Payroll Systems Analyst

Exciting and successful company in the retail sector! This is a great opportunity to develop your payroll career in tandem with the company’s growth across the country. Dynamic, diverse, and fun-loving corporate culture, with great Payroll, HR, IT, and Finance leaders to learn from. Complex and interesting business. Great opportunity for long-term career growth. Excellent total compensation package, including 4+ weeks paid time off, a bonus, an RRSP match, etc.

Our client is a purpose-driven retail company committed to making a positive impact and providing their customers with affordable, high-quality products. The company operates in many countries around the world and is in hyper-growth mode here in Canada. The company is values-based and has built a dynamic, collaborative, and inclusive work culture.

On behalf of our client, SWIM is recruiting for a new Payroll Systems Analyst who will report directly into the Payroll Manager, a wonderful boss and mentor. The main part of this role is payroll systems, of course, but the Analyst will also need to have payroll processing skills, experience, and knowledge.

The new Analyst will be responsible for the ongoing testing, optimization, and customization of the payroll system, in partnership with the IT team and the global payroll systems team. The Analyst will also contribute directly to the implementation of a new Time & Attendance software in Canada.

Additionally, the Payroll Analyst will help support the payroll processing as needed- there are others on the team dedicated to processing the retail and corporate payrolls but the Payroll Analyst will need to be able to step in to help cover (during vacations, sick days, when the team is busy with other things, etc.). The 2 payrolls are multi-provincial, semi-monthly and bi-weekly, non-unionized, non-commissioned, for over 1500 people. The payroll team also does payroll mirroring for secondee, T4s, ROEs, benefits administration, reconciliations at month/quarter/year-end, etc. SWIM will provide interested candidates with a detailed job description.

We are seeking candidates with a minimum of 5 years progressive experience in payroll, including a least a few years working on payroll systems/HRIS projects.  Experience with a payroll system or time & attendance software implementation is highly preferred, but, at a minimum, must have experience with system trouble-shooting through tickets, user acceptance testing, customization, and ongoing usage optimization. Must have experience with complex and sophisticated payroll systems such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle PeopleSoft, UKG, etc. Intermediate to advanced level proficiency in Excel (look-ups, pivot tables, etc.). Experience with PowerQuery is an asset.  Please note that candidates for this role do NOT to be overly technical as the Analyst will not be doing any sophisticated back-end technical work- we just need someone who is systems savvy, who understands what functionalities the payroll team needs, and who can communicate effectively with technical teams to put positive changes and system process improvements in place.

Candidate must have hands-on experience with payroll processing- ideally multi-provincial, on a payroll team who together are processing payroll for 1000+ employees, mix of salary/hourly, non-unionized.

Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) are very important in this interactive role involving collaboration with colleagues across various departments and countries. Experience working in the retail sector is beneficial- especially working in the corporate head office of a retail company with many locations spread out across various provinces… but retail sector experience is not required!

Base salary will be in-line with payroll and payroll systems experience, skills, and relevant education, in the range of $65,000 to $90,000. The total compensation package at this company is robust and includes…

• Performance-based bonus, paid out quarterly.
• Generous amount of paid time off / vacation.
• Profit share program.
• Comprehensive benefits package – dental benefits, health benefits, vision benefits.
• Annual health allowance.
• RRSP match.
• Professional development support, if relevant and approved (for example, for PCP or PLP designations).
• Hybrid and flexible work environment.
• Other great perks for employees! SWIM can share more.

HYBRID. BURNABY. The corporate office is in Burnaby, right off a Highway. Free employee parking is provided. Initial training will likely be full-time in office, and after that the Payroll Systems Analyst can start to work from home 2 days/week. This employer believes in give and take… on occasion the Payroll Analyst will start their work day early to cross-over with other time zones, and on other days maybe the employee finishes work early for a personal appointment or engagement. This is not a micro-management or clock-watching culture, the company trusts their employees to manage their own time, get the work done and hit their deadlines. This company has built a vibrant culture here in Canada, and it’s an exciting time to be in the office to form relationships with colleagues who have been transferred to Vancouver from other countries.

This search is moving quickly, and we’re excited to shortlist candidates for our important client. We can provide more information than we have written down in this posting, if you are interested and have any questions. If you already have a Recruiter at SWIM, please reach out very soon. If you do not yet have a contact at Swim Recruiting, please hit 'APPLY to send us your resume. Thank you!