When you join East Penn Canada, you become part of a leading battery solutions provider serving essential industries across Canada. Our teams support transportation, motive power, backup power, and consumer markets by helping the business operate efficiently, serve customers effectively, and make informed decisions every day. We offer meaningful work, opportunities to grow, and the stability of a strong, national organization supported by benefits and programs designed to help you thrive.

Are you a detail-driven Payroll & Benefits Administrator who takes pride in accuracy, compliance, and supporting employees while striving for continuous improvement? If so, we are seeking a high-caliber professional to administer payroll and benefits, provide reporting, and deliver an excellent employee experience to our people.
This position is a fully onsite vacancy based out of our Courtice head office.
Key Responsibilities

- Administer accurate and timely bi-weekly hourly and salary multi-province payroll for 400 employees, ensuring compliance with legislation.
- Maintain employee payroll data including new hires, terminations, leaves, and compensation changes.
- Review and validate time and attendance data.
- Prepare and submit ROEs, statutory remittances, and year-end filings (T4s, RL-1s, EHT, T2200s, WSIB/CNESST).
- Administer employee benefit and group retirement programs, including enrollments and changes, and deliver benefits onboarding and education sessions to employees.
- As the subject matter expert, respond to employee payroll and benefits inquiries with professionalism and discretion, providing exceptional customer service.
- Maintain accurate records and develop payroll, benefits, compensation, and absence-related reports.
- Support audits and proactively contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications You Need

- Minimum 3 years of experience in payroll and benefits administration.




- Post-Secondary diploma/degree with an accounting/payroll focus or equivalent experience.
- Strong understanding of payroll, benefits, and employment legislation.
- Hands-on experience with an integrated HRIS/payroll system (we use Ceridian Dayforce).
- Strong working knowledge of MS Word and Outlook, and high level of proficiency in MS Excel for data reconciliation, forecasting, and reporting, as required.
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information with tact.
- Highly organized with strong planning and prioritization skills.
- Strong critical thinking and proactive problem-solving skills.
- Takes initiative with a proven ability to navigate a variety of tasks, while maintaining an optimistic attitude.
- Works effectively as part of a agile team and contributes to a positive team environment.
- Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation completed or in progress is an asset.

“What Powers You” matters. Here’s how we support our HR team:

- Competitive compensation with results-based rewards tied to performance
- 100% employer paid extended health and dental benefits, plus insurance coverage, a Health Spending Account, and paid sick days to support your health and wellbeing
- Profit sharing program and deferred profit-sharing to support long-term financial planning
- Career growth opportunities, with many roles across our four divisions filled through internal promotions
- Industry leading training and development, including inhouse learning opportunities and tuition reimbursement to support continued growth
- A team-oriented,



team-based work environment where contributions are recognized and valued
- Employee discounts on batteries, plus access to exclusive deals on popular brands and other exciting perks.

Join a team within the battery industry that values your contributions and invests in your long-term success. #WhatPowersYou

The expected hiring range for this position is $65,000 to $80,000 annually. Exact annual salary offered to the successful applicant will be determined by the candidate's experience, education, related knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Application Process:
Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada to be considered. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted by phone, email, and for some roles, by text message.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of thorough background checks, which may include criminal, credit, professional references, driver’s abstracts, and/or education/credentials verification.

Applicants who are interviewed for this position will receive a notification regarding the hiring decision within 45 days of their final interview.

AI Usage:
East Penn Canada uses artificial intelligence tools to support our recruitment process and improve the candidate experience, such as helping organize applications or highlight relevant qualifications. AI is not used to make hiring decisions. All hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers, who are trained to use these tools responsibly.

Accessibility and Inclusion:
East Penn Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, upon request.

📌 Payroll & Benefits Administrator (Courtice)
🏢 East Penn Canada
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