Payroll Specialist Administrator

MOHAMED ZAHIR

Calgary, AB 289-***-**** *******.**********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced Payroll and HR Management professional with over 15 years of expertise in overseeing comprehensive payroll operations across diverse industries. Currently pursuing PCP certification to further enhance my skills and knowledge. Seeking a job as a Payroll Specialist to utilize my strong attention to detail and payroll management expertise. HIGHLIGHTS

Payroll Management: Managed payroll for four

companies across Ontario and Alberta, covering

approximately 700 employees, ensuring timely and

accurate bi-weekly and year-end payments.

Compliance and Taxation: Ensured compliance with

salary continuance plans, Workers Compensation, and maternity leaves, and processed deductions such as union dues, taxes, and garnishments.

Anomaly Auditing: Identified and corrected payroll discrepancies through audits, making necessary

adjustments and communicating with stakeholders to resolve issues promptly.

Financial Reconciliation: Conducted monthly payroll account reconciliations, supported audit processes, and assisted with budget monitoring, contributing to

accurate financial reporting.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

UKG, ADP, ERP Oracle, MS Dynamics 365, SAP, Banner, Ramco Trip Software PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mount Royal University (MRU) Calgary, AB Mar – 2025 till Date (Current) Payroll Administrator

WINS (Women in Need Society) Calgary, AB Jan- 2025 – Mar -2025 HR & Payroll Administrator

Southland Transportations Ltd. (Pacific Western Group) Calgary, AB Payroll Specialist Dec 2023 – Dec 2024

Managed payroll for 700 employees across four companies in Ontario and Alberta, ensuring timely and accurate bi-weekly and year-end payments.

Oversee internal payroll processing for multiple entities to guarantee accurate and timely record entries.

Establish and maintain employee payroll profiles within the accounting software.

Manage scheduling processes for all locations.

Ensure adherence to current legislation and the organization's policies and practices.

Reconcile benefit costs and RRSP costs across all divisions.

Address staff payroll inquiries and resolve issues promptly with a solution-focused approach.

Distribute payroll-related documents to relevant parties as required and ensure proper filing of documents.

Oversee full-cycle payroll for both union and non-union employees, managing weekly and bi-weekly payroll schedules.

Administer multiple payroll and remittance accounts, ensuring compliance with legislative policies and procedures.

Conduct end-to-end payroll tasks including data entry, verification, calculations, and reconciliation.

Enter onboarding documents, changes in pay rates, and process terminations in the system.

Ensure payroll activities align with regulatory standards and provincial legislation.

Audited payroll anomalies, resolved issues, and maintained compliance with salary continuance plans, workers’ compensation, and paid leaves.

Ensured timely payments and adjustments for terminations, resignations, retirements, and cancellations while maintaining attendance records.

Perform additional tasks as needed.

Al Sahraa Group Company Abu Dhabi, UAE

Supervisor, HR & Payroll Jul 2022 – Jul 2023

Supervised and processed monthly payrolls, ensuring data accuracy and reconciling payroll figures with finance for audit compliance.

Managed the input of new hires, terminations, and pay adjustments, improving payroll accuracy.

Ensured confidentiality of employee salary data and benefits, adhering to data protection protocols.

Prepared and reported monthly MIS, contributing to effective financial reporting. Human Resources

Support the HR Manager in managing the employee lifecycle from recruitment to offboarding, including orientation,training and development, progressive discipline, and exit processes.

Assist with the development, tracking, auditing, and continuous improvement of HR processes.

Manage group benefit enrollments, including adding family members and updating information within the benefits provider

's web portal.

Help with recruitment efforts, including posting job openings, scheduling interviews, and coordinating candidate communic ations.

Support onboarding and offboarding processes, including conducting orientation sessions and completing necessary paper work.

Assist in maintaining and improving HR-related administrative templates. Shamal Holdiing (Meraas Holding - CPD Crown Prince of Dubai Office) Dubai, UAE Senior HR & Payroll Officer Jan 2012 – Jun 2022

Conducted monthly payroll account reconciliations and assisted with budgeting, ensuring accurate payroll forecasts.

Provided audit support and guidance to junior staff, enhancing team efficiency and compliance with HR and payroll regulations.

Developed annual payroll budgets and HR benefit programs, streamlining cost analysis for management.

Counseled managers on recruitment, exit interviews, and employee relations, improving HR strategies.

Managed the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding to exit, ensuring a smooth HR process. HR & Payroll Coordinator @ BuHaleeba Group Dubai-UAE- Apr-2008 Dec-2011 HR - Administrator @ MK Trading Company-Oman- Oct-2006 Dec-2007 HR Coordinator(Project Based) @ CCC Kuwait- Mar-2006 Sep- 2006 HR & Admin Assistant @ GECO Mechanical & Electrical Ltd Sharjah -UAEJun-1996 Jun-2005 EDUCATION

IIBMS (Indian Institute of Business Management & Studies), India 2014 Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA)

University of Pune, India

B. Com in Accounting & Costing

Software Engineering Diploma 2004

CERTIFICATES & TRAINING

HR & Payroll – LinkedIn Certification

LANGUAGES

English (fluent) (Hindi- Gujarati)

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