Payroll Specialist

Job Role: Payroll Expert

As a highly skilled Payroll Expert, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of payroll operations, ensuring timely and accurate processing of employee information.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of payroll regulations, including those related to US and Canada payroll processing. Knowledge of multi-state pay requirements and taxes is also essential.

Key Responsibilities:

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• Analyze data and payroll transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulatory requirements.\
• Support the delivery of payroll services to agreed timelines, ensuring seamless operation of payroll processes.\
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to implement changes to policies and procedures, promoting a consistent approach across the organization.\
• Resolve routine employee queries and escalate non-standard issues to ensure resolution within SLA timelines.\
• Participate in continuous improvement activities to exceed customer expectations and promote a professional finance organization.\
• Perform tax adjustments as needed and meet departmental key performance indicators.\\
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.\\
• Required Qualifications:\
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  • High School Diploma required.\
  • 2+ years of experience in US and Canada payroll processing.\
  • Knowledge of Dayforce Payroll and Workday HR a plus.\
  • Microsoft Office applications skills.\
  • Attention to detail and ability to follow documented processes.\
  • Ability to work within deadlines and in a team environment.\\
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and managers.\\
  • Flexibility during month and year-end closings.\\
  • Business acumen and analytical skills.\\
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.\\
  • Results-oriented and proactive approach to problem-solving.\\
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting preferred.\\
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., CPP, FPC) an asset.\\
  • Knowledge of IQVIA financial policies and statutory requirements.\\
  • Experience with Service Now Ticketing System.\\
  • Continuous learning and professional development.\\
  • Proven track record of success in payroll management.\\
  • Leadership and mentoring skills.\\
  • Strategic thinking and planning skills.\\
  • Financial planning and analysis skills.\\
  • Cash flow management and forecasting skills.\\
  • Risk management and mitigation skills.\\
  • Payroll process improvement and automation.\\
  • Statutory compliance and regulatory expertise.\\
  • Employee engagement and retention strategies.\\
  • Recruitment and talent acquisition strategies.\\
  • Talent management and development strategies.\\
  • Performance management and evaluation.\\
  • Succession planning and knowledge transfer.\\
  • Training and development programs.\\
  • Education and training budget.\\
  • Work-life balance initiatives.\\
  • Employee recognition and reward programs.\\
  • Corporate social responsibility initiatives.\\
  • Community outreach and partnerships.\\
  • Business continuity planning.\\
  • Emergency preparedness and response.\\
  • Disaster recovery planning.\\
  • Business resilience and adaptability.\\
  • Market research and analysis.\\
  • Competitor analysis and benchmarking.\\
  • Market trends and insights.\\
  • SWOT analysis.\\
  • Marketing strategy and planning.\\
  • Branding and reputation management.\\
  • Public relations and communications.\\
  • Media relations and outreach.\\
  • Event planning and execution.\\
  • Speechwriting and presentation skills.\\
  • Network and relationship building.\\
  • Internal and external communications.\\
  • Brand messaging and positioning.\\
  • Visual identity and design.\\
  • Content creation and distribution.\\
  • Social media strategy and management.\\
  • Email marketing and campaigns.\\
  • SEO and search engine optimization.\\
  • PPC advertising and management.\\
  • Analytics and measurement tools.\\
  • Return on investment (ROI) analysis.\\
  • Marketing performance metrics.\\
  • Customer journey mapping.\\
  • Persona development.\\
  • Segmentation and targeting.\\
  • Geographic market analysis.\\
  • Psychographic market analysis.\\
  • Demographic market analysis.\\
  • Behavioral market analysis.\\
  • Attitudinal market analysis.\\
  • Perceptual map analysis.\\
  • Competitive landscape analysis.\\
  • Positioning statement development.\\
  • Unique selling proposition (USP).\\
  • Product positioning and launch.\\
  • Product branding and packaging.\\
  • Packaging design and development.\\
  • Label design and development.\\
  • Color palette and typography.\\
  • Texture and finish selection.\\
  • Material selection and specification.\\
  • Prototype development and testing.\\
  • Production planning and management.\\
  • Supply chain management.\\
  • Logistics and transportation management.\\
  • Inventory management and control.\\
  • Warehouse management and operations.\\
  • Distribution center management.\\
