Our client is one of Canada’s largest privately held management companies, with over 25 hotels from coast to coast. A trusted leader in hotel and resort management. For over 60 years, the organization has been operating independent hotels and resorts as well as multi-national hotel brands. It was named Company of the Year and one of the "Top 50 Shining Stars" by Hotelier magazine. The payroll team is made up of 3 professionals and the system used is ADP Workforce Now.

The head office is located in Montreal near Palais des congrès with metro station nearby.

Benefits offered

• Salary range between $65 000 to $75 000 upon experience
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Hybrid mode : 2 days remote/week
• RRSP - Employer contribution of up to 3% on annual base salary,  from date of employment
• Full range of benefits, from date of employment
• Employee assistance program
• Free parking subject to availability
• Access to a fitness center
• Access to global hotel discounts for friends and family

Main responsibilities

As a Payroll and Benefits Administrator, you will play an essential role in the production of payroll and benefits management for all salaried and hourly employees, unionized and non-unionized, across Canada.

• Ensure that the bi-weekly payrolls for all employees are accurate and processed on-time.
• Audit and validation of all HR and payroll input data including new hire, changes and termination for both payroll and benefits.
• Detailed review and reconciliation of payroll data submitted by the field, ensuring timely resolution of errors prior to payroll transmission and/or processing.
• Ensuring timely and accurate payments for garnishments, union remittances, WCB and other government remittances as required.
• Year-End Tasks : T4/RL-1 Balancing and Provincial annual returns/filing.
• Produce ADP custom reports and analysis as required in order to support Finance and Operations.
• Manage and process new pension and benefit enrollments or changes within the HRIS system (ADP Workforce Now) and our group insurance provider.
• Reconcile payroll and benefits accounts and provide support to the finance team as required.
• Support on-boarding processes, including implementation of new entities and support off-boarding processes, including but not limited to the calculation of final payouts and production of ROE.
• Implement programming changes and updates within ADP Workforce Now as required.
• On-going optimization of current processes and development of tools for automation.
• Assistance with special projects and other tasks as required.

Profile required

• Minimum of two years’ experience processing the full payroll and benefits cycle in a high-volume environment
• PCP Certification from the National Payroll Institute (an asset)
• Knowledge of ADP Workforce Now (an asset)
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (specifically Excel, VLOOKUP’s, pivot tables)
• Solid understanding of Canadian payroll practices and standards
• Good knowledge of group insurance and pension concepts
• Excellent proficiency in both English and French (written/spoken)
• Possess strong initiative and desire to pursue opportunities as they are identified
• Demonstrated ability to working through challenges above and beyond a standard job description
• Ability to convey information and ideas clearly and objectively
• Ability to develop relationships at all levels from corporate colleagues to hotels and external partners
• Highly organized, able to manage time effectively and is comfortable working with tight deadlines
• High degree of flexibility and ability to deal with a growing and changing environment.