Benefits & Payroll Assistant
- Markham, ON, Canada
The total target annual compensation (based on 2,080 hours per year) ranges from $48,000 to $94,000 depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise. · Full-time
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- The total target annual compensation (based on 2,080 hours per year) ranges from $48,000 to $94,000 depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 2+ years of experience in payroll and benefits.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Huawei Canada has an immediate 12-month contract opening for a Benefits & Payroll Assistant.
About the team:
From Procurement to Finance to IT services and much more, the Quality & Operation Department provides critical support for all of Huawei Canada. This department prides itself on its ability to solve complex problems, often under tight deadlines, while provided world class service. The department’s name reflects its commitment to quality and operational excellence.
About the job:
Job requirements
About the ideal candidate:
Huawei Canada is committed to a fair, inclusive, and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodation during any stage of the hiring process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
All applications for this position are reviewed directly by our hiring team, we do not use artificial intelligence tools to screen or select candidates.
About the team:
From Procurement to Finance to IT services and much more, the Quality & Operation Department provides critical support for all of Huawei Canada. This department prides itself on its ability to solve complex problems, often under tight deadlines, while provided world class service. The department’s name reflects its commitment to quality and operational excellence.
About the job:
- Manage employee payroll profiles, benefits enrollment and changes, group insurance claims, and related employee inquiries. Support payroll processing, annual benefits open enrollment, and other benefits-related activities.
- Perform regular reconciliation between payroll systems, benefits/insurance provider systems, and internal records; communicate with employees to confirm discrepancies, complete necessary adjustments, and maintain supporting documentation to ensure data integrity and traceability.
- Manage social insurance matters for employees assigned between Canada and China, including certificates of coverage, social insurance exemptions, and related extension requests.
- Process payroll, benefits, WCB, EHT, and other related payments through established internal procedures. Ensure payroll and benefits activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies.
- Coordinate with AP and Finance on vendor payments and reconciliation of payroll and benefits-related transactions.
- Review and continuously improve payroll and benefits processes, including the development and maintenance of SOPs, procedures, and templates. Maintain complete, accurate, and traceable payroll and benefits documentation and records.
- Manage the Payroll shared mailbox, including reviewing, categorizing, responding to, and archiving employee inquiries to ensure timely and traceable communication. Provide employees with guidance and training on payroll and benefits policies, processes, and systems.
- Collaborate with HR, Finance, AP, and external vendors to support HR projects and day-to-day operations.
Job requirements
About the ideal candidate:
- Bachelor degree in a Business/Accounting or related area.
- 2+ years of experience in payroll and benefits.
- Ceridian Dayforce or ADP Workforce experience is an asset.
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
- Ability to multi task while adhering to strict timelines.
- Good communication skills.
Huawei Canada is committed to a fair, inclusive, and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodation during any stage of the hiring process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
All applications for this position are reviewed directly by our hiring team, we do not use artificial intelligence tools to screen or select candidates.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Manage employee payroll profiles, benefits enrollment and changes, insurance claims, payroll processing, reconciliations, payments, and employee inquiries. Maintain compliant and traceable records, improve procedures, and coordinate payroll and benefits activities with employees, HR, Finance, Accounts Payable, and external vendors.
Requirements
A bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, or a related field and at least two years of payroll and benefits experience are sought. Candidates should be proficient in Microsoft Office, able to manage multiple tasks under strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and have strong communication skills; experience with Ceridian Dayforce or ADP Workforce is an asset.
Skills
- Payroll Processing
- Benefits Administration
- Payroll Reconciliation
- Benefits Reconciliation
- Group Insurance Claims
- Social Insurance Administration
- Regulatory Compliance
- Payment Processing
- Vendor Coordination
- Process Improvement
- Documentation Management
- Employee Support
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Communication
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Human Resources
- Finance & Accounting
- Administrative
Keywords
- Payroll
- Benefits Administration
- Employee Benefits
- Group Insurance
- Payroll Processing
- Payroll Reconciliation
- Benefits Reconciliation
- Social Insurance
- Certificates Of Coverage
- Social Insurance Exemptions
- Workers' Compensation Board
- Employer Health Tax
- Regulatory Compliance
- Vendor Payments
- Accounts Payable
- Finance
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Documentation Management
- Shared Mailbox Management
- Employee Inquiries
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Ceridian Dayforce
- ADP Workforce
- Human Resources