Sr. Payroll Coordinator

If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply.

About The Role

We are looking for a Senior Payroll Coordinator to join our corporate finance team. This will be a critical member of a multi-company, international payroll department covering three countries and for nearly 1300 employees.

Here's What You'll Do

• Maintain employee data in accounting system including new hire set up, employee changes, termination calculations, PTO accrual, set up and postings.
• Experience in timekeeping system integration.
• Weekly review, reconciliation, posting of timesheets and associated labor adjustments with knowledge of state overtime reporting requirements.
• Administer tracking and follow-up of late timesheets with associated accounting processes.
• Process bi-weekly payrolls for U.S. and Canada companies including hours upload, calculation, reconciliation, and processing.
• Maintains employee direct deposit and Federal/State tax changes.
• Administer for employee garnishments.
• Prepare off-cycle final payments for terminated employees.
• Assist in weekly/monthly preparation of benefit invoices as required.
• Performs new hire SSN/SIN verifications.
• Administer disability hour changes for timesheet preparation and payback adjustments.
• Working knowledge of reporting system. Run associated staffing, labor, deduction reports for use by other users.
• Assist with month-end and year-end reporting requirements to outside agencies.
• Main contact of support for employee questions and issues as it relates to payroll.
• May handle other responsibilities as needed.
  
  

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Minimum of 5 years related payroll and/or accounting experience is required.
• Associate degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required, or an additional 2 years related payroll experience required in lieu of education.
• Payroll certification a plus.
• Payroll processing and report writing experience required.
• Knowledge of payroll, accounting principles and methods.
• Canadian payroll experience is preferred.
• Outstanding organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent communication and teaming skills.
• Relevant software payroll experience, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
  
  

The salary range for this position to be filled in the Buffalo, NY office is $71,300 to $89,100 annually. This salary range is the range we believe is the anticipated range of possible base compensation at the timing of the posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the anticipated salary range for the position. Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses. We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances. We have paid time off, flex-time schedules, remote work options and a 401k plan and employee perk programs. For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits. Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.

About Our Firm

CannonDesign is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering, and social impact converge. We don’t just dream up solutions — we create and bring them to life in ways to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our clients and the society. At the heart of everything we do is Living-Centered Design, a bold commitment to using our talents to not just improve the world but to truly reshape it for the better. It’s more than a philosophy — it’s who we are, and it drives us to make a meaningful, lasting difference every day.

About Working Here

• We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
• We are committed to ensuring our practice is equitable for all employees, representative of the communities around us – and focused on the future of design. We advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts through the leadership of our DEI Council, Employee Resource Groups and other community advocacy initiatives.
• We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.
  
  

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As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.

CannonDesign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CannonDesign is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from any and all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. It is therefore the firm’s policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment against any applicant, CannonDesign employee, vendor, contractor, or client on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law. It is also CannonDesign’s policy to prohibit any and all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, or participated in a firm or agency investigation into such complaints.