Payroll Analyst

About the Company

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders:
Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. Live Nation Media & Sponsorship creates strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year.

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Payroll Analyst role, reporting to the SVP Finance, partners with HR, Finance, and the central Payroll team at Live Nation to ensure accurate payroll processing, identify gaps, and implement process improvements for all Live Nation Canada payrolls.

• Serve as point of contact with the Central Payroll Team and third‑party payroll provider for all payroll operations and solutions for Canada.
• Manage integrations, system configurations, and updates with third‑party payroll platforms to ensure smooth data flow and system alignment.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and Central Payroll teams to ensure accurate and timely processing of all pay runs, including regular payroll, bonuses, commissions, milestone awards, and special reimbursements.
• Oversee hourly timekeeping system, including staff training, and ensure accurate calculations of wages, overtime, statutory holiday pay, retroactive adjustments, and provide timely validated data for payroll processing.
• Ensure the accuracy of employee wages each pay period through reconciliation of approved submissions, deductions, and payroll outputs.
• Verify compliance with all federal and provincial payroll regulations and ensure all applicable deductions (taxes, benefits, RRSP, etc.) are calculated and remitted accurately.
• Reconcile payroll data across systems to maintain data integrity and accuracy; perform periodic, quarterly, and annual payroll audits and coordinate corrections with the Payroll Team.
• Submit and validate all Canadian benefit deductions (STD, LTD, Life, AD&D, etc.) and complete related month‑end reporting, including vacation, WSIB, and benefit billings.
• Prepare journal entries and inter‑company transaction entries related to payroll, benefits, and vacation.
• Support reconciliation and settlement of inter‑company stock‑related balances.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to identify, implement, and streamline payroll improvement processes, policies, and procedures.
• Troubleshoot payroll issues with HR and people managers to ensure prompt resolution.
• Handle sensitive and complex payroll projects as required.
• Consolidate and deliver payroll data required by third parties each pay period.

• 5+ years minimum of experience supporting, and consulting on Canadian payroll.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian payroll practices and relevant legislation (e.g., income tax; employment standards, etc.).
• Membership with the National Payroll Institute (formerly the Canadian Payroll Association).
• Strong knowledge of absence laws and regulations in Canada.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP and pivot table skills).
• Experience working with/in using ADP Workforce Now and Dayforce.
• Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation, or similar and/or designation in progress is a bonus.

• Demonstrated ability to be a critical thinker and solutions‑oriented when tackling problems.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Expert in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Resourceful self‑starter who can work independently while understanding the importance of teamwork.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to multi‑task and shift direction easily while working in a fast‑paced environment with tight deadlines.

• Health:
  Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you…