Payroll and Remittance Coordinator

This is a Full Time Job

Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Director of Tax Compliance, the Remittance Coordinator works as part of a team responsible for the implementation and maintenance of payroll and stakeholder accounts for our clients.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Handle all stakeholder/paying agent inquiries and consult with the Director of Tax Compliance when necessary.

• Responsible for opening, maintaining and closing of paying agent stakeholder accounts (WCB, EHT, CSST, HAPSET, etc.) throughout the Production Company lifecycle.

• Responsible for addressing and resolving stakeholder communication (mail, email, etc)

• Posting of all Union and stakeholder (WCB, EHT, etc) remittances.

• Remains up to date in stakeholder/paying agent legislation and guidelines (Service Canada, Ministry of Finance, Workers Compensation)

• Maintain knowledge of union contracts in the film industry.

• In conjunction with the Payroll Account Coordinator(s), responsible for the resolution/completion of remit-related payroll account issues reflected in weekend exception emails.

• Responsible for maintaining and updating Union membership and RRSP lists.

• Knowledge of internal system processes regarding Employer of Record and stakeholder/Paying Agent Accounts, including WCB, EHT and Accident on Set (AoS).

• Involved in all Employer of Record and stakeholder/Paying Agent client accounts including, but not limited to, Union, RRSP, WCB, Child Trust and Garnishee. Duties include administration and remittance processing, resolving issues with stakeholders, and maintaining supporting documentation, processing refund requests and overall account maintenance.

• Processing of recovery refunds to ensure the Recoveries GL is reconciled in a timely manner.

• In conjunction with the Finance Department, ensure timely liquidation and reconciliation of accounts payable and aged payables accounts.

• In conjunction with Director of Tax Compliance, provide support of override pinning/approval.

• Assist in the completion of year end reporting for all WCB and Health/Payroll Tax accounts.

• Provide support to other members of the payroll team and/or assists with additional tasks provided by the Director of Tax Compliance when necessary.

Required Skills and Qualifications
• 1-2 years' experience in a remittance coordinator role

• Understanding of Workers Compensation & Employer Health Tax reporting/remittances, Garnishee orders and union fringes/remittances (film industry desired, but not required).

• Basic computer skills including MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Basic knowledge of accounting

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.

• Ability to work within a team environment.

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.

Working conditions
• Conditions are normal for an office environment

• Hybrid work

Please note that only qualified candidates will be considered, and we'll only be following up directly with those selected for next steps.