Payroll Specialist

Our client, a leader in their industry, is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join their team. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing across multiple provinces, including hourly, salaried, commission-based, bonus, and expat payroll. The Payroll Specialist will also support month-end and year-end payroll activities, payroll reporting, reconciliations, journal entries, and benefits administration.

The ideal candidate will bring strong full-cycle payroll expertise, excellent attention to detail, and a solid understanding of multi-provincial payroll legislation and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and process full-cycle payroll for under 200 employees across Canada, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Administer payroll for a variety of employee groups, including hourly, salaried, commissioned employees, bonus payments, and expatriate payroll.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal and provincial payroll legislation, regulations, and company policies.
• Prepare and review payroll reporting, including regular and ad hoc reports for internal stakeholders.
• Perform payroll reconciliations and investigate/resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Prepare payroll journal entries and support month-end close processes related to payroll.
• Manage month-end payroll reporting and support finance and accounting teams with payroll-related analysis.
• Coordinate and complete year-end payroll functions, including T4s, RL-1s, year-end balancing, and statutory reporting.
• Administer employee benefits deductions and related payroll transactions, ensuring proper setup and ongoing maintenance.
• Maintain accurate employee payroll records, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, taxable benefits, and other payroll changes.
• Support payroll system optimization, process improvements, and payroll-related implementation/integration activities, particularly within ADP Workforce Now or similar platforms.
• Act as a key point of contact for employee payroll inquiries and provide timely, professional support.
• Partner with HR and Finance to ensure payroll data integrity and alignment across systems and processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle payroll experience
• Proven experience processing multi-provincial payroll
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory deductions, and compliance requirements
• Experience with year-end payroll processing, including T4 preparation and related reconciliations
• Hands-on experience with payroll reporting, reconciliations, and journal entries
• Experience with benefits administration
• Experience using ADP Workforce Now or a similar payroll system
• Exposure to payroll implementation and/or system integration is strongly preferred
• PCP or PLP certification required
• Strong Excel and payroll systems skills
• Excellent accuracy, attention to detail, organizational skills, and problem-solving ability

If you are interested, please apply today for immediate consideration!