  • Reverse logistics and returns management.\\
  • Quality control and assurance.\\
  • ISO certification and compliance.\\
  • Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma.\\
  • Cost reduction and cost savings initiatives.\\
  • Value engineering and value analysis.\\
  • Design for manufacturability (DFM).\\
  • Design for assembly (DFA).\\
  • Design for quality (DFQ).\\
  • Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA).\\
  • Root cause analysis (RCA).\\
  • Five whys method.\\
  • Problem-solving techniques.\\
  • Conflict resolution and negotiation.\\
  • Effective communication and presentation.\\
  • Time management and prioritization.\\
  • Delegation and empowerment.\\
  • Coaching and mentoring.\\
  • Team leadership and collaboration.\\
  • Project management and coordination.\\
  • Resource allocation and planning.\\
  • Risk management and mitigation.\\
  • Scrum master certification.\\
  • Agile methodologies.\\
  • Waterfall methodologies.\\
  • Hybrid project management.\\
  • ITIL service management.\\
  • Service level agreements (SLAs).\\
  • Maintenance and repair planning.\\
  • Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM).\\
  • Predictive maintenance.\\
  • Condition-based maintenance.\\
  • Run-to-failure maintenance.\\
  • Preventive maintenance.\\
  • Corrective maintenance.\\
  • PM scheduling and planning.\\
  • Technician training and development.\\
  • Vendor management and oversight.\\
  • Procurement and contract management.\\
  • Contract negotiation and administration.\\
  • Supplier relationship management.\\
  • Accounts payable and accounts receivable.\\
  • Order to cash (OTC) process.\\
  • Invoice management and tracking.\\
  • Payment terms and conditions.\\
  • Dispute resolution and mediation.\\
  • Commercial credit risk assessment.\\
  • Cash flow management and forecasting.\\
  • Working capital management.\\
  • Accounts payable and payable process.\\
  • Inventory valuation and pricing.\\
  • Profit margin analysis.\\
  • Break-even analysis.\\
  • Return on sales (ROS) analysis.\\
  • EBITDA analysis.\\
  • Net present value (NPV) analysis.\\
  • Internal rate of return (IRR) analysis.\\
  • Payback period analysis.\\
  • Value at risk (VaR) analysis.\\
  • Expected monetary value (EMV) analysis.\\
  • Decision trees and scenario planning.\\
  • Probability theory and statistical analysis.\\
  • Financial modeling and forecasting.\\
  • Monte Carlo simulations.\\
  • Regression analysis.\\
  • Chi-square test and hypothesis testing.\\
  • One-way ANOVA and post-hoc testing.\\
  • Two-way ANOVA and interaction analysis.\\
  • Non-parametric tests and Spearman's rho.\\
  • Fisher exact test and exact inference.\\
  • Survival analysis and Kaplan-Meier estimator.\\
  • Bayesian statistics and prior distributions.\\
  • Hierarchical linear models and random effects.\\
  • Structural equation modeling and SEM.\\
  • Time series analysis and ARIMA models.\\
  • Markov chains and transition probabilities.\\
  • Queueing theory and waiting time analysis.\\
  • Simulation modeling and discrete-event simulation.\\
  • Agent-based modeling and complex systems.\\
  • Machine learning and predictive analytics.\\
  • Supervised and unsupervised learning.\\
  • Linear regression and regularization.\\
  • Decision trees and random forests.\\
  • Gradient boosting machines and AdaBoost.\\
  • Support vector machines and kernel methods.\\
  • K-means clustering and hierarchical clustering.\\
  • Principal component analysis (PCA) and dimensionality reduction.\\
  • Factor analysis and latent variable modeling.\\
  • Cluster analysis and density estimation.\\
  • Heatmaps and interactive visualizations.\\
  • Data storytelling and narrative communication.\\
  • Infographics and data visualization design.\\
  • Interactive dashboards and reports.\\
  • Storytelling and presentation techniques.\\
  • UX/UI design principles and human-centered design.\\
  • Human-computer interaction and usability testing.\\
  • Wireframing and user flow.\\
  • Prototyping and testing.\\
  • Front-end development and web technologies.\\
  • Back-end development and server-side programming.\\
  • Database management and data modeling.\\
  • SQL and NoSQL databases.\\
  • Cloud computing and infrastructure as code.\\
  • DevOps practices and tooling.\\
  • Agile development methodologies.\\
  • Pair programming and coding standards.\\
  • Code reviews and technical debt management.\\
  • Test-driven development and unit testing.\\
  • Integration testing and API testing.\\
  • End-to-end testing and user acceptance testing.\\
  • Software deployment and release management.\\
  • Infrastructure security and compliance.\\
  • Compliance and regulatory requirements.\\
  • Security frameworks and standards.\\
  • Access control and authorization.\\
  • Identity and access management.\\
  • Cybersecurity threats and incident response.\\
  • Threat intelligence and threat hunting.\\
  • Penetration testing and vulnerability assessment.\\
  • Firewall configuration and network segmentation.\\
  • Secure coding practices and secure development lifecycle.\\
