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About You:
You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team\xe2\x80\x99s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.

If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!

About Us:
Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We\xe2\x80\x99ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people\xe2\x80\x99s lives \xe2\x80\x93 and we\xe2\x80\x99re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

We care about each other and we have each other\xe2\x80\x99s backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness \xe2\x80\x93 economic, mental and physical \xe2\x80\x93 because what\xe2\x80\x99s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.

Of course we love it here, but outsiders think we\xe2\x80\x99re pretty great too: Avison Young was awarded the prestigious America\xe2\x80\x99s Best Midsize Employers for 2022, presented by Forbes and Statista, Inc. We\xe2\x80\x99re proud to be regularly recognized for our team, services and culture and our team members enjoy comprehensive compensation and benefit programs. Through our customized work options, we give our people the flexibility to create a work environment that puts their overall well-being first. After all, we are powered by people.

Overview

We are seeking a Canadian Payroll Coordinator to work with advanced and complex payrolls, including withholding and deductions where multi-province tax laws are involved and provide answers to employee questions regarding payroll policy and procedure.

To be successful in this role, you must be detail-oriented, confident, analytical, and knowledgeable with Canadian payroll practices.

You can work autonomously, but also as a collaborative member of a team throughout Canada. You will work closely with the Payroll Manager, Human Resources, the Operations team, and other relevant departments to ensure efficiency and consistency of payroll and operations.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly payrolls of 300 employees and independent contractors in four provinces ( AB, BC, ON, QC).
• Collaborate cross-functionally with departments such as HR, Accounting/Finance and Operations to obtain the information required to process payroll and resolve any issues.
• Upload, verify, and audit payroll entries in UKG including new hires, terminations, changes, earnings, deductions, filing ROEs and more.
• Ensure that all Federal and Provincial laws and any compliance matters are followed.
• Continually review workflow to resolve payroll discrepancies by collecting, analyzing information, determining cause, and correcting in timely manner to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure accuracy by auditing payroll information for legislative compliance and internal policy compliance.
• Assist in delivering reports and information to Accounting/Finance, HR and managers as well as third parties (Workers Compensation, RPP, EHT, other) as requested.
• Assist Payroll Manager throughout the year with T2200 processing.
• Full understanding of multi-province, multi-location payroll set up to assist Payroll Manager with new federal/provincial payroll tax setups as needed.
• Demonstrate a high level of responsiveness to inquiries and requests from managers and employees.

Qualifications

• PCP (Payroll Compliance Practitioner) payroll designation, an asset.
• Knowledge of all pertinent federal and provincial regulations, filing and compliance requirements affecting payroll.
• Experience with UKG Payroll highly preferred.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite including Excel and Outlook required.
• Demonstrated attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy and ability to handle multiple tasks, meet deadlines and maintain high quality work.
• Ability to ensure privacy/confidentiality of employee information at all times.
• Proven knowledge of standard payroll concepts, practices and procedures.
• Strong communication, analytical and mathematic skills.
• Preference will be given to candidates with commercial real estate experience.

Our Equal Opportunity Commitment

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world. We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity.

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

For those requiring assistance with disabilities, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices. Apply with us TODAY!

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