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We're looking for motivated individuals to join our team at LKQ Corporation. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive work environment, LKQ is the place to be. Apply now and take the first step toward a rewarding career!\nResponsible for the end-to-end processing of payroll, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and ensure the efficient functioning of the Workday U.S. or Canada Payroll modules. This role involves handling complex payroll tasks.Essential Job Duties\nResponsible for the weekly and bi-weekly payroll process from beginning to end, including data entry, adjustments, and reconciliations. Ensure payroll is processed with speed and accuracy. Ensure compliance with federal, state and/or provincial payroll legislation and internal controls as related to payroll processing and company policy.\nAct as a point of contact for payroll-related questions from managers and employees. Assist managers in ensuring that adjustments are entered in the system, including pension fund and group insurance when necessary (in Canada). Answer questions related to the payroll process. Build productive internal/external working relationships.\nConduct audits during processing to verify the accuracy of payroll data and internal controls. Audit and process special pay.\nResearch and resolve payroll discrepancies and issues. Validate and reconcile payroll data, including complex transactions (retro pay, bonuses, leave, garnishment and vacation balances).\nInterpret pay policies (e.g., vacation, LOA, disability, workers' compensation, union contracts, government regulations and/or remittance, withholding exemptions, etc.) and ensure appropriate amounts/deductions are calculated and correctly applied to the various accounts.\nProvide training and support to payroll team members and other departments.\nIdentify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce errors. Contribute to payroll policy development and best practices.\nRespond to employee inquiries and provide communication support regarding payroll matters.\nCoordinate with HR and other departments to ensure accurate payroll records and employee data.\nPrepare, analyze, and distribute payroll reports to internal stakeholders.\nSupport compliance with CRA and Revenue Québec payroll processing, regulations and filings.\nMaintain confidentiality and adhere to LKQ’s data privacy and internal control standards.\nAssume other duties as assigned.\nSupervisory Responsibilities\nNot responsible for supervising employees.\nMinimum Requirements\nEducation & Experience\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.\n3+ years of related experience required.\nFor Canadian job: Solid knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation and compliance.\nFor Canadian job: Must be bilingual (French and English).\nPreferred Requirements\n2+ years of Workday Payroll experience preferred.\nWorkday Payroll Certification or equivalent.\nCertified Payroll Professional (US)\nKnowledge/Skills/Abilities\nAdvanced proficiency in Workday Payroll and Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups).\nStrong analytical skills and attention to detail for complex reconciliations.\nExceptional service orientation with the ability to explain payroll concepts clearly in both English and French\nAbility to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs.\nFrequent use of Outlook, Word, Excel, graphics, etc. Ability to create, maintain, and incorporate functions into Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, databases, and PowerPoint presentations to support business objectives.\nRegularly uses moderately complex oral and written skills. 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