Payroll Administrator

The Kindred team is the heart of our cooperative, bringing our values to life every day. More than financial professionals, we are trusted guides, community builders, and champions of mutual aid. Our dedication ensures that every member experience is shaped by care, integrity, and expertise.  Whether offering financial guidance or strengthening community connections, we embody what it means to connect values and faith with finances - working together to INSPIRE PEACEFUL, JUST, AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES.

We are currently recruiting a Payroll Administrator to fill a full time contract position in our Kitchener Head Office.

The contract will run until September 2027.

The Payroll Administrator serves as the first point of contact and subject matter expert for payroll and HRIS application to support employees, leaders, and the HR team. In this role you will be supporting payroll processing, data integrity, reporting, training, and process improvement. Through careful stewardship of payroll data and processes, you will help ensure employees are paid accurately and on time while supporting a positive employee experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Process biweekly payroll accurately, reliably, and in compliance with legislative requirements and organizational policies and practices.
• Support payroll related processes including salary increases, incentive payout, and other payroll initiatives or projects as assigned.
• Provide internal service support for the HRIS system, including documentation for payroll and HRIS process change and improvements
• Support system optimization and reporting through data integrity reports, evaluating and maintaining security setup, and reviewing system security

What to bring

You have strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and are comfortable working with a variety of internal stakeholders. You approach tasks with a problem-solving mindset, using sound judgment and troubleshooting skills to resolve issues. You are detail oriented, organized, and able to manage sensitive information with care while supporting accurate and timely payroll processes.

You will be part of a collaborative workplace where you’ll be asked to participate in the business and share your voice. You’ll be expected to continually grow your skills and abilities and to share your expertise and experience with team members.

Plus, you bring your qualifications and experience:

• Post-secondary education in accounting, human resources, business administration, data management, or a related field.
• Canadian Payroll Association Courses
• 3-5 years of experience in payroll
• Experience processing payroll in an organization with 150+ employees
• Working knowledge of UKG Core HCM, timekeeping/ absence management, payroll or another integrated payroll HRIS
• Power BI would be beneficial

Why Kindred

We believe that your life is bigger than any job, so we’ll work together to achieve work-life quality and to care for your overall wellness. For many roles, we offer flexible and remote options that we can discuss with you. And of course, your rewards package includes competitive total compensation plus an array of financial products and services at preferred rates for staff. 

Our comprehensive total rewards package includes: 

• Starting salary ranging from $54,000 - $66,500
• Performance based target incentive tied to individual, team and organizational results
• Group benefits plan & commitment to staff wellness
• Three weeks of vacation to start and generous paid time off provisions
• Career growth opportunities, training & development support
• Comprehensive staff benefits on financial products & services

When you choose Kindred to further your career, you’re joining an engaged workforce at a certified B Corp™ that is committed to using business as a force for good™ and acting as an advocate for a Living Wage.

RSVP

Ready to choose Kindred? Visit us at www.kindredcu.com/careers to learn more about why people enjoy working with us. If this role sounds like a good fit, please apply.

At Kindred, we value genuine connection. We don’t use AI to screen applications—every resume is reviewed by a real person. If selected, you’ll hear from a Kindred team member by phone, and when possible, we prefer to meet candidates in person.  If you choose to use AI to support your application materials, we encourage you to ensure your own voice and personality still come through. Kindred will acknowledge all applications received and advise all candidates when the position is filled.

As a team of people who, with compassion, integrity, and stewardship, care deeply about each other, our members, our communities, and our world, Kindred is committed to building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace. Kindred’s values-centered and faith-inspired, warmly professional, expressly invitational characteristics compel us to be a place that understands, respects, and values, and treats equitably all people of every race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, and disability.