Payroll Work Leader

Powertech Labs Inc is a cleantech company with the mission of being a trusted innovation partner providing solutions, specialized testing, and technical expertise for a safe and sustainable global energy future. Powertech has a global reputation for delivering transformative solutions in both the electric power industry as well as the transport sector. A clean future will be driven by electric and hydrogen power, and we will help get there.

We are always guided by our values as a global clean-technology and engineering company:

• Safety: This top everything. We do our work safely or we do not do it at all.
• Challenges: We ready ourselves for the hardest challenges – through attaining accreditations, developing industry-leading innovative products & services, investing in our labs, hiring great people, and making them better.
• Diverse Teams: We are strongest together and capitalize on our varied attributes – together we are more than the sum of parts.
• Our customers: Customers fuel this company, and we constantly work with them to earn and retain their trust and loyalty. We expect that our customers hold us accountable to our commitments.
• Excellence: Striving for excellence, acting with integrity, and having the highest standards in quality are core to what we do.

What you'll do

1. Holds work leadership responsibilities for and performs the same duties as the Payroll Coordinator job.
2. Administers payrolls on a bi-weekly basis following the technical schedule for submission and execution of batch jobs, analyzing various pre and post audit reports for warnings/errors taking corrective action and ensuring successful completion, moving to next dependency in the process. Escalates issues impacting timeliness of completion (SLA impact) to management. Creates bi-weekly payroll direct deposit file for employees and the bi-weekly financial posting to the general ledger of $25 - $30 million.
3. Calculates and prepares for approval payments documents to third party vendors for garnishments, employee and employer taxes, employee voluntary deductions, and employer provided benefit plans (pension, WCB, etc.). Interacts with third party vendors to resolve any issues or discrepancies.
4. Administers Board of Director Payrolls, including administration of personal data.
5. Acts as backup for Tier 2 Help Desk by investigating and resolving complex issues.
6. Provides guidance and mentoring to Payroll Coordinator job.
7. Performs other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Required:

• Sound practical knowledge of Payroll, Time Entry and HR and Accounting Systems.
• Ability to prepare and process journal entries and investigate and take corrective action for variances in general ledger accounts.
• Sound practical knowledge of privacy legislation regarding personal data and FOI policies.
• Sound practical knowledge of the cross-discipline function of Time entry for HR and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet tight bi-weekly deadlines.
• Must be tactful and exercise discretion given the personal nature of the information.
• Demonstrated and sound interpersonal customer service communication skills.
• Attention to detail for accuracy and timeliness understanding SLA and Canada Revenue Agency remittance deadlines and associated penalties if not met.
• Ability to make judgements within prescribed guidelines.

What you bring

• Post-Secondary diploma with business courses; plus, Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) certification; plus, completion of 3rd level professional accounting designation or equivalent education/experience.
• Minimum four (4) years of full cycle payroll experience and three (3) years of general accounting experience with exposure to Payroll and Benefit General Ledger accounts in a large complex multi-unionized organization.
• Must have used large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems with experience in HR, Time, Payroll and General Ledger modules (SAP/PeopleSoft, etc.).
• Comprehensive knowledge of statutory requirements and legislation (such as Employment Standards, Workers Compensation, Canada Revenue Agency, etc.).

What we offer

• Affiliation: MoveUP
• Job group: 9
• Job location: Surrey
• Annual salary range: $70K - $76K

For Powertech Lab positions, the flexible work model options are different due to their specific operational requirements and details will be discussed at the interview stage. This position will be advertised concurrently.

Powertech Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We include everyone. We welcome applications from anyone, including members of visible minorities, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. We are also happy to provide reasonable accommodations throughout the selection process and while working at Powertech Labs.

Maintaining customer-confidence and our reputation is key: To this end, all our campus and laboratories are accredited to ISO9001 (quality), ISO14001 (environment stewardship) and ISO45001 (safety) and IEC/ISO 17025 for over 100 standards. To complement the focus on accreditation, we encourage our experts to drive global standards and provide development opportunities for all staff to grow in their role and to advance in their careers.

Working at Powertech is not a job but a career. If you want to be a part of a growing clean technology company that is impactful and working towards a common goal of accelerating the world towards a net zero carbon future, come and join.

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