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Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Wentworth Technologiesabout 1 month ago
Mississauga, ON
Senior Level
full_time

Top Benefits

Profit sharing for full-time employees
Pension plan after 1 year
Health spending account

About the role

Amhil North Americais a privately held Thermoforming Plastics Packaging company focused on delivering Best Value to our customers and partners. We provide smart, safe and sustainable packaging solutions for the consumer, industrial and foodservice industries in North America and Europe.

Over the past twenty years, Amhil has expanded its product offering to include drinking cups, portion cups and food packaging and now includes products that are 100% recyclable, produced with recycled content and available as carbon neutral.

Amhil North America is part of the Wentworth Technologies group of companies.

Overview

Amhil's HR team is looking for a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join our team and support the hourly & salary Payroll & Benefits function for our group of companies, ensuring the accurate and timely completion of payroll.

Snapshot

This is a full-time position, based onsite.

This role requires outstanding skills in internal controls and reconciliation :

  • Apply a rigorous payroll validation process to ensure employees eligibility and qualifying rules are compliant for all special payments (shift premiums, mid-week overtime, on call premiums, weekend overtime premiums, on call premiums, etc.)
  • Scrutinize timesheets entries and systematically question the accuracy of the data before submitting the payroll
  • Act as a liaison with floor supervisors to ensure timecard exceptions are rectified
  • Verify that required approvals, backup documentation, and internal controls are fully compliant prior to any payroll submission
  • Investigate payroll issues and actively follow up on actions until full closure
  • Support payroll processing for weekly and bi-weekly, hourly, salaried, union and non-union in ADP Workforce Now (AutoPay).
  • Focus on Customer Service in responding to employee payroll & benefits questions, employment letter requests etc. in a timely manner.
  • Update and maintain current and accurate information in Payroll and Time & Attendance system.
  • Participate in new hire orientation for payroll, time & attendance system, overview of benefits, and company pension plan information.
  • Support period (weekly, biweekly, monthly and year-end) requirements/reconciliations including T4, WSIB, etc.
  • Prepares payroll reports for management and auditing purposes.
  • Coordinating enrolments and employee eligibility, payment of monthly premiums and reconciliations.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, relevant industry regulations, tax, and deduction laws.
  • Generate reports for scheduled and ad-hoc reports such as Labour reports, headcount, overtime, attendance, hours worked and progression increments etc.
  • Create, maintain and update employee files as we move to a fully digital system.

What we're looking for

  • A Great Attitude!
  • Solid, recent experience with ADP Workforce Now (WFN), preferably AutoPay.
  • Confident, solutions-oriented self-starter.
  • Experienced (3-4 years) payroll practitioner in a mid-sized company - Manufacturing industry strongly preferred.
  • People-skills and proven ability to build relationships.
  • High commitment to strong customer service.
  • Highly detail-oriented,
  • Ability to work collaboratively at all levels providing a prompt, courteous service to all employees
  • High level of integrity and able to maintain strict confidentiality.
  • Solid communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong proficiency with computers, MS Office, Payroll systems.

Assets

  • NPI/PCP (Payroll Compliance Practitioner) designation.

What we offer

  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package.
  • Participation in our Profit Sharing Program (FT employees).
  • Pension Plan (DCP) after 1 Year of Service (FT employees).
  • Free Onsite Parking.
  • Health Spending Account
  • Conveniently location (Traders Blvd E & Kennedy Dr.) accessible by transit.

Application Process

This position is open to applicants legally authorized to work in Canada.
Amhil North America provides equal opportunities for all applicants and is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment. Accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Thank you for your interest in Amhil!

If you're not viewing this on our website, be sure to visit www.amhil.com/careers for all our available opportunities!

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