Payroll Specialist

About Us 

Business Sherpa Group provides outsourced operational support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Our experienced team of embedded experts bring systems, solutions, and ongoing support when and how our clients need it. Since our founding, it has been our mission to provide SMEs with the resources you’d expect at a larger organization, but delivered in a way that’s practical and affordable for them.  

Location 

This is a remote position within Canada.  

About The Role 

We’re looking for a Payroll Specialist Consultant for our Cloud Accounting Practice. In this role you'll own the payroll function for a range of small to midsized organizations in a broad range of industries. Your hours will fluctuate depending on your schedule and our needs.

Our Ideal Candidate  

You’re an experienced payroll specialist professional looking for part-time/casual/flexible hours, remote work, and/or the freedom to work with your own clients as well as ours. 

As an ideal candidate, you can take complete ownership of the payroll function for a range of clients, and communicate and collaborate effectively with peers, managers, and executives. Payroll is your passion. You’re happy in a position that is solely focused on payroll. You know and appreciate various payroll systems and generally see the value in improving the payroll function through the adoption of new technology. You're a problem-solver who, like us, is passionate about doing things right, enabling leadership teams to make better business decisions.  

What You’ll Do 

Each day looks a little different here at Business Sherpa Group, but in this role you can expect to… 

• Manage the full-cycle payroll function for a small number of organizations; working closely with them to prioritize your work to meet their business needs. 

• Process pay on a bi-weekly and year-end basis. 

• Provide coaching, guidance and instruction related to payroll procedures and processes. 

• Prepare pay adjustments due to finals, retirements, resignations, and cancelled cheques. 

• Respond to inquiries from employees on various facets of payroll. 

• Process payroll-related journal entries, direct deposit functions, ROE, T4 and other annual payroll remittances. 

• Research and investigate payroll discrepancies. 

• Competently use software such as QuickBooks Online, Ceridian. ADP, Wagepoint and MS Excel. 

What We’re Looking For 

• 3+ years’ hands-on experience executing complex payroll operations. 

• Canada Payroll Association certification, such as PCP or CPM. 

• High level of proficiency with payroll software/systems such as Ceridian, ADP, Wagepoint and QuickBooks. 

• Strong knowledge of employment standards legislation. 

• An autonomous and collaborative nature, with great interpersonal skills. 

• Outstanding client-service orientation. 

• Strong organizational abilities and high ethical standards. 

• Driven to do things right and take a constructive approach to solving problems. 

Interested? 

If this sounds like a good fit, we’d love to hear from you. Please write us a quick note about why you’re looking for a new role and why you think you’re a match.  

Business Sherpa Group respects the dignity and independence of people with disabilities, and is committed to providing persons with disabilities equal access to Business Sherpa Group services. If you require any accommodation or support during the recruitment process, please contact a member of the Business Sherpa Group on our website.