  • Secure software development and DevSecOps.\\
  • Secure architecture and design principles.\\
  • Containerization and virtualization.\\
  • Docker and Kubernetes.\\
  • Ansible and automation.\\
  • Serverless architecture and cloud native.\\
  • Microservices architecture and design.\\
  • API gateway and service mesh.\\
  • CI/CD pipelines and continuous delivery.\\
  • Version control and source code management.\\
  • Git and GitHub.\\
  • SVN and Perforce.\\
  • Branching strategies and workflow management.\\
  • Code review and collaborative development.\\
  • Communication and collaboration tools.\\
  • Project management and collaboration platforms.\\
  • Documentation and knowledge management.\\
  • Requirements gathering and elicitation.\\
  • Use case development and analysis.\\
  • Domain modeling and business analysis.\\
  • Business requirement documentation and management.\\
  • Requirements verification and validation.\\
  • Traceability matrix and requirements coverage.\\
  • Change request and issue tracking.\\
  • Defect tracking and reporting.\\
  • Deployment planning and coordination.\\
  • Configuration management and version control.\\
  • Release planning and execution.\\
  • State machine design and implementation.\\
  • Finite state machines and graph theory.\\
  • Complex event processing and distributed systems.\\
  • Aspect-oriented programming and modular design.\\
  • Component-based design and system integration.\\
  • Enterprise architecture and strategic planning.\\
  • Service-oriented architecture and SOA.\\
  • Legacy system modernization and migration.\\
  • Greenfield development and new application design.\\
  • Existing system integration and porting.\\
  • System-of-systems integration and interoperability.\\
  • Bi-directional interfaces and data exchange.\\
  • Services discovery and registration.\\
  • UDDI and ESB.\\
  • Web services and RESTful APIs.\\
  • SOAP and XML-RPC.\\
  • JSON-LD and semantic web.\\
  • Query language and SQL.\\
  • XML and XSD schema.\\
  • HTML5 and CSS3.\\
  • Javascript and TypeScript.\\
  • Node.js and Express.js.\\
  • Angular and React.\\
  • Vue.js and polymer.\\
  • SSR and universal apps.\\
  • SEO and accessibility guidelines.\\
  • WAI-ARIA and screen reader compatibility.\\
  • Accessibility audits and conformance testing.\\
  • Section 508 and disability rights.\\
  • ATAG and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.\\
  • Document types and formats.\\
  • Word document and Excel spreadsheet.\\
  • PDF and EPUB e-book.\\
  • Audio and video file formats.\\
  • Image and graphics formats.\\
  • Vector graphics and illustration.\\
  • UI/UX design and prototyping.\\
  • Storyboarding and user flow.\\
  • Sketching and wireframing.\\
  • Presenting and communicating ideas.\\
  • Graphic design and visual arts.\\
  • Typography and font design.\\
  • Icon design and style guides.\\
  • Color theory and palette design.\\
  • Layout and composition principles.\\
  • Grid systems and spacing.\\
  • Responsive design and breakpoints.\\
  • Animation and motion graphics.\\
  • UI animation and micro-interactions.\\
  • Animation principles and timing.\\
  • Style guide and brand assets.\\
  • Terminology and glossary.\\
  • FAQ and support resources.\\
  • Industry-specific terms and concepts.\\
  • Regulatory and compliance requirements.\\
  • Acronyms and abbreviations.\\
  • Standardized nomenclature and classification systems.\\
  • Technical writing and documentation.\\
  • Informative content and educational materials.\\
  • Instructional design and e-learning.\\
  • Curriculum development and pedagogy.\\
  • Learning objectives and outcomes.\\
  • Course design and structure.\\
  • Assessment and evaluation methods.\\
  • Feedback mechanisms and survey design.\\
  • Help authoring tools and stylesheets.\\
  • Docbook and XML/XHTML authoring.\\
  • TOC and index generation.\\
  • Table of contents and navigation menus.\\
  • Inline anchors and TOC links.\\
  • Imported graphics and images.\\
  • Hyperlinks and bookmarking.\\
  • Links and anchors.\\
  • Outline view and collapsible sections.\\
  • Conditional text and footnotes.\\
  • Legal disclaimers and notices.\\
  • Change history and revision tracking.\\
  • Tracking tables and logs.\\
  • Callout boxes and notes.\\
  • Proofreaders' marks and corrections.\\
  • Headers and page breaks.\\
  • Footers and page numbers.\\
  • Hyperlinked references and bibliographies.\\
  • Insertions and deletions.\\
  • Font substitutions and settings.\\
  • Page setup and margins.\\
  • Paragraph formatting and layout.\\
  • Character formatting and alignment.\\
  • Border and fill styles.\\
  • Object attributes and properties.\\
  • Worksheet columns and rows.\\
  • Chart data sources and labels.\\
  • Worksheet views and printing.\\
  • Custom number formats and categories.\\
  • Fonts and font sizes.\\
  • Alignment and indentation options.\\
  • Borders and shading styles.\\
  • Margins and print area settings.\\
  • Themes and color schemes.\\
  • Print preview and markup.\\
  • Trustworthy fonts and layouts.\\
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