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The Opportunity
Professional Quality Assurance Ltd. (PQA) Testing has been going strong since 1997! As Canada's largest and most established independent software testing company, we insist on working with quality people who share our passion for quality testing! We have built a team of people who also believe quality is the most important deliverable. Our team of software testing specialists believe that better software leads to a better world.
We are committed to building strong communities - our sister company PLATO Testing, trains and employs members of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities across the country. Our team members enjoy opportunities for continuous learning and they work with leading-edge companies, technologies, and tools.
We are currently expanding nationally and are looking for a Payroll Clerk to help us do that! The ideal candidate is someone with excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Integrity and confidentiality are critical competencies for this role. Fredericton-based candidates will receive preference. Join a team that feels like family!
What you'll do
Responsibilities
- Process multi-provincial Canadian payroll using Payworks software
- Collect/verify time records and expense claims, ensuring adherence to company policies
- Calculate bi-weekly pay for hours worked, bonuses, commissions and vacation payout as necessary
- Maintain electronic payroll records for changes in pay rates, insurance, deductions, benefits, vacation balances, bank information, etc.
- Process new employees, terminations, transfers and promotions
- WCB compliance, reporting and remittance for various provinces in Canada
- Respond to employee pay-related questions, requests for employment letters or other verifications
- Investigate and correct payroll discrepancies
- Issue Records of Employment to Service Canada
- Assist with year-end payroll processing, including T4s
- Grant writing: maintain a system to identify potential funding opportunities, initiate grant/loan applications, and prepare timely status reports as required
What you'll need
Qualifications
- 2-5 years related work experience
- Accreditation and membership in the Canadian Payroll Association
- Understanding of accounting principles and internal controls
- Current knowledge of federal and various provincial payroll tax regulations and labour standards
- Working knowledge of Payworks is an asset, but not necessary as we will provide training
A little bit about us
PLATO
Who We Are
PLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients around the world.
In addition to providing our clients the highest quality software testing services, PLATO is creating careers in technology for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people from coast to coast to coast through our innovative train-and-employ model. Since 1997, we have been helping organizations all over the world reach their quality objectives by delivering scalable, proven, quality-centric managed services. Companies such as Apple, Suncor, TD Bank, Medavie, BCLC, LinkedIn, Boeing, and many others have gained considerable advantage from our Quality Assurance (QA), Testing, and eLearning expertise and experience.
We deliver specialized QA services to our clients with the goal of helping them increase profitability, boost customer satisfaction, manage development cycles and implement quality-centric solutions. We develop innovative approaches and solutions, designed to generate increased efficiencies, competitive advantage, and market share for our clients.
Are you interested?
Work With Us
At PQA Testing, we encourage our employees' personal career growth. We have plans in place to make sure that each employee is connected with a mentor to help guide them through their professional development, offer regular lunch & learns, and give our employees chances to attend industry conferences.
Our employee's health and wellness is #1 here at PQA Testing. We offer health incentives for our full-time employees to help them reach their goals of a healthy lifestyle, including a company-wide mental health day annually. PQA is always organizing events that bring all of us closer, even if virtually!
PQA respectfully acknowledges that our offices are located on treaty territories, unceded First Nations and Inuit territories, and part of Métis homelands. We honour their long history of welcoming many Nations to the beautiful Turtle Island and we actively work towards reconciliation between Métis, Inuit, and First Nation peoples and non-Indigenous people on this Land.
We contribute to proactive employment practices to promote inclusivity and diversity to those especially marginalized populations such as women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, and all other groups protected under the Human Rights Code.
We are committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.
We offer competitive wages and benefits, along with the opportunity to be part of a growing and innovative industry. For more information visit https://www.pqatesting.com
Submit your application by March 25, 2022.