Payroll Technician

**Who are we?**
Founded in 1987 by Barry F. Lorenzetti, BFL CANADA is one of the largest employee-owned and operated Risk Management, Insurance Brokerage, and Employee Benefits consulting services firms in North America. The firm has a team of over 1000 professionals located in 24 offices across the country. Our employees have free rein to demonstrate their creativity, leadership and entrepreneurial skills since we believe in each one of them. BFL CANADA is a founding Partner of Lockton Global LLP, a partnership of independent insurance brokers who provide Risk Management, Insurance and Benefits Consulting services in over 140 countries around the world.
**BFL CANADA is looking for a Payroll Technician to join its Payroll Team in Montreal**
Reporting to the Director of Payroll Services, the Payroll Technician will support the payroll process for some of our divisions across Canada. He/She will be responsible for preparing the payroll, sending files, compiling data and preparing reports required by various departments within the organization.
**Your day to day as a Payroll Technician**
- Carry out activities related to entire payroll cycles, such as the preparation, verification and submission of the payroll for approximately 550 employees across Canada.
- Make changes to employee files (create new employee files, adjust salaries, add or modify taxable benefits and/or miscellaneous deductions, input changes of address, termination of employment, record of employment,).
- Provide necessary explanations to staff on various deductions and other payroll requirements.
- Carry out source deductions, support payments, wage garnishments, etc.
- Calculate taxable benefits (vehicle allowance, group insurance, etc.).
- Prepare journal entries and submit various monthly and one-off reports as necessary.
- Help at the end of the fiscal year.
- Analyze and record group insurance invoices.
- Carry out various reconciliations.
- Perform any other related tasks.
- 2 years of experience in a similar role.
- College diploma in administrative techniques or accounting, or any other relevant training.
- Payroll Compliance Practitioner certification (P.C.P.) is an asset.
- Good analytical skills and the ability to manage stress and meet deadlines.
- Detail and quality oriented.
- Strong ability to ensure confidentiality at all levels.
- Outstanding organizational skills and excellent time management.
- Bilingual: strong verbal and written communication skills in French and English.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (advanced Excel).

**Perks**
- Join a dynamic team where entrepreneurship, innovation and collaboration are at the core of our values.
- Work in an organization that believes in integrity, respect and recognition of diversity and community support.
- Enjoy a competitive salary and a multitude of benefits from your first day with us including generous medical and dental coverage, telemedicine, an employee and family assistance program and RRSPs.
- Develop your career by choosing a company that encourages, supports continuing education, and invests in the training of its employees.
- Choose a stimulating work environment that will allow you to grow both personally and professionally, with a team, projects and challenges that are motivating and rewarding.
- We offer more than a job, we offer a career

Our Montreal office is located at the heart of downtown Montreal, the largest city in Quebec. Our employees can benefit from the numerous exciting activities organized in the neighbourhood. You can even admire one of Montreal’s greatest sites from our windows: Mount Royal.
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Offers of employment at BFL CANADA are conditional upon satisfactory results of background verifications.