Senior Payroll and Benefits Analyst US & Canada

Location: Remote in the US or in the Montreal office; remote and/or hybrid work may be available depending on the position.

Salary: CAD 65,000–105,300 per year, determined by experience and other job-related factors.

Company

hirify.global develops AI-powered interaction and action solutions for automotive and other intelligent systems, with a focus on reliability, safety, security, and performance.

What you will do

• Manage end-to-end bi-weekly payroll for 200+ Canadian and 100+ US employees, including adjustments, retroactive pay, manual checks, terminations, severance, and taxable benefits.
• Support benefits enrolments, life events, leaves of absence, terminations, and related programs.
• Audit Workday, ADP, and carrier interfaces; resolve transmission errors and manage payroll and benefits vendor relationships.
• Reconcile payroll, retirement contributions, tax filings, equity withholding, and statutory remittances across US federal/state and Canadian provincial jurisdictions.
• Prepare year-end forms and filings, including US W-2/W-2c, Forms 1094-C and 1095-C, Canadian T4/T4A/RL-1, and workers’ compensation reports.
• Execute SOX payroll controls, coordinate regulatory audits, resolve complex employee inquiries, and automate and standardize North American payroll processes.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of experience in high-volume corporate payroll and health and welfare benefits, including at least 3 years managing both US and Canadian payroll compliance, taxation, and year-end activities.
• Advanced proficiency in Workday and ADP Workforce Now.
• Advanced Excel skills, including XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, PivotTables, IF statements, and reconciliation of large data sets.
• Strong knowledge of US FLSA, ERISA, Section 125, and ACA requirements, plus Canadian employment standards, provincial labour rules, and Record of Employment requirements.
• Experience handling US and Canadian payroll, tax filings, retirement contributions, taxable benefits, equity transactions, and workers’ compensation requirements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, with exceptional accuracy and discretion when handling sensitive data.
• Written and spoken fluency in French and English is required.

Nice to have

• CPP and/or CEBS certification in the US, or PCP or CPM certification through Canada’s National Payroll Institute.
• Experience with the OPUS transit program.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position reporting to the Director of Global Payroll & Benefits.
• Annual bonus opportunity, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Company contributions to the Canadian RRSP.
• Equity awards may be available for certain positions and levels.
• Remote and/or hybrid work may be available depending on the position.