Pleasant Solutions Careers

Position Overview:

• Both permanent full time and part time will be considered.
• Flexible hours (for example: choose to start your day between 6am and 10am, work late some days and shorter on others)
• Working on payrolls for multiple subsidiaries.
• Multi-currency and multi-national work for both our Canadian subsidiaries and US subsidiaries
• Corresponding with employees in other departments to obtain details of expenses
• Employee reimbursement processing, data entry, and being a trusted auditor for reimbursements
• Reports to executive level (CFO and COO)
• Opportunity for role to expand. The more we trust your accuracy and understanding, the more challenging tasks will be provided
• Using newest accounting systems, tools, and innovations. The department changes every year to handle our growth
• Watching for unexpected monthly fluctuations that management should be made aware of
• Occasionally assisting clerical department, adding to variety
• Genuine appreciation for the accuracy you provide which allows all employees to trust in company pay calculations
• Your own office to be comfortable, play music, etc.

Requirements:

• Strong attention to detail
• Medium or stronger computer skills
• Does not get sloppy during repetitive tasks
• For security, a thorough police records check will be required
• No specific requirements for formal education or industry experience. We evaluate each applicant based on merit rather than formalities

Nice To Have:

• Previous experience in multiple payroll departments
• Previous experience with a technology or engineering company

About The Work Environment:

• Friendly, non-threatening, and non-political environment.
• Mid-sized company but retaining the speed and flexibility of a smaller company.
• We are a great environment for both outgoing people and those who are very shy and introverted (applicable to non-client facing positions).
• We strive to have every employee sitting near a window for natural light and to have plenty of plants throughout the office; we care about employee health.
• Free onsite massage therapy.
• Private nap rooms for isolated thinking time or for taking a nap if you didn’t sleep well last night.
• Atrium to enjoy the sun during lunch.
• Social events worth remembering (fencing competitions, curling, video game or board game parties, coding competitions, commando combat training, robotics club coming soon, etc).
• An example of our culture: Lunch together is in a very comfy sofa room, and even the quiet types are comfortable there.
• Unlimited access to pillage our kitchens for caffeine, sugar, healthy snacks, soups, and more :)
• Additional perks that are cost-shared like motorized sit-stand desks.
• Task focused: everyone in the company heavily uses centralized to-do lists to stay organized, prioritize, and coordinate.
• Fast paced
• Consistent work/life balance: mandatory overtime is very rare.

About The Company:

• Pleasant Solutions is a dynamic company headquartered in Edmonton, a large satellite office in Toronto and Vancouver, and small satellite offices across Canada (including in Calgary, Ottawa, etc).
• Silicon Valley kind of excitement and growth potential.
• Fast growth: One of the 200 fastest growing technology companies in North America with 955% growth over 5 years (based on growth rates in published rankings of the 2014 Profit 500 and 2013 Deloitte Technology Fast 500). Canadian Profit Guide ranked us #88 out of 500 for fast growth in Canada, announced in Sept 2015.
• Stable and well diversified.
• We also operate Western Canada's most advanced studio, which might also be the largest capacity video marketing studio in Western Canada except for television and news stations. The studio team has won multiple awards.
• Full of smart and passionate people whom you can learn from.
• Very low employee turn-over rate, attesting to the value of working here.
• As of 2021, we are more focused on in-house product development than previous years which had a focus on consulting services. Currently, our lead focus is on Sheetcast, a tool that lets non-technical people build their own full-blown web applications using spreadsheets, and which is beginning explosive growth (see https://Sheetcast.com) as well as privacy products as seen under Paranoid.com. We still do some software development services, electronics manufacturing, marketing services, and IT services. Other in-house products include the high-security Pleasant Password Server.
• An innovative technology company with an aim of achieving results in creative ways.
• We develop high quality software you will take pride in. Our company name says it all.
• Socially conscious (for example, we pay for employees to sponsor hundreds of WorldVision children).
• Achieved zero layoffs throughout Covid.

Applying:

• What do you have to lose by exploring the possibility? Applying does not take long and we keep your application confidential (never disclosed to existing employer).
• Apply online today at https://pleasantsolutions.com/careers/apply/payroll-specialist
• Even if you don't have your resume updated or ready to go, apply anyway; we want to hear from you!
• Please do not apply via email, apply only by visiting the https://pleasantsolutions.com/careers/apply/payroll-specialist site.

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