Global Payroll Specialist - Jobs in Mississauga, ON

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ABOUT IMAXIMAX is not your everyday entertainment experience, so it’s not surprising that IMAX employees and their careers go beyond the ordinary. Our employees share a passion for quality in everything they do. Our Hollywood team are movie business insiders with years of production experience. Our technology experts are unashamedly geeky and masters of their craft. Our sales and marketing teams are built up of incredibly talented professionals who are spreading the IMAX word around the world!We offer all the benefits you would expect from a company with over 50 years of history. Beyond this, we know everyone works differently and is motivated by different things. That’s why we offer competitive pay and a wide assortment of benefits – to help you make the most of your life at work and away from it.As the world’s leading entertainment technology company, IMAX has revolutionized the way people experience movies. Specializing in immersive motion picture technologies, our employees are driven by a passion to take audiences around the world to places they have only dreamed of.Come explore IMAX – where innovation, creativity and passion come together!Required SkillsJOB DESCRIPTIONThe Global Payroll Specialist will play a vital role in managing, executing and reporting on payroll operational improvement projects and issues resolution projects. Day to day responsibility for the investigation, analysis and project design of how operations manages payroll process gaps and issues. Responsibility for the optimization of payroll ops projects reporting and ensuring that our regional (NA/EMEA/APAC) projects are prioritized and executed on a timely basis.RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Day to day payroll issues prioritization and assignment Perform full-cycle processing and data entry for semi-monthly and monthly payrolls. Payroll vendor platforms exist for some but not all, so third-party management is key in prioritization and assignment activity
• Full-cycle processing includes data processing, allowance processing, time exceptions, garnishment, direct deposit, wire processing, pension and benefits, off-cycle (manual) checks, distribution of payroll checks and pay statements, and maintenance of records
• Maintain Time and Attendance tools (ADP, SAP, other) to ensure streamlined and accurate vacation, overtime and leave processing specific to payroll operations
• Ensure payroll accounting is complete and accurate by uploading journal entry and perform monthly reconciliations of payroll related accounts, managing error remediation with internal stakeholders
• Provide support to employees and management regarding questions related to payroll transactions and provide payroll and/or labor related information upon request
• Ensuring project plans are complete and fully mapped out as well as track project plans and associated projects risks are appropriately managed
• Partner and collaborate with functional teams on project execution and overall adoptions
• Perform benefits & retirement deduction setup, maintenance, auditing, premium payments and reporting for the vendors providing the following: Group Health Plans, Life Insurance and Disability Programs, FSA, COBRA and 401K
• Document and maintain administrative procedures for assigned payroll and benefit processes and look for ways to improve existing processes and programs
• Drive and champion operational change management activities for special projects, payroll enhancements, benefits administration and other payroll impacting programs
• Participate in, and/or coordinate internal and external audits including Investigating payroll errors, improvements, and issues

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• University degree (Finance/Accounting/Business Administration – preferable) and APA or CPA Certified, preferred
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in payroll administration for a mid-size global company (global experience)
• Strong payroll operations, six sigma processing and analytical skills required for optimal operational administration as it relates to payroll
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills with the ability to handle sensitive information with tact and diplomacy
• Must be comfortable working within tight deadlines and high-volume workloads, critical thinking, ability to navigate in the environment of uncertainty and ambiguity
• Extra attention to detail and care for confidential information
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and advanced proficiency using Excel

Required ExperienceIMAX is proud to be an equal opportunity employer!At IMAX youll be part of a culture built on respect - one that recognizes the unique talents of everyone on the team. Were proud of the differences that make us all unique and we support unity, acceptance, and equal rights for all. Diversity and inclusion among our employees are critical to our success as a global company.For consideration, please apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest in IMAX but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.Before you start with IMAX, all employment is subject to background and reference checks. Additionally, our employees are subject to our mandatory Covid-19 vaccine policy.Quick Apply

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