Payroll and Administrative Assistant

3 months ago


Truro, Canada Stanfield's Ltd. Full time

Payroll and Administrative Assistant
Stanfield’s, 1 Logan Street, Truro NS

**Job Summary**:
We are looking for an efficient payroll and administrative assistant to be responsible for all payroll processes. The payroll administrator's duties include the management of employee data, ensuring the accuracy of timesheets, computing wages, and ensuring employees are paid correctly and on time.

To be successful in this role you should have strong numeracy skills and be able to multitask effectively. Ultimately, an outstanding payroll administrator should be able to manage all aspects of payroll in a timely and accurate manner.

This role will also encompass various administrative duties and include the responsibility of managing incoming calls that are not screened by the phone system.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Providing information and answering employee questions about payroll-related matters.
- Managing electronic timekeeping systems or manually collecting and reviewing timesheets.
- Calculating payable hours, commissions, bonuses, tax withholdings, and deductions.
- Preparing and issuing earnings statements.
- Issuing paychecks and managing direct deposits.
- Maintaining employee records.
- Coordinating with the HR department to ensure correct employee data.
- Providing administrative assistance to the accounting department.

**Administrative**
- Perform general administrative tasks including filing, data entry, and document management.
- Handle incoming phone calls that are not filtered by the phone system, providing information, directing calls, or taking messages as necessary.
- Assist with scheduling, coordinating meetings, and managing calendars.
- Support other office functions and tasks as needed to ensure smooth operation.

**Other**
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
- Perform all job functions in a safe and healthful manner, abiding by and in accordance with all applicable Health and Safety company policies and government legislation/regulations.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Management.

**Education and Experience**:

- College diploma or equivalent in Business Administration, 1-3 years in an office environment

**Skills include**:

- Effective Customer Service skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task, work within a fast-paced environment and prioritize conflicting demands
- Attention to detail, accuracy and problem-solving abilities

**Company Sponsored Training**
- New Employee Orientation
- Code of Conduct/Guide to Respect and Professionalism
- Emergency Evacuation Procedure
- Health & Safety Policy Review
- ABS system overview

**Working Conditions**:

- Travel Requirements - None
- Physical Environment - Office
- Physical Demands
- Almost all activities are of low physical intensity, periods of sitting and short distance walking
- Mental Effort - Moderate intensity - Occasional challenges that demand higher level impact, focus.

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