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What you’ll love about this role:
At 3P Learning, our award-winning Educational learning products – including Mathletics, Reading Eggs, Writing Legends, and Mathseeds – spark a love of learning in millions of kids worldwide. Behind every great product is a great team, and that starts with ensuring our people are supported, paid accurately, and cared for.
We’re seeking an experienced Payroll and Accounting Specialist to own end-to-end payroll operations as well as Accounts Payable and Receivable activities across the U.S. and Canada. There is a potential for flexible or part-time hours depending on experience and preference. This role is ideal for a highly detailed individual who thrives in multi-country payroll environments and who enjoys being a trusted subject matter expert. You’ll work closely with Finance, People & Culture, external providers, and auditors to ensure operational excellence and seamless employee experience.
About the Role:
As a fully qualified, journey-level Payroll Specialist, you will process biweekly payroll, maintain compliance with all federal, state, and provincial regulations, audit and reconcile pay records, and serve as a liaison to employees, internal teams, and third-party vendors. You will also coordinate payroll system upgrades, interpret pay policies, and support year-end processes, benefits administration, and audits. In addition, you will be supporting the AR and AP functions for the US and Canada.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process biweekly payroll for salaried and hourly employees using ADP Workforce Now with accuracy and compliance. We currently have approximately 100 employees across both countries.
- Audit pay records, reconcile totals by department, location, and country; apply pay policies correctly (vacation, LOA, disability, government regulations).
- Prepare payroll journal entries, complete month-end and year-end reconciliations, and coordinate third-party payroll system upgrades.
- Serve as primary payroll contact for employees and vendors; resolve discrepancies and respond to audit requests.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. federal/state and Canadian federal/provincial regulations; administer 401(k) and RRSP contributions and benefits.
- Document payroll processes, train staff, and back up specialized payroll functions as needed.
- Accounts Receivable responsibilities will include sending invoices and solving queries with customers, apply payments, journal entries and debit collection including calling schools. Month end tasks as required including doubtful debt calculations.
- Accounts Payable responsibilities include processing credit card receipts in Stampli, vendor payments, run fixed asset depreciation and prepayment schedules at month end.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years payroll experience with the U.S. and Canada.
- Expert in ADP Workforce Now.
- Strong knowledge of payroll regulations, benefits, reconciliations, and year-end processes.
- Analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills; able to advise senior partners on complex matters.
- Payroll certifications (PCP, CPM, FPC, CPP) or an accounting/finance background required.
- Experience with AR and AP. Experience with Netsuite and Stampli is an asset.
Why you’ll love working at 3P:
Join a global company where your ideas are heard, contributions are visible, and impact is real. Collaborate with passionate colleagues in a culture that values precision, accountability, and teamwork – and help support the people creating learning experiences for millions of students worldwide.
