Payroll Accountant

Job title: Payroll Accountant

Job description: This position reports to the Project Accounting Manager for Edmonton LRT project. The Project Timekeeper must perform all duties necessary to ensure timely and accurate processing of craft payroll operations with a union workforce of up to 100 craft employees in accordance with the established policies and procedures.

This is a full time position for approximately 4-6 months.

Responsibilities:

• Coordination with multiple disciplines to ensure prompt input of all required payroll information for crafts (e.g. SAP payroll input for new hires, terminations, rate changes, classification changes, etc.).
• Verification of daily craft attendance using an electronic timekeeping system (E-Track).
• Gathering, posting and balancing daily time records for craft payroll.
• New Hires, Badge printing, and timesheet reconciliations.
• Resolve discrepancies on daily time entries and transmittal of balanced daily payroll files to Vendor who processes payroll.
• Preparation of any required Project reports relative to craft attendance, safety, etc.
• Verification of hourly rates/hours worked, Wage Bulletins information.
• Printing and distributing craft payroll checks or Pay Notifications at the Site.
• Duties as assigned by supervision.
• Maintain a good working relationship with foremen and superintendents, general foremen, field and project superintendents, safety representatives and labor relations representatives.

Qualifications and Skills:

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Thorough knowledge of timekeeping principles, concepts, and terminology plus working knowledge of related activities gained through specialized work experiences of a progressively responsible nature.
• Basic / Intermediate level of proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Level1:Bachelor’s Degree in a related field from an accredited university or college with at least 1 year of relevant experience (E.G. payroll timekeeping systems and processes). In lieu of a degree,7 years of related experience (experience/exposure in project accounting environments on construction projects).
• Level2: Bachelor’s Degree in a related field from an accredited university or college with at least 3 year of relevant experience (E.G. payroll timekeeping systems and processes). In lieu of a degree,9 years of related experience (experience/exposure in project accounting environments on construction projects).
• Must have legal right to work in Canada without sponsorship.

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