Payroll Specialist

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Experienced and fully competent in payroll processing best practices. This includes and not limited to timecard validation, processing, and validating payroll in designated system, understanding of earnings and deductions (pretax and taxable), understanding payroll taxes (federal and provincial), maintaining and updating employee data, responding to employee questions accurately and timely. Responsible for assisting other departments and agencies with payroll questions, requests, and completion of wage verification forms. Ensuring payroll accuracy and employee satisfaction for our bi-weekly hourly and salary payrolls. Able to complete assignments and tasks with minimal supervision. Ability to work in a team setting with great collaboration skills. This position will process payroll for our Canadian colleagues.

Experienced and competent in payroll-related items and work independently or with minimal supervision with payroll validation. This includes and not limited to the following: earnings, deductions, and taxation on regular and On Demand payments, input pay and T4 reconciliation (earnings/deductions/taxes), garnishment processing, union pay, benefits (deductions and Leave pay), termination pay rules, familiar and able to reference/ implement payroll rules and best practices.

Provides resolution for a wide range of complex payroll related discrepancies and payroll related questions accurately and timely (based on Service Level Agreements) with minimal to no supervision. These come in the form of cases, emails, and daily reports/tasks. This includes and is not limited to the following: On Demand check creation and validation, earning and deduction taxation inquiries, pay and T4 reconciliation, garnishment processing, union pay, benefits (deductions and STD), terminations, wage requests and similar requests for earnings.

Achieve results and meet deadlines with minimal to no direction when working on assigned activities and or projects by knowing or being able to follow established procedures and instructions provided. Using professional judgement on analyzing data and ensuring timely and accurate completion on assigned tasks. Must be able to fully understand what is required to process ROEs on employee’s behalf according to company and Service Canada guidelines.

Update and create Desk Top Procedures/Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for assigned tasks as needed.

Minimum Job Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities)

Minimum 2 years payroll processing experience.

Experience in Canada payroll environment

Preferred Working knowledge of Workday, ADP, ServiceNow, garnishments, banking, and Record of Employment.

Strong PC skills including proficiency in Excel.

Working and technical knowledge of Workday, ADP, ServiceNow, garnishments, terminations. Record of Employment and banking.