Staying up to date on payroll issues, including legislation, rules and regulations from CRA
• Enhancing the Polygon team culture and overall employee experience
• Reviewing pay documents for accuracy and completeness
• Conducting regular internal audits
• Preparing, filing and maintaining employee master files
• Ensuring accurate processing of sick pay, benefits, and vacation payouts
• Acting as the first line of support for payroll and benefits inquiries and providing timely service to both internal and external customers
• Maintaining current knowledge of benefit plan coverage details and eligibility requirements
• Processing employee status changes
• Timely and accurate bi-weekly processing of payrolls for hourly, salaried, and commission-based employees
• Working collaboratively with Human Resources team on:
• Ensuring all wage changes are made accurately and in time for affected pay periods
• Other HR projects as assigned.
• Streamlining the payroll and benefits administration and processes
• Enrolling and terminating employees on the various benefit plans
• Creating and distributing relevant weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports
• Conducting compensation research, providing recommendations, and developing custom reports
• Issuing ROE’s
• Reconciling payroll totals and ensuring all deductions for the health benefits plan are made as scheduled
• Completing all year-end reporting procedures including performing annual payroll balancing at year-end for T4 preparation
• Calculating, deducting, reconciling, and remitting amounts ordered to be withheld through garnishment, third party demand, or support deduction orders
• Processing and reconciling all benefit premium billing statements

Requirements:

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• PCP certified through the National Payroll Institute or in progress; PLP certification an asset
• 5+ years of full-cycle payroll experience and 3+ years administrating multiple employee health benefits plans
• Results-oriented with the ability to interpret and effectively manage multiple and competing priorities and timelines
• A keen attention to detail with strong organization, time management, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with a broad internal employee base
• Post-secondary education in Business, Accounting or Human Resources Management or related discipline preferred
• Experience using UKG Payroll preferred
• Ability to work with confidential, sensitive information and maintain discretion with a demonstrated reputation for acting with a high level of integrity at all times

Polygon offers competitive salary and benefits packages along with a reputable corporate culture as a leader in the industry.

We thank all applicants for their interest and will only be in touch with shortlisted candidates.

Please apply with your resume and cover letter at:Payroll & Benefits Specialist