Payroll Analyst

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation - ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

**Typical Accountabilities**:

- Translate business payroll requests into mass upload templates of payroll input, submit them to the payroll vendor for processing, ensure prompt processing, and validate accurate processing via auditing procedures.
- Ensure payroll vendor receives all garnishment orders in a timely manner, reconcile garnishments sent against vendor reports.
- Perform appropriate audit controls to ensure payroll is processed accurately.
- Respond to payroll ticket escalations.
- Research and resolve employee pay issues and respond to employee inquiries.
- Support special projects as directed. Conduct ad hoc analyses as applicable. Provide support for critical HR initiatives as needed.
- Review and approve system updates impacting tax reporting and withholdings.
- Research and resolve any payroll tax issues, including responding to employee tax inquiries.
- Keep apprised of changes in federal and provincial payroll tax requirements.
- Ensure accurate taxation of all earnings and deductions.
- Answer internal and external questions related to tax withholdings, T4’s, tax elections.
- Review reports, prepare discrepancy reports, and follow up with team leaders on missing information.
- Provide procedural advice and responses on Payroll and Time and Attendance (T&A) issues to inquiries from team members and managers in a timely and courteous manner.

**Requirements**:

- High School Diploma
- Minimum 3 years experience
- High level proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including use of pivot tables and v-lookups
- Bachelor's Degree preferred
- PCP or CPM payroll certifications preferred
- Experience with Workday Payroll preferred

**Summary**:
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- GTAA Top Employer Award for 9 years
- Learn about our culture
- Learn more about working with us in Canada
- View our YouTube channel

AstraZeneca is committed to taking every reasonable precaution to protect employees, our customers and the healthcare systems in the communities in which we serve. In an effort to protect the wellbeing of our employees and customers, full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of all positions at AstraZeneca. As such, all offers of employment will be conditional upon either (i) proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or (ii) proof of need for accommodation under relevant human rights legislation, and AstraZeneca’s determination that the requested accommodation can be provided without undue hardship. You will be required to submit proof of full vaccination or proof of need for accommodation during our background screening process.