Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Do you want to join a team of passionate payroll professionals dedicated to excellence? 

Then Jobber might be the place for you! We’re looking for a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to be part of our Finance department.

Jobber exists to help people in small businesses be successful. We work with small home service businesses, like your local plumbers, painters, and landscapers, to transform the way service is delivered through technology. With Jobber they can quote, schedule, invoice, and collect payments from their customers, while providing an easy and professional customer experience. Running a small business today isn’t like it used to be—the way we consume and deliver service is changing rapidly, technology is evolving, and customers expect more. That’s why we put the power and flexibility in their hands to run their businesses how, where, and when they want! 

Our culture of transparency, inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation has been recognized by Great Place to Work, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and more. Jobber has also been named on the Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Top Growing Companies list, and Deloitte Canada’s Technology Fast 50™, Enterprise Fast 15, and Technology Fast 500™ lists. With an Executive team that has over thirty years of industry experience of leading the way, we’ve come a long way from our first customer in 2011—but we’ve just scratched the surface of what we want to accomplish for our customers.

The team:

The Finance team at Jobber is responsible for anything money related to better help plan, budget, and implement Jobber’s best ideas.  Within the Finance Team, the Payroll Team has a passion for providing quality service to all Jobber employees  who entrust us so they can stay focused on our mission to help small businesses be successful. 

The role:

Reporting to  Director, Accounting, the Payroll & Benefits Specialist is an integral role within the payroll team at Jobber. You’ll own several key areas within our payroll & benefits function and play a key part in helping shape our payroll & benefits operations. While the day to day of the role should be second nature to you and you can hit the ground running, you’re excited about leveraging your experience to recommend improvements as we continue to scale.  You will collaborate closely within the Payroll, Accounting, and People teams. 

We're excited about you because:

• Process payroll on a semi-monthly basis : You will play an active role in processing our semi-monthly payroll accurately, on time, and compliantly for our teams across Canada (using ADP WorkforceNow) and the United States (using Gusto). 
• Own our RRSP program : You’ll be responsible for all employee changes in our RRSP program that is administered through Wealthsimple, and the processing of employee and employer contributions through payroll.
• Be responsible for our ESOP program : You will administer Jobbers Employee Stock Ownership Plan through Shareworks.  
• Collaborate with our people team : You will be the first point of contact within the payroll department for our People Team, assisting them with anything from employee concerns to the processing of employee leaves. 
• Year-End Reporting : You will assist in the preparation of T4s, T4As, W2s and T2200s each year.  Throughout the year you will own the accuracy of our payroll systems, year-to-date numbers and perform regular reconciliations including Quarterly PIER reports.
• Research and find new opportunities : Whether it’s researching the rules around taxable benefits associated with new People initiatives or finding ways to increase efficiency within our processes, you are not afraid to leverage your experience to help scale and improve our payroll & benefits operations. 

To be successful, you should have:

• Demonstrated experience in issuing and administration in Canadian payroll. Bonus points if you have experience with US payroll
• A payroll designation with the National Payroll Institute.  You should have (or be working towards) your PCP designation with the National Payroll Institute
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel & GSuite skills, including VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables & using advanced filters
• Eyes for the details. Dealing with people’s pay is important, so your attention to detail when dealing with the dollars and cents is crucial
• A high level of trustworthiness. You’re dealing with sensitive information day in and day out, so having a high degree of ethics is needed
• The ability to collaborate and communicate. You’ll be working with members of our Accounting, Finance, and People teams on a regular basis, so you’re open to learning, communicating, and providing feedback on workflows to make sure we’re running smoothly
• A comfort with technology. Not only do we use multiple different systems here (ADP, Gusto, Wealthsimple, Shareworks, etc) while working on Macbooks, we also work closely as a team using tools like Slack and Asana to stay organized with our work.  You should be comfortable working in a remote and tech heavy environment
• An incredible passion for our customer and a connection to our purpose - to help small businesses be more successful.