**Employer:** Brilun Construction Ltd.
**Title:** Payroll Administrator
**Position:** Full Time, Permanent
**Hours of Work**: Monday – Friday, 8:00AM – 4:30PM
**Job Location:** In-person, on-site at 645 Keltic Drive, Sydney, NS
**Proposed Start Date:** As soon as possible
**Salary:** Annual salary starting at **$55,000** – negotiable based on commensurate knowledge and experience
**Benefit Package:** Two (2) weeks’ vacation plus paid time off during holiday shutdown, paid sick time, paid holidays, cost-shared health and dental benefits, RRSP contribution, and more!
**Application Deadline:** November 15th, 2026, at 11:59PM AST, or until the position has been filled.
Reporting to the Controller, the **Payroll Administrator** manages accurate and timely weekly payroll for Brilun Construction and affiliated companies, ensuring compliance with payroll requirements and collective agreements. This role supports employee onboarding and offboarding, administers benefits and deductions, and maintains accurate payroll records and reporting. Working closely with the Controller and a small office team, the Payroll Administrator also assists with reconciliations, bookkeeping, and process improvements while providing approachable, professional support to all employees.
- Process accurate weekly payroll for Brilun Construction and affiliated companies, ensuring compliance with payroll requirements and collective agreements.
- Review timecards, verify job allocations, and process employee reimbursements and allowances.
- Calculate, reconcile, and remit payroll deductions, union dues, pension contributions, benefits, and other required payments.
- Manage employee payroll setup, onboarding, offboarding, layoffs, recalls, and Records of Employment.
- Administer employee benefits and RRSP contributions, maintaining accurate deductions and employee records.
- Prepare payroll reports, coordinate annual T4 distribution, and calculate labour charges between affiliated companies.
- Support payroll reconciliations and identify opportunities to improve payroll processes.
- Provide bookkeeping, accounting, and administrative support as needed.
- Other duties as assigned by the Owners or Controller.
- Post-secondary diploma or certificate in accounting, business administration, payroll, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Minimum of three (3) years of payroll administration experience.
- Previous experience processing payroll in a fast-paced, multi-unionized environment.
- Working knowledge of payroll requirements, collective agreements, union deductions, and remittances.
- Experience onboarding and offboarding employees, including payroll setup and Records of Employment.
- Working knowledge and previous experience using Microsoft Excel for payroll functions.
- Some bookkeeping experience, including account reconciliations and maintaining financial records.
- Strong ethics, integrity, and professionalism, with sound judgement when handling confidential information.
- Strong attention to detail and organization skills, with the ability to meet recurring payroll deadlines.
- Strong employee service skills, with a helpful, approachable manner when responding to employee payroll questions and concerns.
- Clear communication skills and ability to work collaboratively within a small team.
- Takes pride in accurate, reliable work and ownership of responsibilities, with a willingness to learn and grow.
- Reliable vehicle and own transportation are required.
- A clear criminal record check is required.
**Assets:**
- Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation, or progress toward the designation is an asset.
- Previous experience in construction, particularly with job costing and allocating labour costs across projects is a strong asset.
- Previous experience using QuickBooks Desktop is a strong asset.
- Experience using Procore and Telpay systems.