Payroll Technician

Realterm is a real estate operator whose employees have a track record of capitalizing on durable insights into the supply and demand of real assets through the global supply chain. Realterm seeks to build and invest in value-added business platforms that have a proprietary position in their markets, source investments with favorable supply/demand dynamics and bring intense focus to operating results.

Realterm offers several career fields such as Accounting, Asset Management, Capital Markets and Investor Relations, Construction, Finance, Investments, Leasing, and Property Management that make working here unique, challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. With offices in Amsterdam, Annapolis, Baltimore, Chicago, Frankfurt, Houston, Los Angeles, Montré al, New York, Singapore and Sydney, you are empowered to take your career where you want it to go.

A career at Realterm allows you thrive in a fast-paced workplace environment with tremendous scale. Enjoy working in a collaborative environment with supportive teammates where you will be challenged to grow and be at your best every day.

We offer our employees a robust and competitive benefits package.

The Payroll Specialist supports payroll operations by accurately keying payroll data, maintaining payroll records, and assisting with payroll-related inquiries.

The Payroll Specialist is a key contributor to ensuring payroll accuracy, providing compliance support, and delivering employee payroll services.

• Process full payroll cycle for Canadian and US semi-monthly payroll accurately and on time, including earnings, deductions, adjustments, bonuses, reimbursements, taxable benefits, and other payroll-related entries.
• Review and validate payroll inputs, source documents, and employee payroll changes for completeness, accuracy, and proper approval before payroll deadlines, including direct deposit, tax forms, garnishments, benefit deductions, compensation updates, and employment status changes.
• Coordinate with external providers during the monthly international payroll process, including providing employee changes, leave calculations, calendars, and required country-specific payroll supporting documentation.
• Assist with expatriate and cross-border payroll administration, including coordination of travel calendars, shadow payroll inputs, hypo tax adjustments, and year-end payroll adjustments.
• Coordinate with Human Resources to resolve payroll data issues, missing approvals, timekeeping discrepancies, and employee record updates.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and supporting documentation in accordance with company policies, audit requirements, and applicable payroll regulations.
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries related to pay statements, deductions, direct deposit, tax withholding, benefits, and payment timing; escalate complex issues to HR/Payroll Manager and/or Accounting Manager as needed.
• Support payroll compliance activities, including routine payroll audits, payroll variance reviews, year-end validation, and preparation of payroll-related reports.
• Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end accounting payroll activities, including payroll journal entries, bonus accruals, payroll reconciliations, and balance sheet reconciliation related to payroll accounts.
• Process and review HR, payroll, and benefit-related invoices in accounting software, including invoice coding, approval follow-up, and wire/check requests.
• Support payroll audit requests by gathering, organizing, and validating payroll records, reports, and backup documentation.
• Assist with documenting payroll procedures, checklists, and process improvements to support consistent and audit-ready payroll operations.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of employee payroll information and sensitive records.
• Perform other HR and payroll-related duties as assigned.
• Accountability
• Character, Trust, Integrity
• Planning, Decision-Making & Initiative

• Deadline-focused, detail-oriented, organized, able to prioritize and manage concurrent demands
• Effective communicator (both oral and written) with ability to communicate with all staff and executive levels within…