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Linda Wilkinson

Sooke

Summary

  • Dependable, motivated and conscientious employee.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work well under pressure, experienced in prioritizing numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy and meeting tight deadlines.
  • Equally productive working independently or in a team setting.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Payroll & Benefits HR Reporting Specialist

Beacon Community Services
10.2012 - 06.2024
  • Played a key role in the implementation of the employee payroll system moving over 300 employees from ComVida software to the current Payworks software.
  • Payroll functions responsible for processing all aspects of payroll for over 300 hourly and salaried, union and non-unionized employees in 24/7/365 operations, including setting up new employee, verifying time and leave entries, processing complex pay changes, maintaining accurate payroll records and providing statutory payroll reports and remittances as well as labour cost reporting.
  • Responsible for administering employee benefits including extended health, dental, group life, disability and defined benefit pension plan, including processing payments and submissioins and maintaining accruate records
  • Played a key role in the complex roll out of Municipal Pension Plan.
  • Responsible of all aspects of Year End Procedures including T4's, MPP, WSBC year end remittances and all reporting reconciliations.
  • Provided training to new employees in all aspects of Payroll and Benefits including software and policies.
  • Performed ad-hoc analysis as needed, supporting various departments with their specific reporting needs.
  • Customized report templates based on management feedback, enhancing clarity.
  • Increased efficiency in report generation by automating repetitive tasks and optimizing database queries.
  • Consistently met strict deadlines, delivering high-quality reports under tight time constraints.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather data requirements, ensuring timely delivery of accurate reports to colleages and management,

Administrator/Bookkeeper

Tractor Time Equipment
03.2010 - 10.2012

Responsible for payroll, remittance of source deductions, Group Benefit Plan, T4's, T4 summary, WSBC, HST, and Corp Tax, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and all General Accounting Procedures to Year End, as well as responsible for customer service.

Administrator/Bookkeeper

OK Tire & Auto Service
10.1999 - 10.2009

Responsible for payroll, remittance of source deductions, Group Benefit Plan, T4's, T4 summary, WSBC, HST, and Corp Tax, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and all General Accounting Procedures to Year End to pass to company accountant, as well as responsible for customer service.

Education

Accounting Certificate -

North Island College
Campbell River, BC

Dental Administration Certificate -

Excel Career College
Courtenay, BC

Bookeeping Certificate - Accounting

Malaspina College
Powell River, BC

Certified Dental Assistant -

Nova Scotia Institute of Technology
Halifax, NS

High School Diploma -

Sackville High School
Lower Sackville, NS

Skills

Languages

Timeline

Payroll & Benefits HR Reporting Specialist

Beacon Community Services
10.2012 - 06.2024

Administrator/Bookkeeper

Tractor Time Equipment
03.2010 - 10.2012

Administrator/Bookkeeper

OK Tire & Auto Service
10.1999 - 10.2009

Accounting Certificate -

North Island College

Dental Administration Certificate -

Excel Career College

Bookeeping Certificate - Accounting

Malaspina College

Certified Dental Assistant -

Nova Scotia Institute of Technology

High School Diploma -

Sackville High School
Linda Wilkinson