Payroll Specialist

Employment Type: Full-time, 2-year contract with potential for permanent employment

The Opportunity

OpTalent is partnering with an established Canadian manufacturer serving the infrastructure and construction sectors to hire a Payroll & Human Resources Specialist for its Cambridge team.

This role is primarily focused on payroll, with additional responsibilities in HR administration and recruitment. You'll support biweekly payroll for employees across Canada and the U.S., investigate discrepancies, maintain accurate records and help improve payroll processes.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll

• Support biweekly payroll processing, including time and attendance, payroll inputs, earnings and deductions.
• Review payroll reports, investigate discrepancies and complete reconciliations.
• Maintain payroll records, support year-end activities and assist with journal entries and annual wage reviews.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll accuracy, reporting and processes.

Human Resources

• Coordinate recruitment, including job postings, candidate screening, interviews and offers.
• Support onboarding, offboarding, benefits administration and employee records.
• Assist with general HR administration, employee inquiries and internal HR initiatives.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of payroll administration experience, ideally with hands-on payroll processing responsibility.
• Experience with payroll reporting, data validation and discrepancy resolution.
• ADP Workforce Now experience is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with HR administration or recruitment.
• Working knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory deductions and employment standards.
• Proficiency in Excel and strong attention to detail.

A degree or diploma in Payroll, Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field is preferred. Canadian and U.S. payroll experience and a PCP designation are assets.

Compensation & Benefits

• Health and dental benefits fully paid by the employer from day one.
• Pension plan eligibility after one year.
• Professional development and educational reimbursement.
• Potential for permanent employment following the two-year contract, subject to business needs and performance.

Apply Today

If you have hands-on payroll experience and are looking for a role that combines payroll ownership with broader HR responsibilities, we'd like to hear from you.