Accounting & finance jobs in Canada

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Counted Sep 30, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 5,535
Employers: 2,047

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $80,679Across 554 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $36.29Across 85 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $70,177Across 35 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 2%117 listings
Hybrid: 26%1,447 listings
On-site: 71%3,947 listings

Not specified: <1% (24 listings)

Employers hiring include RBC (254), Scotiabank (195), Royal Bank of Canada (133).

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

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Marberg Staffing

Payroll Specialist

Toronto, ON, Canada
North York, ON, Canada

Pay: $44.81 to $66.04 CAD / hour
Job type: Temporary
Apply by: Oct 17, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 17, 2026

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Original job description

Payroll Implementation Consultant for provincial government agency client, North York.

Marberg Job Number: 2759.

Job Type: Temporary.

Existing Vacancy: Yes.

Initial Term: ASAP for approximately 6 months

Target Compensation: $44.81 per hour to $66.04 per hour.

Regular Work Hours: FULL TIME HOURS; 7.25 hours per day not including 1 hour unpaid lunch break, to be worked during regular business hours, Monday to Friday (36.25 work hours per week).

Work Location: 100% onsite at client's North York office.

Position Reports To: Project Manager.

Responsibilities Summary:

To provide leadership, advice and expertise on implementation of new payroll system, supporting the operational and strategic goals of the organization, and ensuring compliance with employment legislation and payroll best practices.

Lead and facilitate workshops with cross-functional teams to define business and system specifications, ensuring system configurations meet organization's payroll requirements.
Collaborate with IT vendor to configure and validate solutions, ensuring all technical needs and requirements are met.
Support establishment of processes, directions, financial policy and program frameworks for financial, audit and payroll activities, and lead the design, development, implementation, and monitoring of payments, payroll processing and periodic reporting.
Provide guidance on payroll and operational processes to ensure compliance with financial directives and standards, statutory and legislative requirements, and internal controls best practices.
Modify policies, procedures, and practices to ensure compliance with new or amended legislative and regulatory requirements related to privacy and other payroll compliance matters.
Provide guidance, support, and advice to team members on payroll procedures such as statutory deductions, T4's, and ROE's, and act as a resource for any complex payroll administration matters.
Support data migration activities, including data transformation, extraction, and cleaning.
Support system integration and end-user testing activities, including identifying test scenarios and validating test results to ensure specifications, requirements and acceptance criteria are met.
Provide project management support and report on status of assigned activities during the project lifecycle.
Support product demonstration and end user training and documentation.
Additional payroll system implementation activities and advisory responsibilities as required.

Qualifications:

Education: Post Secondary Degree or Diploma in Accounting, Computer Science, Business Administration or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Professional Credentials: Completion of Canadian Payroll Association Certification Program, with Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) certification awarded or in view.

Preferred Work Experience: At least 5+ years full cycle payroll and payroll audit experience, including full cycle payroll system implementation project experience.

Leadership Skills: Proven team or project leadership skills to provide operational and functional guidance and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Technical and Language Skills Requirements:

Advanced proficiency in Dayforce HCM software.
Advanced proficiency in MS Excel or similar spreadsheet-processing software, including data querying and advanced data analysis techniques, working with large data sets to complete complex variance analysis for financial audits, data imports and exports, and year-end payroll reconciliations (may be tested).
Excellent English communication skills, including strong business writing and technical writing skills, and excellent verbal communication skills suitable for presenting complex subject matter to a diverse range of audiences, including senior leadership.

Task -Based Qualifications and Additional Attributes:

Strong previous experience with payroll system implementations and upgrades.
Demonstrated experience and in-depth knowledge of payroll rules, practices and legislation.
Demonstrated knowledge of payroll plans, payroll systems and software, relevant tax regulations, procedures, and processes, with the ability to process a complex, bi-weekly payroll.
Demonstrated record of professional conduct and character. Responsible, reliable and works to deadlines.
Proven ability to professionally handle confidential information and exercise good judgement in the interpretation and application of instructions and organization policy.
Demonstrated ability to apply project management principles, methodologies and best practices.
Strong relationship management skills including client and vendor relations management, business networking, negotiation, change management and consulting/advisory skills.
Demonstrated ability to work well both independently and collaboratively, and in an advisory capacity, and liaise effectively with a wide and diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

Additional Requirements:

Must be available for an onsite interview between February 26-March 4 2026.
Must be legally entitled to work in Canada, providing satisfactory documentation upon request.
Ability to work 100% onsite, abiding by organization health and safety policies.
Ability to declare personal Non-Conflict of Interest in execution of assignment responsibilities.
Provision of certification of AODA and OHSA online training course completion prior to assignment start.
Satisfactory Background Checks, Technical Skills Evaluations, and Employment References.

Application Notes:

We are screening and shortlisting Candidates immediately and qualified applications may be contacted same day as date of application.

We thank all applicants for their interest but wish to advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please note that Marberg Staffing updates job posts regularly, and external job boards may not reflect these changes in a timely fashion. Please refer to https://marberg.com/career-portal for the most current information including salary range.

Please note that for this position, Marberg Staffing only accepts applications through Indeed.ca, LinkedIn and marberg.com.

Candidates are only contacted via official phone call, email, or LinkedIn message from Marberg Staffing. Please disregard any initial contact through other mediums such as text message.

No AI tools are used to screen, assess or select employment applications. All candidate selection processes are performed by qualified recruiters.

Marberg is committed to supporting workplace diversity and inclusivity, to reflect the demographic profile of all Ontarians. Applications are encouraged from equity seeking groups including people of colour, Indigenous people, individuals with disabilities, and people from the LGBTQ2S community.

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Responsibilities

The Payroll Specialist will lead the implementation of a new payroll system, ensuring compliance with financial directives and legislative requirements. They will facilitate workshops, configure solutions with IT vendors, and provide expert guidance on payroll processes and operational frameworks.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a post-secondary degree or diploma and a Canadian Payroll Association certification, with at least 5 years of full-cycle payroll and implementation experience. Advanced proficiency in Dayforce HCM and MS Excel is required, along with strong leadership and communication skills.

Skills

Payroll implementation
Dayforce HCM
MS Excel
Data analysis
Financial auditing
Project management
Change management
Business writing
Technical writing
Stakeholder management
Payroll legislation
Statutory deductions
T4 preparation
ROE preparation
Data migration
System integration

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Keywords

Payroll Specialist
Dayforce HCM
Implementation Consultant
Canadian Payroll Association
PLP
Full cycle payroll
Financial audit
Data migration
System configuration
Project management
Legislative compliance
T4
ROE
MS Excel
Variance analysis
Change management
Consulting
AODA
OHSA
Government agency
Business specifications
End-user testing
Data querying
Payroll processing
Financial policy
Stakeholder relations
Technical writing
Business writing
Internal controls
Privacy compliance

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