Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Job Title: Payroll Specialist
Job Type: Contract Role (Full duration still TBD), 5 days On-site, Surrey, BC
Job Salary: $34 - $40 / Hour
Job Description
This position is responsible for owning hourly payroll for approximately 30 employees, while salary payroll continues to be managed by Counteractor. With the role now structured as a full‑time, 40‑hour/week assignment, the contractor will also support broader accounting and administrative functions, including:
- Daily time entry and resolution of shop‑floor payroll issues
- Payroll register review and reconciliation
- Benefits administration
- Uniform cleaning deduction tracking
- Light AP/AR support
- Reporting and reconciliation with Counteractor
- Responding to employee payroll inquiries
- Additional accounting/administrative tasks as capacity allows
Must‑Have Qualifications
- 3–5+ years of hands‑on payroll experience
- Canadian payroll experience
- Payroll software proficiency (ADP strongly preferred)
- Ability to review and reconcile payroll registers - not just process payroll
- Foundational accounting knowledge (debits/credits)
- Strong Excel skills
- Familiarity with ERP systems
- Clear, professional communication skills
- Ability to work 40 hours/week fully on‑site
Nice‑to‑Have Experience
- Manufacturing or industrial payroll
- Hourly/trades payroll
- ADP
- Benefits administration
- AP/AR
- PCP designation
- Experience with NetSuite, Dynamics, QuickBooks, or similar ERPs
