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HEATHER LEVCHUK
Dundas,Canada
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Summary
Experienced Payroll Manager specializing in high-volume payroll processing and regulatory compliance. Demonstrated success in developing efficient payroll systems that improve data accuracy and timeliness. Strong analytical and leadership skills utilized to resolve discrepancies and enhance team collaboration in fast-paced settings.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Payroll Specialist - Contract
Happy Belly Food Group
04.2026 - Current
- Manage payroll for 350 employees across 9 brands, accurately and on time.
- Manage Payroll migration from multiple payroll platforms to a single payroll provider.
- Developed a process for payroll reconciliation.
- Integrated systems to improve payroll processing times and accuracy
- Audit of 2025 Year-end for 9 brands
- Accounting Journal Entries, accruals, and month-end review.
- Provided support for terminations, Pay in lieu of notice, and severance payments.
Financial Controller/CFO
REV Sports Entertainment Inc
Burlington, Canada
07.2024 - 03.2026
- Implementation of systems to manage growing business - Wagepoint, Xero, Plooto, Float
- Update financials and complete year ends from 2020 through 2025
- Perform daily financial functions, cash flow, accounts payable, and accounts receivable
- Performed accounts payable and receivable functions, cash flow management, budgeting and forecasting.
- Implemented cost control measures to optimize resource allocation.
- Development of standard processes for sales contracts and other strategic business functions
General Accountant/Payroll Administrator/Payroll Contractor
Nesto Inc
Montreal, Canada
11.2023 - 07.2025
- Successfully managed payroll migration from Wagepoint to Rippling, including HR and payroll programming.
- Semi-monthly payroll processing for 350 employees, bonuses, commissions, benefits, and deductions across 10 provinces.
- Benefit coordination with the HR team, ensuring accurate payroll recording.
- Implemented year-end process to ensure accuracy of T4s and RL-1s, and calculations for workers' compensation boards and EHT.
- Reconciled bank accounts and credit card statements monthly.
- Managed accounts payable functions through Xero and Plooto.
- Maintained fixed asset schedules, calculating depreciation expense as needed.
Payroll Manager
Xen Payroll Inc
Montreal, Canada
07.2021 - 11.2023
- Executed payroll processing for 40 clients across bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly schedules.
- Implemented streamlined payroll procedures using SaaS tools and Google Suite, reducing workload by eight hours per cycle.
- Implemented a process to reconcile payroll expectations to actual, utilizing mathematical calculations and references.
- Coordinated employee record maintenance, including new hires, promotions, terminations, and benefits adjustments.
- Developed key metrics and reporting to track payroll effectiveness and ensure accurate billing.
- Built systems for year-end reporting to ensure accurate submission for T4s and RL-1s.
Education
Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) -
Canadian Payroll Association
Toronto08-2026
Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) -
Canadian Payroll Association
TorontoDiploma - Electronic Engineering Technology
Devry Institute of Technology
TorontoSkills
- Process improvement
- Payroll administration
- Data analysis
- Payroll software expertise (Wagepoint, Rippling, ADP, QBO, Payworks)
- Accounting software proficiency (QBO, Xero)
- HR software knowledge (BambooHR, Collage)
- Financial software skills (Float, Plooto)
- Google Workspace
- Excel proficiency (Pivot tables, formulas)
- Labour regulations compliance (Canada's 10 provinces)
- Payroll year-end processing (Canada/Quebec)
- PIER reviews
- EHT compliance (Ontario/British Columbia)
- Workers' compensation reporting
- Accounts payable management
- Accounts receivable management
- Cash flow oversight
- Team collaboration
- System implementation strategies
- Accounting management practices
- Month-end and year-end closings
- Internal controls development
- Payment processing
- Commission calculation strategies
- Staff management
Timeline
Payroll Specialist - Contract
Happy Belly Food Group
04.2026 - Current
Financial Controller/CFO
REV Sports Entertainment Inc
07.2024 - 03.2026
General Accountant/Payroll Administrator/Payroll Contractor
Nesto Inc
11.2023 - 07.2025
Payroll Manager
Xen Payroll Inc
07.2021 - 11.2023
Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) -
Canadian Payroll Association
Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) -
Canadian Payroll Association
Diploma - Electronic Engineering Technology
Devry Institute of Technology