Payroll and Benefits Specialist

📋 Description

• • Own the end-to-end semi-monthly payroll cycle for 300+ employees across six Kabam studios in Canada and the United States, processing both hourly and salaried populations through Ceridian Dayforce with absolute accuracy and timeliness.
• • Serve as the primary point of contact for all payroll-related inquiries, delivering clear, concise, and professional guidance to employees at every level—from new hires to C-suite—while maintaining strict confidentiality and compliance.
• • Prepare and reconcile complex remittances, payments, and adjustments for extended health, dental, life, disability, RSP, 401(k), and Workers’ Compensation carriers, ensuring each deduction aligns with plan rules and collective agreements.
• • Administer and continuously optimize Canadian and US employee benefit programs with third-party providers, researching plan changes, resolving escalated claims, and coordinating annual renewals to keep Kabam’s offerings competitive and inclusive.
• • Generate detailed payroll reports and statutory filings (monthly, quarterly, and annual) for federal, provincial, state, and local agencies, including T4s, RL-1s, W-2s, 1095-Cs, EHT, WCB, and ROE submissions, meeting or exceeding every deadline.
• • Conduct deep-dive audits of payroll data to validate accuracy, identify anomalies, and implement corrective actions before they impact employees or regulators; maintain pristine documentation for internal and external auditors.
• • Partner with Finance, HR, and studio leadership to model the financial impact of new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, and equity events, translating complex data into actionable insights that support strategic decision-making.
• • Champion continuous improvement by evaluating existing workflows, proposing automation or process enhancements, and leading or supporting system upgrades, data migrations, and Dayforce module implementations.
• • Monitor evolving federal, provincial, and state payroll legislation—such as CPP/QPP enhancements, US state tax reciprocity, and paid-leave mandates—translating regulatory changes into updated policies and system configurations.
• • Provide white-glove support during year-end, open enrollment, and special projects (e.g., M&A integrations or global mobility cases), balancing high-volume transactional work with high-touch employee service.
• • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure seamless integration between payroll, HRIS, time-tracking, and finance systems, eliminating data silos and reducing manual touchpoints.
• • Foster an inclusive employee experience by educating staff on benefits, retirement savings, and total-reward statements, empowering them to make informed decisions about their health and financial well-being.