Algo Communication Products

Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Calgary, Alberta

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 15 days ago

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About the role

Process all payroll change inputs (new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, leaves) and confirm they land correctly in the pay run.
Reconcile payroll data each cycle, investigate and resolve discrepancies before they become problems.
Payroll Administration (Canada, with global exposure)

Maintain accurate, audit-ready employee records and documentation across BambooHR in line with employment legislation.
Prepare payroll reporting, accruals, and journal entry support for Finance.
You'll work independently on your core deliverables, with the support and mentorship of the People Operations Lead and the wider HR team.
Own end-to-end processing of Canadian payroll each cycle - accurate, on time, fully compliant with federal and provincial requirements.

2-4 years of experience in payroll and/or benefits administration, ideally with direct Canadian payroll experience.
A genuine sense of ownership: you don't need close supervision to know what "done right" looks like.
Comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward building or improving a process rather than just following one.
Clear, empathetic communication - you remember that behind every pay discrepancy or benefits question is a person who needs a straight answer.

Progress toward a PCP (Payroll Compliance Practitioner) or CEBS designation.
Exposure to multi-jurisdiction or EOR/PEO payroll coordination.
Experience with BambooHR, Wagepoint, PayFit, or similar platforms.
Where This Role Can Go
We built this role to be a genuine on-ramp, not a holding pattern.
Exceptional organizational skills - you can run several deadline-driven processes at once without dropping a detail.

Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups) and comfort learning new HRIS and payroll platforms.
Discretion and sound judgment handling confidential employee and compensation data.

This is a role for someone who takes real ownership of a process, brings order to competing deadlines without being told twice, and wants a clear runway to grow — into more senior payroll and compensation & benefits work, and eventually acr

Administer employee enrollments, life-event changes, and terminations across our benefit plans, keeping every system in sync.
Be the first point of contact for employee questions about coverage, enrollment, and deductions - with the judgment to know when to escalate.
Maintain benefits data across BambooHR and vendor platforms, and run regular audits to catch and correct discrepancies.
Build and maintain simple, reliable checklists and trackers for recurring payroll and benefits cycles - and look for ways to make them faster and less error-prone.
Algo is looking for a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to own the accurate, on-time, and compliant delivery of payroll and benefits administration for our Canadian team, with growing exposure to our global footprint.
This role picks up the operational and administrative backbone of pay and benefits so our People Operations Lead can focus on strategy, policy, and program design.

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