Payroll Specialist

_**As a member of the Pearle Hospitality team, you are a part of the Pearle Hospitality family.**_

Pearle Hospitality’s mission and focus is to enrich each moment through genuine and thoughtful actions. Each of Pearle Hospitality’s restaurants, event venues, hotels, and spas are focused on creating happiness and elevating each experience through the care and consideration of our people, guests, food, properties and communities.

Our guests and customers have a trust in the experience they are about to enjoy. They trust that any event hosted at one of our properties, stays in our hotels or experiences at our spas will be a memorable experience for all involved. This idea has been reinforced through years of dedication to providing those people with soulful and delicious food, impeccably maintained historical buildings and bright, hardworking, and enthusiastic team members.

**Job Purpose**

As part of a 3-person team, the Payroll Specialist is responsible for completing full cycle in-house payroll processing and benefits administration support for payrolls for multiple properties across Southwestern Ontario.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Accurately enter and support payroll data into Payworks system, and process multiple bi-weekly payrolls for up to1,300+ employees.
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.
- Ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll updates including new hires, terminations, changes to pay rates, deduction calculations & remittances, EHT, WSIB.
- Year-end completion including T4s, Annual EHT returns and WSIB reconciliations.
- Administer benefits program with the timely enrolment of new members, execute employee deductions, terminate coverage, and ensure the review & payment of monthly invoicing.
- Identify process gaps and system improvements to reduce the current manual intervention in transferring time and attendance into payroll, tracking vacation/statutory holiday/sick time banks and related adjustments.

**What we would like you to bring to the position**:

- Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) preferred.
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (or equivalent).
- Post-secondary Diploma and/or equivalent years of experience.
- Minimum 2 years' experience administering full cycle Canadian payroll, preferably within a dynamic organization with 7 days by 24 hours operation (hourly & salary).
- Sound judgement and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make timely and sound decisions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Intermediate to advanced MS Office skills
- Word, Excel, Outlook.

**Why join Pearle Hospitality team**:

- Competitive total rewards package
- Discounts at all Pearle Hospitality restaurants, hotels, and spas
- Training, Development and Professional Membership support
- Growth opportunities and influence as part of a strong shared services team
- Amazing & knowledgeable team, and strong company culture
- Pearle Hospitality and affiliated companies accommodate the needs of job applicants throughout its recruitment and selection processes in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Accommodation needs must be provided in advance. To discuss your needs, please contact the hiring manager._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From $50,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Store discount
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Payroll: 1 year (preferred)
- Payworks Software: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Payroll Compliance Practitioner (preferred)

Work Location: In person