Kinaxis
At Kinaxis, who we are is grounded in our common belief that people matter. Each one of us plays an important part in accomplishing our work, building our culture and making a global impact.
Every day, we’re empowered to work together to help our customers make fast, confident planning decisions. This is how we create a better planet for each other, for our customers and for generations to come. Our cloud-based platform RapidResponse ensures that the products we need everything from medicine and cars, to day-to-day items like toothpaste make it to market and into our hands when we need them with minimal ecological footprint.
We make the world better, and you can too.
Payroll Specialist
Job location: This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in Canada or USA.
About the team
Reporting to the Controller, this role is responsible for processing U.S. payroll and benefits, and compliance in addition to other month end close responsibilities related to payroll activities.
What you will do
- Process payroll, benefits and remittances
- Respond to all U.S. payroll and related queries
- Prepare and complete payroll related journal entries and month end close procedures and reconciliations
- Remit withholdings and complete monthly payroll reconciliations and annual reporting
- Monthly and ad hoc reporting specific to payroll and headcount where required.
- Support month-end closing procedures and regulatory and financial audit requirements.
- Support HR new programs/initiatives and changes impacting payroll
- Recommend and implement process improvements where identified.
What we are looking for
- CPP certification or in process
- PCP certification is an asset
- 3-5 years payroll experience
- 3-5 years general accounting experience
- Experience with ADP payroll
- Experience in general accounting and month end close procedures
- Proficient in Excel
- Excellent communication skills and team player
- Able to manage multiple and ever changing priorities
What we have to offer
- Challenging Work – We love solving highly complex problems. And as the global leaders in our industry, we never stop innovatingour work is never done. That’s because across our teams and in all roles, every employee is empowered to bring their best ideas forward and to jump in and solve the problems they’re passionate about.
- Great People – We take our work seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously! It’s in our DNA to celebrate, laugh, and have fun. We are stronger, together, when we are open, honest, and above all, real. Every person is valued here and plays an important role in our shared success.
- Global Impact – As a global team spanning continents, boundaries, and cultures, every day we are inspired by the impact our work has on our colleagues, our customers, our communities, and the world at large.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Diversity, equity and inclusion are more than words to us. They are the guiding principles for building a culture where we celebrate each others’ differences, continuously strive for equality and recognize that inclusion makes us stronger as individuals, a company and a global citizen.
For more information, visit the Kinaxis web site at www.kinaxis.com or the company’s blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com/.
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