PAYROLL AND BENEFITS SPECIALIST

Balcan Innovations is a leading North American manufacturer of technical films, flexible packaging, and reflective insulation with five brands at its core: Balcan Packaging, Plastixx FFS Technologies, NELMAR Security Packaging Systems, rFoil, and Reflectix.

• Full time and permanent position
• Group Insurance Coverage (life, disability, medical, dental and vision)
• Free on-site parking
• Dynamic work environment

Ensure timely, accurate, and complete payroll processing in accordance with company policies and applicable legislative standards for employees of assigned sites.

· Perform the entire payroll process for several entities in different automated systems. (Magik Pay, Nethris, ADP, Ouipay, UKG)

· Check timesheets (Timekeeper-UKG): codes, bonuses, hours etc., to ensure their accuracy;

· Transfer and balance the hours transmitted between the attendance system and the salary calculation system;

· Make various entries relating to payroll processing: vacation payment, illness, personal days, CNESST, corrections, etc.;

· Process adjustments to earnings and/or deductions (e.g. hourly rate change);

· Process and validate specific calculations relating to special payments (signature bonus-referral bonus), retroactive payments, disability payments and taxable benefits.

· Validate all relevant calculations regarding the final payment before creating the payment file for the bank;

· Closely monitor vacation provisions and time banks;

· Investigate, analyze and resolve issues of employees, managers, accounting groups and external government agencies;

· Produce and validate records of employment;

· Respond to inquiries from Employment Insurance regarding terminations of employment and complete inquiries from any other organization;

· Verify compliance between payroll and internal policies;

· Manage garnishments and alimony;

· Manage reports for DPSP and RRSP remittances;

· Manage arrears relating to group insurance during holidays;

· Manage the accounting component for the training files of employees-1% law;

· Register, modify or terminate employees, depending on their status, in the group insurance and retirement savings plan platform (Sunlife);

· Maintain documentation relating to internal payroll procedures;

· Participate in the processing of year-end tax forms;

· Respond in time to questions from employees (by email or in person) and/or the HR team regarding payroll;

· Ensure that all follow-ups have been done with the HR team and/or the benefits team;

· Participate in various audits, as needed;

· Perform all other related tasks related to the position;

· Train potential new payroll resources (payroll technician) in internal systems and processes;

On-Site 75% - Telecommuting 25%

Average - performed by its manager

Payroll Manager, all payroll and HR team members, production employees and other company managers

As needed - other specialists on the team

• Minimum of 5 years of payroll experience
• Canadian Payroll Association PCP certification (or in progress)
• · College diploma in administration or accounting - minimum
• · Excellent communication skills - verbal/written
• · Strong ability to work with various payroll software and the Microsoft Office Suite;
• · Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• · Ability to work collaboratively with your colleagues
• · Ability to work under pressure
• · Ability to embrace and promote change
• · Excellent sense of organization and detail
• · Strong focus on customer service
• · Ability to work with sensitive and confidential information
• · Excellent communication skills in French and English since it is required to communicate with plants outside of Quebec.
• Balcan is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected Characteristics to apply.
• _Please take note that a pre-selection of applications is made and that only selected candidates will be contacted.
  The use of the masculine to designate person is only intended to lighten the text._

Please take note that a pre-selection of applications is made and that only selected candidates will be contacted.
The use of the masculine to designate person is only intended to lighten the text._

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