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Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money. Using smart technology, we take financial services that are often confusing, opaque and expensive and make them transparent and low-cost for everyone. We’re the largest fintech company in Canada, with over 4 million users who trust us with more than $50 billion in assets.
Our teams ship often and make an impact with groundbreaking ideas. We're looking for talented people who keep it simple and value collaboration and humility as we continue to create inclusive and high-performing teams where people can be inspired to do their best work.
Reporting to the Head of Total Rewards & Payroll and working closely with our People Operations Team, the Senior Specialist will provide project management and support for the Payroll Team. This is an opportunity to help build strong and scalable processes, practices and workflows to ensure smooth, compliant, and timely administration of our payroll.
In this role you will have the opportunity to:
- Act as a subject matter expert for Payroll special projects within the People Ops Team and across the organization. Including providing advice and solutions to stakeholders on payroll best practices, impacts, risks, and issues.
- Act as liaison between the various project teams and Payroll
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document business requirements, develop workflows and processes related to Payroll, Benefits, Time and Absence systems to smooth the information flow and increase data accuracy in Workday.
- Participate in integration building, testing, enhancements and implementation of systems impacting payroll. Build scalable processes and procedures.
- Develop and maintain project schedules and ensure documentation is maintained throughout the project.
- Develop strong relationships with clients and stakeholdersContribute to the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work processes.
- Assist members of the Payroll Team as required.
Skills you bring:
- Has a payroll certification (PCP or PLP), currently pursuing or willing to obtain.
- Has 5+ years of experience processing payroll and administering employee benefits.
- Has experience in multi-province jurisdictions in Canada (including Quebec). US payroll practices and relevant legislation is a plus.
- Proficiency in HR & Payroll systems (preferably Workday)
- Project management experience
- Able to manage multiple projects or assignments at one time.
- Has sharp attention to detail
- Takes initiative - strong personal accountability for high quality work
- Has strong time management skills, adhering to dates and deadlines ensuring completion
- Has strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Has excellent verbal and written communication skills
Why Wealthsimple?
🤑 Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance
📈 Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work
🌴 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days
📚 Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively
🛫 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year
🌎 A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
💖 Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year
We’re a remote-first team, with over 1,000 employees coast to coast in North America. Be a part of our Canadian success story and help shape the financial future of millions — join us!
DEI Statement
At Wealthsimple, we are building products for a diverse world and we need a diverse team to do that successfully. We strongly encourage applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
Accessibility Statement
Wealthsimple provides an accessible candidate experience. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know, and we will work with you to provide the necessary support and make reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation. We are continuously working to improve our accessibility practices and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.
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