Payroll Specialist

1 month ago

St Thomas, Canada Volkswagen Group Canada Full time

**Payroll Specialist**
- ST.000143

Primary Location Canada-Ontario-London

**Drive your Career**

We love our cars, but it’s the people behind them who make them what they are. To market, sell, and service great cars, we need great people. That’s why at Volkswagen Group Canada, we are passionate about our cars and our brand and foster this same passion and drive in our people. We know that the right people in the right positions can do incredible things, and we love making that happen.

Our mission has started. Volkswagen Group’s largest cell factory in St. Thomas will carry out all battery activities - from processing raw materials to developing a unified Volkswagen battery to managing the European and North American gigafactories. Headquartered in Salzgitter, Germany, we are experiencing the transformation of mobility up close. Our goal is to contribute a positive impact to our global society, the environment and the economy. To reach these goals we need your POWER

**We are looking for a Payroll Specialist based out of the St. Thomas, Ontario office.**

For the ramp-up phase of our North American operations and beyond, we are looking for a Payroll Specialist, reporting to the Head of Total Reward. This role will maintain payroll processing responsibilities and administrative duties for benefit administration at the PowerCo Canada facility in St. Thomas, ON. We have lofty goals in 2024, and this role will play an important part in helping us achieve them.

**This is a flex hybrid model, requiring 2 days in the St. Thomas office.**

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Running the end-to-end process of bi-weekly & monthly payroll including onboarding of new hires into Dayforce, processing final pay calculations for terminations, review overtime reports for processing, manually update contractor hours and upload to Dayforce, process cost center changes, calculate retroactive payments, manually produce Records of Employments, updated Savings Plan changes in Dayforce (pension, RRSP/TFSA)
- Responsible for GL postings, responding to accounting inquiries as required
- Extract and verify PDC hours using Kronos - including manual updates for shift and overtime hours
- Work with Total Reward team members to update payroll system with ongoing vehicle lease changes
- Update and recalculate taxable benefits for assigned drivers using reports, excel and Dayforce
- Address system password resets
- Assist with International Workers and related Third Parties Administration to align with annual Tax Statements
- Produce yearend (T4s, T4As and T2200s)
- Time Away From Work support (approving and updating time off, running of reports)
- Activate pension and benefits for new hires, administer changes, update coverage, collect forms, work with third party providers and act as liaison, etc.
- Respond to employee inquires and questions; redirect to appropriate resources as appropriate
- Work with HRCs for employees going on approved leaves of absence (mat leave, approved leave, etc)
- Other duties as relevant to the position

**Desired Skills**:

- Post-Secondary Education in in Business, payroll, Human Resources, Finance and/or equivalent relevant work experience
- 5+ years of experience in a fast-paced payroll environment, ideally within both unionized and non-unionized payrolls
- Experience with Ceridian Dayforce is essential
- Experience with Success Factors would be an asset
- Robust knowledge of MS Office Suite, with advanced Excel and reporting skills
- Demonstrated competency with general accounting and GL processing
- Familiar with benefit plans, with the ability to administer multi-divisional plans
- Background working with 3rd party providers (benefits, EAP, etc)
- Potential for international travel to HQ in Germany (total travel up to ~10%)
- Overtime may be required to meet ramp-up deadlines
- Experience with coordination of global teams is a strong plus
- High degree of intercultural awareness and sensitivity
- A background in manufacturing, automotive or startups is a plus
- German language skills are considered an asset.

**What you’ll get in return**:

- A flexible and collaborative team dynamic
- Opportunities for development
- Opportunities to participate in exciting company events that give back to the community.
- Competitive employer paid benefits and overall compensation package
- And much more

Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, family status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, or local laws.

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