ADP Payroll System Specialist (6-month fixed contract)

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Location

Burnaby, BC

Salary

dollar sign 80,000 to 110,000 per year

Job Description

ADP Payroll System Specialist (6-month fixed contract).

Who- the Company:
Our client is a well-established proudly Canadian brand known for its collaborative culture, commitment to excellence, and focus on continuous improvement.

What- the Role:
Working closely with the Payroll Manager, IT and ADP support, the ADP Payroll System Specialist will focus on troubleshooting payroll and timekeeping issues, managing support tickets, reviewing system configurations, and testing changes to ensure accurate payroll outcomes. Ideally, the candidate will have experience supporting ADP implementations or upgrades and resolving post-implementation issues and back logs.

Key Responsibilities:
ADP Workforce Now & WFM Support

Act as the internal SME for ADP Workforce Now and Workforce Management, troubleshooting payroll, timekeeping, and system issues.
Manage ADP support tickets from identification through resolution, escalating issues as needed and maintaining a centralized tracker.
Coordinate with ADP support and internal Payroll teams to resolve complex discrepancies and recurring system issues.
Support system configuration, maintenance, and changes, assessing potential payroll impacts and maintaining documentation.

Payroll & WFM Support

Troubleshoot timecards, clocks, schedules, employee access, manager approvals, and other payroll-related system issues.
Provide system support to Payroll during critical processing periods and help identify root causes rather than rely on manual workarounds.

Testing & Validation

Coordinate testing of system changes before implementation, developing test scenarios and documenting expected results.
Validate payroll calculations, timekeeping rules, accruals, premiums, and configuration changes in partnership with Payroll.
Document test results, support regression testing, and track issues through resolution.

Who- the Candidate:

3+ years of payroll & experience in a complex unionized environment, multi entity environment, including shift rotations and salaried and hourly for workforces around 600+ employees.
Payroll professional with ADP post integration support experience (support ADP configuration/maintenance, setup and changes, testing, test scenarios).
ADP Workforce Now (WFN) and ADP Workforce Management (WFM, time & attendance) subject matter expert
Experience in the manufacturing, transportation/trucking industry is strongly preferred.
PCP or PLP is highly preferred
Experience creating and managing ADP support cases/tickets – main duty will be cleaning up back log (validate payroll calculations, timekeeping rules, accruals, premiums)
Ideally familiar with shiftwork (day and night shifts, 24 hours, premiums, overtime)

How Much:
A prorated salary ranging from $80,000-$110,000, health benefits and transit subsidy.

Where:
Hybrid role based in Burnaby, conveniently located near SkyTrain and bus routes. Ideal for candidates based in Greater Vancouver, including Vancouver, New Westminster, Burnaby, or Surrey.

When & How to Apply:
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