Payroll Specialist

About Kinaxis  

Location

This is a hybrid position. You can work from home 2 days per week, and would be expected to be in the Ottawa office 3 days per week.

About the team

Reporting to the Lead, Payroll, this role is responsible for handling all aspects of payroll processing for our global payroll, benefits and compliance in a fast-growing business. This role will ensure that payroll transactions are well documented, executed appropriately and completed in a timely manner, and assist in developing and building cost-effective and efficient payroll processes. This will include month end closure responsibilities related to payroll activities. This is a very analytically focused role and is a great opportunity for someone experienced with multinational payroll to join a dynamic team.

What you will do

• Responsible for the full cycle preparation and maintenance of the monthly payroll for our Global Entities in Europe and Asia.
• Working with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure benefits and remittances are delivered.
• Respond timely to all payroll and related queries.
• Prepare and complete payroll related journal entries and month end close procedures and reconciliations.
• Process withholdings and complete monthly payroll reconciliations and annual reporting
• Prepare reconciliations, payments, and payroll changes relating to various types of leaves and terminations.
• Compile and prepare monthly, and annual payroll related reports and remittances after each pay run, and as needed.
• Work closely with Human Resources to facilitate and ensure accurate data entry of benefit, employee data, pay and other payroll changes into the payroll system.
• Participate & support HR new programs/initiatives and work on changes impacting payroll.
• Support month-end closing procedures and regulatory and financial audit requirements.
• Implement new benefit and pay element items as required.
• Continuously evaluate, suggest, and implement improvements to payroll processes

What we are looking for

• Completed or working towards Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) Certification
• 5+ years payroll and benefits administration for a multi-country environment.
• General ledger experience and a solid understanding of accounting concepts.
• Experience in general accounting and month end close procedures.
• Proficiency with Excel
• Excellent written, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills and team player
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced and demanding global environment with an ability to prioritize.
• Highly discreet when dealing with sensitive employee payroll and benefit matters.
• Organized, efficient, with the ability to handle multiple tasks.

#Full-time #Associate #LI-Remote #LI-KH1

Why join Kinaxis?

Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more. 

Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Lockheed Martin, Yamaha, P&G, Honda, and more. 

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

For more information, visit the Kinaxis web site at www.kinaxis.com or the company’s blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com. Kinaxis strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply to our welcoming community. We strive to make our website and application process accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. This contact information is for accessibility requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.