Sr. Payroll Associate

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Sr. Payroll Associate

Provide Canadian expertise and oversight to Payroll & Time Management processes, which include actively process of post payroll actions as well as critical year-end activities.

Bayer is committed to a flexible hybrid working environment. This is a 8 month contract position based out of Mississauga, Ontario.

What you will do:

• Post payroll related entries and 3rd party remittances
• Issue ROEs as per Service Canada
• Oversee receivables and generate employee claim documentation including net repayment calculations
• Provide Finance with monthly reports related to payroll activities
• Ownership of payroll funding activities with treasury and the wire balancing and transmissions for payroll tax payments
• Produce employee tax forms (T4, T2200, T4A, RL1), which includes the overseeing of all preparation and testing of this process
• File year-end tax returns with the local Canadian agencies for Tax, Workers Comp and Provisional Health
• Responsible for all year-end activities for payroll tax
• Actively participate/engage with the National Payroll Institute to maintain overall understanding of payroll related legislations and implement changes accordingly
• Provide oversight and support for Canadian system testing including upgrades and critical year-end activities
• Responsible for analysis on opportunities to improve processes with industry best practices and execution of approved recommendations
• Develop and maintain SOPs related to payroll processes related to this position
• Accountability for creating, managing, and tracking HR Demands applicable to payroll and tax requirements such as wage type creation and other system updates
• Respond to employee payroll inquires
• Understand the intricacies of Time Management and support related employee inquires
• Perform other duties or special projects as assigned or required
  

Who you are:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree with 5+ years Payroll, Finance, and/or Accounting experience
• Knowledge of key HR processes and policies
• Knowledge of Federal and Provincial payroll tax and labour regulations
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel)
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with highly sensitive information and adhere to data privacy and internal compliance requirements
• Strong organizations skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure and maintain a high degree of accuracy in a fast-paced environment
• Initiative to work independently, accurately meet deadlines, and the drive to identify and execute on process improvements
• Ability to analyze data, identify root-cause of issues and detail findings, and bring forward recommendations
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and rewards package
• Collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture
• Career development and global opportunities
• Work-life flexibility programs such as flex hours, employee discounts, volunteer days, wellness, and other employee offerings

Bayer is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of Inclusion and Diversity. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences and believe that our people are our most valuable asset. The collective sum of individual life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities that our employees invest in their work represents our culture, reputation, and Bayer's values and purpose.

All referral candidates must first be submitted via our internal referral system by a current Bayer employee in order to participate in the referral program. Once a Bayer employee has successfully referred you in our system, you will receive an automated email with instructions on how to complete your application.

This posting will be available for application until at least March 28, 2025.

Bayer welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Candidates participating in our selection process requiring accommodation due to a disability or medical need are encouraged to notify the Bayer representative that they will be meeting with to ensure appropriate arrangements can be made.

Location:

Canada : Ontario : Mississauga

Division:

Enabling Functions

Reference Code:

841475