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Your Opportunity
As a Payroll Administrator, you'll have an exciting opportunity to join our U.S. Payroll team. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you'll play a critical role in ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while supporting payroll operations across multiple states.
In this role, you'll process payroll transactions, maintain payroll records, resolve employee inquiries, audit payroll data, and help ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations. This position is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with strong analytical, organizational, and customer service skills who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Take the next step in your career with Stantec and help us deliver exceptional payroll services that support our people across North America.
Your Key Responsibilities
Process payroll-related transactions, including employee direct deposit, tax, and payroll data changes, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
Audit payroll reports and data entry to identify and resolve discrepancies before payroll processing.
Research and respond to employee payroll inquiries, resolving routine issues and escalating more complex matters when appropriate.
Help manage the Payroll Manual Timecard inbox, review requests for completeness, and enter approved manual timecard corrections.
Prepare, process, and distribute manual payroll checks, reversals, and related payroll adjustments.
Provide backup support for Certified Payroll and Prevailing Wage administration.
Maintain accurate payroll records through daily data entry, document management, and filing.
Assist with payroll balancing, reconciliation, and payroll quality control activities.
Maintain payroll documentation, standard operating procedures, and process documentation to support consistent payroll operations.
Partner with Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, and other internal stakeholders to resolve payroll-related questions and ensure accurate payroll processing.
Support payroll process improvements and contribute to enhancing payroll procedures and operational efficiency.
Perform other payroll and administrative duties as assigned.