Payroll Administrator

Payroll Administrator - Remote

**Why you’ll love Canada Cartage**

An iconic Canadian company with over 100 years of helping companies grow and succeed in Canada, we provide national dedicated fleet solutions, general freight services, managed transportation, fulfillment & distribution, and home delivery. With a national network of terminals, cross-docks, and distribution centers, we are one of Canada’s largest and most trusted supply chain service providers. Driven to exceed customer expectations, and supported by technology and innovation, we bring simplicity to complex logistics challenges.

We work with intelligent and focused leaders who are driven to create an outstanding customer experience in partnership with Canadian leading brands. Canada Cartage is deep rooted in family values with an entrepreneurial culture where ideas are welcomed, growth is fostered and high performance is championed. A recognized thought leader and founded in 1914, Canada Cartage dominates the industry by delivering innovative fleet solutions.

**The Impact You Will Have**

Reporting to the Senior Payroll Manager. The Payroll Administrator supports all aspects of the company payrolls for union, non-union, hourly, and salaried employees.

Additionally, the incumbent will prepare and submit various month-end journal entries/reconciliations within the deadlines provided by the Finance Team. As a key team member, you will ensure all reporting government requirements.

**What you will do**
- Provide payroll services through the preparation and processing of weekly payroll for both hourly and salaried employees
- Review payroll transactions entered into the system including new hires, terminations, and preparation of ROEs
- Ensure time system has accurately captured hourly employee's times and bring data over to payroll
- Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing, taxable benefits and reporting requirements
- Complete statistical and employee earnings information
- Administer and balance remittances to various agencies and vendors
- Review information submitted from branch offices for reasonableness. Obtain documented authorization where applicable.
- Ensuring databases are set up and reflect the current employee base, including salaries, hourly wages, benefits and pension percentages
- Maintain accurate and current confidential employee files.
- Other duties as required.

**What You’ll Bring**
- Minimum 3 years in full payroll cycle payroll experience
- Completion of PCP is required
- Transportation experience is an asset
- Bilingual (French) is an asset
- Experience with UKG would be considered a plus
- Intermediate experience with Excel
- Experience dealing with sensitive and confidential information
- Experience in a Federally regulated unionized environment an asset in Ontario and Quebec

**Why people love working for Canada Cartage**
- We offer hybrid and flexible working opportunities.
- Extended health and dental, retirement plans
- Paid personal days and sick days
- Cohesive team and a positive, hard-working atmosphere.
- Meaningful opportunities for career growth.
- Company wide recognition initiatives designed to recognize employees when they demonstrate outstanding customer service, teamwork and our core values.
- Perks - discounted hotels, car rentals, entertainment, gym memberships, phone plans, electronics, to name a few
- Fun events throughout the year, like summer barbeques and driver-appreciation week that regularly bring us together.
- We give back to the communities in which we operate by volunteering and donating to local charities.
- We are a strong company that weathers the storm through pandemics and recessionary periods, so that we can benefit from good economic environments.

**We are a top employer**

Canada Cartage has been recognized on the Forbes list of Canada’s Best Employers 2022. This is the sixth straight year that Canada Cartage has been included on this list.

The Canada’s Best Employers 2022 title, along with our 6th year of being recognized by Trucking HR as one of Canada’s “Top Fleet Employers” serves to reinforce Canada Cartage’s reputation as an employer of high quality.

Why do we have one of the lowest driver turn-over rates in Canada? A team environment, short-haul regular routes and great benefits. Come work with us:
**Our Values**

**Integrity**: We conduct our business with honour, honest and ethics with our people, the environment and legal matters. We believe in being transparent and trustworthy, respecting the traditional “handshake” value system and earning our way in.

**Humanity**: We are a family minded organization, caring for people and treating them with dignity, decency and respect, be it employees, customers, suppliers or our partners. Open door policy and dealings is our way.

**Accountability**: Accountability and accessibility to our staff, customers and our customers’ customers is of utmost importance to us. We enable a high level of two w