Payroll and Benefits Specialist

High Tide is seeking a dynamic and fast paced Payroll and Benefits Specialist that is starting out in your field and wants to learn and grow with us Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources, the Payroll and Benefits Specialist will provide support in all activities regarding the management and administration of employee compensation, time & attendance, and benefits administration for various employees and legal entities throughout the organization. The incumbent will undertake variety of tasks such as entering payroll information, calculating wages and making payments.

• Calculate pay according to hours worked incorporating leaves, overtime, vacation pay, statutory holidays, payroll deductions and other payroll transactions.

• Lead and assist with company's benefits rollout program; ensure employees are onboarded; manage their enrollment and renewal.

• Calculate benefits deductions, manage beneficiary forms, update portal with wage changes.

• Maintain and manage time and attendance software for hourly staff including shift approvals, shift cancellations and shift scheduling.

• Strong knowledge of termination process calculations as per employment standards across all Canadian provinces.

• Initiate periodical payments; prepare and administer cheques, initiate direct deposits.

• Work with HR and operational stakeholders to work through payroll discrepancies.

• Issues statements, invoices, receipts and maintain financial records.

• Update paper and electronic payroll records by maintaining employee changes across various systems (adjustments on pay rates, transfers, new entity movement, consolidation, etc.).

• Prepare ROE/T4 on a timely basis and assist with EI inquiries.

• Support the Finance team with payroll reports (monthly headcount, quarterly report, etc. as needed).

• Special projects & ad hoc reporting as required by internal stakeholders.

• Onboarding and offboarding employees in the Payroll system.

• Provide and assist management with Dayforce and timesheet approval training.

• Cross reference various modules within HRIS to maintain data integrity.

• Perform union deductions and calculations.

• Report for worker's compensation for all provinces and administer Ontario employer health tax accordingly for all legal entities. 

• 1 -3 years of experience.

• Ability to work in a fast paced and high volume environment with consistent growth and be able to meet all deadlines.

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of an organization.

• Some knowledge of payroll principles. 

• Some knowledge and experience using Ceridian Dayforce or other systems.

• WSIB and WCB compliance for all Canadian provinces.

• Experience and understanding of employer health taxes in Manitoba and Ontario.

• Level of knowledge with CRA requirements for each provincial legislation.

• Clear, concise and effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to tolerate a high degree of ambiguity, ability to work in highly dynamic, ever-changing environment while meeting deadlines.

• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel.

• Ability to work in an office working environment. 

• Required Payroll designation (PCP or CPM).  

High Tide Inc. is the leading community-grown, retail-forward cannabis enterprise engineered to unleash the full value of the world's most powerful plant and is the second-largest cannabis retailer globally by store count. High Tide (HITI) is uniquely-built around the cannabis consumer, with wholly-diversified and fully-integrated operations across all components of cannabis, including:

• Bricks & Mortar Retail: Canna Cabana is the largest cannabis retail chain in Canada, with 200+ current locations spanning British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and growing. In 2021, Canna Cabana became the first cannabis discount club retailer in the world.
• Retail Innovation: Fastendr is a unique and fully automated technology that employs retail kiosks to facilitate a better buying experience through browsing, ordering and pickup.
• Consumption Accessories: High Tide operates a suite of leading accessory e-commerce platforms across the world, including , , , and
• E-commerce Platforms: High Tide operates a suite of leading accessory sites across the world, including , , , and

CBD: High Tide continues to cultivate the possibilities of consumer CBD through , , and

Wholesale Distribution: High Tide keeps that cannabis category stocked with wholesale solutions via Valiant.

Licensing: High Tide continues to push cannabis culture forward through fresh partnerships and license agreements under the Famous Brandz name.

High Tide consistently moves ahead of the currents, having been named one of Canada's Top Growing Companies in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 by the Globe and Mail's Report on Business Magazine, and was named as one of the top 10 performing diversified industries stocks in both 2022 and 2024 TSX Venture 50. High Tide was also ranked number one in the retail category on the Financial Times list of Americas' Fastest Growing Companies for 2024.

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