Finance Full Time Richmond, BC $68,000 - $85,000 CAD per year

Founded and based in Richmond, BC, Ideon Technologies uses the energy from supernova explosions in space to image deep beneath the Earth’s surface. The world pioneer in cosmic-ray muon tomography, Ideon has developed the REVEAL™ Subsurface Intelligence Platform™, comprising an advanced suite of proprietary data-generation hardware, software, AI-powered services, and multi-physics fusion that provide x-ray-like visibility deep underground and unlock the exponential power of integrated spatial data.

By transforming muon data into reliable 3D density maps, Ideon helps geologists identify, map, characterize, and monitor mineral deposits with confidence. This reduces risk and cost of traditional methods, while saving time, optimizing return, and minimizing environmental impact across the mining value chain. In turn, this is helping accelerate the world’s transition to low-impact mining and transform how companies recover the critical minerals required to power the global shift to clean energy – improving peoples’ lives and enhancing economic prosperity.

We are a dynamic tech scale-up of 80+ employees (and growing). We are a team that is entrepreneurial by nature and focused on doing things right to deliver great customer outcomes. And we are committed to seeking out the best brains and the most exceptional humans, wherever they come from and however they happen to be packaged.

The Role

We are seeking a Payroll Specialist who will take end-to-end ownership of our payroll operations. You will process semi-monthly payroll with a primary focus on Canada and additional employees in the United States and Australia, and potential expansion into other countries.



You will also play a key role in building and optimizing our payroll processes, systems, and controls to support our continued growth.

You will report to our Senior Controller and work closely with Accountants, a CFO, and a Financial Analyst.

You will impact and drive Ideon’s objectives forward by focusing on the following activities:

Payroll

- Manage and process semi-monthly Canadian payroll in Ceridian PowerPay for salaried, hourly, and commission-earning employees.
- Set up and validate payroll inputs, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, commissions, overtime, leaves of absence, and other employee adjustments.
- Calculate field-day premiums and hourly pay from QuickBooks Time, and process pay changes, bonuses and taxable benefits (including stock-based items).
- Keep employee data in sync between our HRIS (UKG Ready) and payroll, working closely with the Talent team.
- Process US payroll for our US entity in ADP RUN, including state tax registrations and remittances, W-2s and year-end.
- Coordinate Australian payroll through our employer-of-record (EOR) provider (Remote), and review its invoices.
- Review payroll calculations and conduct thorough reconciliations to ensure the accuracy of gross-to-net pay, deductions, benefits, taxes, and employer contributions.




- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee payroll-related inquiries, providing timely and knowledgeable support on compensation, deductions, taxes, and pay statements.

Compliance and Year-End

- Remit CPP, EI and income tax source deductions, plus WorkSafeBC and Employer Health Tax.
- Own year-end: T4s, T4As, the PD7A reconciliation and the WorkSafeBC annual return.
- Stay current on federal and BC payroll and employment standards rules.

Accounting and Reporting

- Prepare the payroll summary and journal entries for each run and reconcile payroll accounts to the general ledger each month.
- Support month-end close, audits, and payroll data gathering for government funding and SR&ED; claims.

Documentation and Continuous Improvement

- Document payroll procedures and build checks that catch errors before pay day.
- Identify opportunities to streamline payroll workflows, improve efficiencies, and reduce manual processes through automation and system enhancements.

Success in the role looks like:

- Every pay run goes out accurate and on time, so our growing team across Canada can count on getting paid right, every time.
- Remittances and filings are always on time and in good shape, including CRA source deductions, provincial workers’ compensation, employer health taxes, year-end T4s and the PD7A reconciliation.
- Payroll procedures are written down as transparent, repeatable SOPs.
- Payroll lines up with HRIS (UKG Ready) and accounting each month, with clean journal entries and reconciled payroll accounts.
- Employees get timely, clear, and confidential answers to their payroll-related questions.
- You’re using AI and automation to cut manual steps and catch errors before

📌 Payroll Specialist (Canada)
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