Payroll Specialist - Jobs in Vancouver, BC

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Who we are:Semios is a market leader in leveraging the internet-of-things (IoT) and big data to improve the sustainability and profitability of specialty crops. With 500 million data points being reported by our sensors every day, we leverage our big data analytics, such as in-depth pest and disease modeling, to empower tree fruit and tree nut growers with decision-making tools to minimize resources and risks.Our innovative work has received several industry awards:

• AgTech Breakthrough Awards Program (2021) – Selected as winner of the "Pest Management Solutions of the Year" award.
• Global CleanTech Top 100 (2020) – Identified as one of the companies best positioned to solve tomorrow’s clean technology challenges.
• Google Accelerator (2020) – Selected as 1 of 9 companies for the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator Canada cohort, who are all using technology to solve complex challenges.

One of our partners produced this short video which shows what we do and our positive environmental impact.We know our journey is only achievable by having a great team who shares ideas, tries new things and learns as we go.Who you are:Motivated by meaningful work, you are looking for more than just a job; you want to work for a dynamic, growing company that finds solutions to real-life problems, such as helping the world reduce the use of pesticides and helping nature feed a growing population. Your ideal work environment includes a collaborative team spirit with the opportunity to learn and grow as you take the initiative to try new things.As our Payroll Specialist, you will be responsible for ensuring all payroll transactions are processed in an accurate and timely manner on a biweekly schedule. Using employee time entries, vacation entitlement information and other inputs you will administer the payroll cycle, and provide pay-related information to employees. You will also administer our benefits plans and help with the management of workers compensation claims in both Canada and the US.What you will do:

• Process bi-weekly payroll for all Canadian and US employees
• Generate and update timely excel payroll registers for review and approval
• Gather and enter new employee data into Ceridian, benefits portal and time entry system
• Process terminations and ROE’s and quickly respond to final pay processing requests being cognizant of different rules and timelines for different jurisdictions.
• Process weekly meal penalty reports, review and communicate discrepancies in time cards with Field Service managers
• Review and make adjustments to timesheets per supervisor requests.
• Import timesheet records to Ceridian for USA payroll
• Key in time sheet records to Ceridian for Canada payroll
• Add secondary payments for commissions, expenses, bonuses as needed.
• Upload 401k and RRSP contributions in the benefits portal.
• Add 401k and RRSP employer matching contributions in Ceridian for employees as per company policy
• Generate monthly Health Benefits and WCB Reports for coding
• Be the point of contact for the set up and changes to employee benefit enrollment and contact our providers as needed.
• Respond to payroll and benefits related inquiries from internal and external stakeholders in a friendly and efficient manner
• Complete unemployment, earnings verification and disability requests as needed.
• Manage employee information changes in Ceridian. (Address, withholding, etc)
• Provide payroll information for WCB requests (Washington, California, BC)
• Ad hoc duties as required

RequirementsWe want you to succeed, so you will need:

• 3+ years of Payroll Processing Experience in Canada or USA
• Experience working within bi-weekly payroll submission deadlines
• Experience with data entry across various systems including benefits, time entry and payroll systems
• Experience with Ceridian Canada and US (Powerpay, Redwood)
• Experience preparing payroll-related accounting entries for accounting systems
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel)
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
• Experience with Benefits administration

Nice to have:

• Experience with T-Sheets, Synerion or other time keeping software
• Familiarity with processing workers comp claims
• Experience with US jurisdictions

BenefitsWhy this is the opportunity for you:

• Sleep better knowing youre making the world a better place through more sustainable food production
• Work with a team that values fun, laughter, and each other
• Have a lasting impact as you help to build a company
• Learn a lot along the way!

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