Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Payroll and Accounts Payable Specialist, COM
Accenture
Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Payroll and Accounts Payable Specialist, COM
Job Description
You’ve Never Been Satisfied with “Good Enough.”
You want to make an impact, not just manage projects, but change how the world gets built. At Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, you’ll do exactly that. You’ll help develop and deliver the factories, grids, transit systems, and public infrastructure that keep communities moving - and do it smarter, safer, and more sustainably than ever before.
You’ll work alongside people who think big and act bold - project managers, engineers, technologists, and strategists who blend real-world experience with digital innovation and AI. Together, we’re transforming how capital projects are planned, managed, and executed, creating a better way to build for the future.
Because “good enough” builds the past. You’re here to build what’s next, on a team that outperforms every norm.
Visit us here to learn more about Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects
(Internal Title: Accountant)
- Payroll
- Ensure all employees are paid timely and accurately on a biweekly basis through Dayforce Powerpay and DMPS and promptly address and resolve any discrepancies or issues as needed.
- Maintain payroll databases for Canada and US, including new employee set up and updating all employee changes in a highly confidential and due diligent manner.
- Work with HR to ensure all new hires and terminations are processed on time and correctly.
- Ensures payroll compliance with internal policies and process and regulatory requirements.
- Monitor, track and pay out vacation, and personal leave in accordance with the employment contracts.
- Accurately maintain highly confidential payroll data including, but not limited, to information related to employee new hires, terminations, transfers, bonuses, expenses, benefits, vacation and personal days.
- Prepare monthly reconciliations for all payroll accounts as part of the month-end close cycle.
- Assist Payroll Manager with fiscal and calendar year-end processes and reporting requirements, including requests from Service Canada, ,T4, W2 and T2200 year-end balancing report and proof list reconciliation (Federal & Provincial and State reporting as and when needed Provincial Health Tax annual remittance and reporting, and Workers Compensation monthly and Year End remittance and Returns.
- Assist Payroll Manager with internal and external auditors.
- Respond effectively to requests payroll information by government agencies.
- Manage processing of time and payment data for cross-border commuters.
- Ensure accuracy in Benefits and Pension data for payroll processing, both USA and Canada.
- Reconcile Pension reports with Pay provider biweekly and annual reports.
- Accounts Payable (AP)
- Ensure confidential accounts payable invoices for benefits are processed properly and timely
- Assist AP team in entering invoices for payment into the accounting system
- Process payments to employees for all approved expense reports through payroll
- Detect correctness of the account charged and follow up with the invoice owner directly regarding proper invoice coding.
- Work effectively with various departments to provide solutions and follow-up
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Office-based
- With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.
Qualifications
- 2-5 years of related experience in both US and Canadian payroll
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- Has a Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation in Canada
- Experience with Ceridian / ADP or other payroll processing companies
- Working level proficiency in French and having Quebec payroll experience is preferred
- Experience with entering Accounts Payable invoices in various accounting systems
- Experience with various technology platforms and software; payroll systems, MS Office with an advanced ability working with Excel
BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:
- Highly organized with an eye for detail, ability to work independently and strong time management skills
- Experience with entering Accounts Payable invoices in various accounting systems
- Experience with various technology platforms and software; payroll systems, MS Office with an advanced ability working with Excel
- Sound morals, ethics, and confidentiality with the ability to develop trusting and effective working relationships with peers and employees
- Effective use of verbal and non-verbal communication
- Works under pressure and can multi-task; prioritizes competing priorities
- Deadline driven and able to turnaround assigned tasks and follow-ups, and issue resolution to closure in a time-sensitive environment
- Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal) to correspond with clients on collections and billing inquiries
- Experience with Deltek is preferred but not mandatory
- Adept to coordinate the resolution of reported issues across all levels of management and project teams
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, including Lookup, Pivot tables, Power Queries, MS Word and MS Outlook
- Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
- Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
- Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill an existing position.
The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.
Role Location Annual Salary Range
Ontario $69,000 to $85,000
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