Human Resources, Payroll and Benefits Coordinator (Maternity Replacement Contract)

Cineflix; Montreal; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cineflix Media seeks a Human Resources, Payroll and Benefits Coordinator for a maternity leave replacement starting in August 2025. Responsibilities include managing payroll, coordinating employee benefits across regions, ensuring compliance, and maintaining accurate HR data systems. Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of HR experience and be fluent in French.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in HR coordination, with a focus on payroll and benefits.
• Fluency in French is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate onboarding/offboarding and manage benefit plans.
• Submit payroll changes and report on fiscal matters.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements and maintain data integrity.

Skills

French Fluency

HR Coordination

Payroll Management

Benefits Management

Data Integrity

Job description

Human Resources, Payroll and Benefits Coordinator (Maternity Replacement Contract)

The Company

Creating, producing, and distributing must-watch factual and scripted content for broadcasters, streamers, YouTube, and FAST platforms worldwide,the Cineflix Media group includes Cineflix Rights which ranks #7 in the UK’s top distributor list, Cineflix Productions, and Cineflix Studios, as well as joint venture companies Buccaneer and C3 Media. We also share strategic partnerships through first-look deals andco-productions with a hub of producers from the US, UK, and Canada. With a catalogue of more than 7,500 hours of select programming across a wide range of genres, Cineflix is behind some of TV’s most popular and long-running shows.

The Role

Cineflix Media is currently looking to fill the position of Human Resources, Payroll and Benefits Coordinator. This is a maternity leave replacement contract that will begin in August 2025, for approximately 13 months, based in our Montreal office.

The Human Resources, Payroll and Benefits Coordinator’s main responsibility is coordinating payroll and employee benefits for all corporate offices (Montreal, Toronto, NY, London and Dublin). The Human Resources, Payroll and Benefits Coordinator will also be responsible for other HR tasks, such as ensuring corporate compliance and data integrity. This role reports to the SVP, Human Resources.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate the onboarding/offboarding of employees from all benefits plans across regions, as well as manage updates after any plan-wide changes.
• Responsible for providing benefit plan information to employees, to payroll and to managers.
• Assist with employee benefit renewals (ex: Create year-over-year comparative premium cost reports)
• Download and process monthly benefits invoices for our North American offices.
• Process bi-weekly RRSP payments and changes to FTQ RRSP+ payments, as needed.
• Research and set up new benefit plans as required.

Payroll coordination:

• Communicate monthly payroll changes to the payroll administrators across regions.
• Submitting all North American year-end tax forms for Corporate entities
• Assists with fiscal year-end reconciliation with Finance team, as needed.
• Communicate with payroll companies to ensure compliance with government notice/request letters.

Compliance:

• Research and stay up-to-date with upcoming legal requirements for all offices, and implementing as needed.
• Ensure Health & Safety compliance for all office.
• Provide support to internal teams for time-urgent translations for emails, newsletters and documents.

Data integrity:

• Maintain HRIS database and internal summary sheets; ensure that all payroll and employee information are correctly recorded in HR data systems.
• Ensure accuracy of service provider renewal agreements and records (for benefit plan and pension scheme providers etc.).

Other Responsibilities:

• Employee training: Responsible for setting up employee training courses. Keep track of Bill 90 requirements, various reporting, budgeting, and updating training logs for WSDRF.
• Filing: Sorting all physical employee files and ensuring all documents are saved electronically before being disposed securely.
• Research any HR matters, as needed.
• Assist in drafting or editing company policies.
• Provide on-demand customized Excel reports for the company’s needs.

The Person

• French Fluency Required
• 3+ years of Experience in a prior HR Coordinator Role (preferably with exposure to payroll, finance and benefit management)

We thank all applicants, but only those selected will be contacted.

Cineflix Media is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a diverse environment. Cineflix welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.