Bilingual Payroll Specialist

Join a leading organization and advance your payroll career! Aplin is currently recruiting for a Bilingual Payroll Specialist to join a busy centralized payroll team supporting operations across Canada, with a focus on the Quebec district.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced payroll professional with a strong background in Quebec unionized payroll, collective agreements, and CCQ requirements. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience processing full-cycle payroll for hourly employees and applying complex union agreements in a fast-paced environment.

Location: Edmonton, Montreal, or Ottawa
Work Arrangement: In-office

Compensation

• $65,000–$77,000 annually, based on experience and location
• Annual/performance bonus

Benefits & Perks

• Benefits effective from day one
• Employee share program
• Pension matching currently up to 5%, increasing to 6% in January
• Monday to Friday, full-time position

Responsibilities

• Process full-cycle weekly payroll for hourly employees, with a focus on Quebec-based unionized employees.
• Interpret and apply collective agreement provisions related to wages, overtime, premiums, vacation, statutory holidays, and other employee entitlements.
• Apply CCQ requirements and relevant Quebec payroll regulations to ensure accurate and compliant payroll processing.
• Process new hires, terminations, transfers, and employee changes, including rate adjustments and changes to payroll deductions.
• Review and process time entries, attendance records, and employee hours, ensuring compliance with applicable collective agreements.
• Support the transition from paper time cards to electronic timekeeping.
• Process payroll remittances, deductions, benefits, union dues, and other payroll adjustments.
• Prepare T4s, Relevé 1s, and other year-end payroll reporting.
• Reconcile and remit payroll and union benefit liabilities.
• Ensure payroll complies with Quebec requirements, government legislation, CCQ regulations, and applicable collective agreements.
• Work closely with internal teams, employees, and union representatives to resolve payroll-related matters.
• Respond to payroll inquiries, investigate discrepancies, and provide timely resolutions.
• Maintain accurate and confidential payroll records and supporting documentation.

Qualifications

• Fluent in both written and spoken French and English is mandatory.
• Minimum 2 years of full-cycle payroll experience, ideally 5+ years.
• Strong experience processing payroll for unionized employees in Quebec.
• Knowledge of CCQ requirements and experience interpreting and applying collective agreements to payroll processing is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience applying union agreement provisions related to wages, overtime, premiums, vacation, and employee benefits.
• Strong knowledge of Quebec payroll legislation, deductions, benefits, remittances, and year-end reporting.
• Experience with hourly payroll in a high-volume environment.
• Experience processing union dues, benefit contributions, and other union-related payroll calculations.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• PCP certification or working toward PCP is preferred.
• Experience with JD Edwards/JDE or Oracle payroll systems is an asset.

At Aplin - together with our brands CompuStaff, Impact Recruitment, and Vantix Systems - we connect great people with great organizations across North America. We believe diverse teams build stronger companies, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We use AI tools to assist in a fair and efficient matching process, helping our recruiters connect the right people with the right opportunities. To be considered, applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any required permits. Our recruitment services are always free for job seekers. Accommodation is available upon request throughout all stages of the recruitment process.