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Payroll Specialist

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Toronto, ON, CAN
Mid level
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Toronto, ON, CAN
Mid level
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About Emerald


Emerald’s talented and experienced teams grow our customers’ businesses 365 days a year with products that create connections, deliver content, and drive commerce. We produce over 140 annual events, create and deliver content through print and digital channels, and power commerce through our seamlessly integrated in-person and digital platforms and channels. For more information, please visit http://www.emeraldx.com.

Emerald is seeking a Payroll Specialist with Candian Payroll experience to support our Accounting team.


Role Responsibilities:

•Processing of bi-weekly multi-province / multi-entity payroll for 100+ employees in our payroll platform, Rippling

•Maintain payroll records

•Review changes to employee data

•Reconcile and fund bi-weekly pension contributions

•Respond to payroll related questions and inquiries

•Process electronic payments

•Process garnishments

•Complete employment verifications

•Assist with internal and external audits

•Process accurate and timely year end reporting, similar to W-2 process

•Complete journal entries and monthly account reconciliations

•Special projects as needed


Qualifications:

•Associate’s or bachelor’s degree

•1-3 years Canadian payroll experience

•Excellent verbal and written communication skills

•Strong computer literacy including Microsoft Office applications

•Knowledge of Rippling a plus

•Excellent attention to detail


About Emerald

At Emerald, we strive to foster a diverse and inclusive community. We actively recruit and champion candidates who bring new perspectives from varied professional backgrounds and experiences, and we are intentional about ensuring a positive hiring experience for everyone. Our job postings don’t contain experience inflation, and most don’t require college degrees. Instead, they’re crafted to focus on outcomes and transferable experiences that are assessed in a structured interview process carried out by trained hiring teams. 


COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Target Compensation: $65,000 - $70,000

Please note that this range reflects a reasonable estimate of the target compensation for this position. This range may ultimately vary based on a candidate’s qualifications and may be higher where required by applicable law. 


We offer a competitive benefits package designed to strengthen our employees’ physical and mental health, including unlimited vacation for exempt employees, flexible working locations, 401(k) plan with a company match, medical/dental/vision coverage with inclusive provisions including transgender services and fertility benefits, parental and caregiver leave, dependent, commuter and FSA benefits, professional development programs like Toastmasters, and mental wellness tools.


If you need accommodation in our application process or have questions about our posted salary range, please email our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].


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