[Hiring] Payroll Administrator @Stantec

Role Description

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.
• Be 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.

Qualifications

• Experience processing payroll using automated payroll and timekeeping systems.
• Experience with multi-state payroll processing and payroll compliance.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements.
• Prevailing Wage and Certified Payroll experience preferred.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize competing deadlines while maintaining a high degree of accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and repetitive tasks.
• Demonstrates professionalism, confidentiality, discretion, and sound judgment when handling sensitive employee information.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Experience with Oracle HRMS, Oracle Time & Labor, or similar enterprise payroll systems preferred.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 1–3 years of payroll experience, or an equivalent combination of post-secondary education and relevant payroll experience.
• Payroll certification (Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) or Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)) is preferred.
• Although this is a remote position, candidates must reside in Arizona.

Benefits

• Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program.
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid family leave.
• Ten paid holidays in each calendar year.
• Eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
• Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.