Accounting & finance jobs in Canada

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Counted Oct 26, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 8,412
Employers: 3,041

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $80,351Across 895 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $34.59Across 464 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $73,863Across 57 listings
Average starting payCAD / month: $6,849Across 20 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote: 1%126 listings
Hybrid: 24%2,048 listings
On-site: 74%6,209 listings

Not specified: <1% (29 listings)

Employers hiring include RBC (311), Scotiabank (265), CIBC (200).

Sources & calculation notes

These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

Accounting & finance jobs in Canada

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- Full-time
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Delpath

Payroll Specialist

Toronto, ON, Canada
Scarborough, ON, Canada

Contract

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Job details

Job type: Contract
Apply by: Nov 15, 2026
Experience: 1) 1+ year experience supporting payroll processing or payroll operations, as a payroll analyst/specialist
Positions available: 2
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 16, 2026

Original job description

Location Address: Hybrid - Scarborough – 3 days/week (Monday, Wednesday as anchor days and subject to change)

Subject to change: 3–4 days onsite may be required based on business needs

Contract Duration: ASAP to end of March 2027 – approx. 5 months

Possibility of extension & conversion to FTE

Number of Positions: 2

Schedule Hours: 8:30am-5pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week – possible OT

Reason: Additional Year End support

Business group: Global Payroll & Time Solutions Team – Canadian Payroll Operations team who process payroll and rime operations, this is a BAU team, get employees paid, do audits and reconciliations – this team is approx. 20 employees out of overall group of 56 – mostly FTEs

Project: We are looking for a detail-oriented support to provide additional support to the Canadian Payroll Operations team during a high-volume period. This role will help the team manage operational workloads, analyze and organize payroll-related data, and support the timely resolution of employee cases and inquiries.

Typical Day in Role:

Support the Payroll Operations team with day-to-day operational and administrative activities during peak processing periods.
Review, organize, validate, and reconcile employee data using Microsoft Excel.
Prepare trackers, reports, and summaries to support workload management, issue resolution, and operational reporting.
Assist with employee payroll cases by reviewing information, completing required research, updating case notes, and routing or escalating items as appropriate.
Monitor assigned cases and activities to help ensure service-level commitments and deadlines are met.
Identify missing, incomplete, or inconsistent information and follow up with the appropriate teams.
Support payroll audits, data validation, reconciliations, testing, and other time-sensitive activities.
Maintain accurate documentation and handle employee and payroll information with appropriate confidentiality.
Escalate potential errors, risks, or issues to Payroll Operations leadership.
Provide general support for other payroll priorities and projects, as required.

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:

1+ year experience supporting payroll processing or payroll operations, as a payroll analyst/specialist

Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to work with large data sets, formulas, filters, sorting, lookups, pivot tables, and data validation

Experience working with case management systems or managing customer or employee inquiries

Knowledge of Canadian payroll practices or payroll legislation

Nice-To-Have Skills:

Experience with SAP / ECP Payroll, Employee Central, PEGA, ServiceNow, or a similar payroll or case management system (in order of preference)

Experience supporting high-volume transaction processing, reconciliations, audits, or year-end activities.

Experience in HR

Best VS. Average Candidate:

Ideal candidate is someone who can communicate well, has strong payroll experience; SAP Payroll experience will be a strong differentiator

Average – may not have a lot of experience but are willing to learn, may have reconciliation or customer service that could blend well to case management

Candidate Review & Selection – Interview Process

1 round – Teams Video Interview – 45 mins-1 hour – with HM and Senior manager of payroll operations – standard, behavioral some technical depending on experience

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Responsibilities

Support Canadian Payroll Operations with daily administrative and processing activities, including reviewing, validating, organizing, and reconciling employee data and preparing trackers and reports. Research and monitor employee payroll cases, meet service deadlines, support audits and year-end activities, maintain confidential documentation, and escalate errors or risks.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least one year of payroll processing or operations experience, strong Excel skills for working with large datasets, and experience managing cases or employee/customer inquiries. Knowledge of Canadian payroll practices or legislation is required; experience with SAP or other payroll and case-management systems is an advantage.

Skills

Payroll Operations
Canadian Payroll Practices
Microsoft Excel
Data Validation
Data Reconciliation
Payroll Audits
Case Management
Employee Inquiry Resolution
Payroll Data Analysis
Workload Management
Operational Reporting
Confidential Information Handling
SAP Payroll
Employee Central
PEGA
ServiceNow

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Keywords

Canadian Payroll Operations
Payroll Processing
Payroll Legislation
Year-End Support
Microsoft Excel
Large Datasets
Formulas
Filters
Sorting
Lookups
Pivot Tables
Data Validation
Reconciliations
Payroll Audits
Case Management
Employee Inquiries
SAP
ECP Payroll
Employee Central
PEGA
ServiceNow
Transaction Processing
Operational Reporting
Service-Level Commitments
Confidentiality
Testing

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