Senior Payroll Analyst, Bilingual
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 5+ years of Canadian payroll experience, ideally supporting large, multi-provincial payrolls.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Bilingual (English/French) Senior Payroll Specialist to support complex Canadian multi-provincial payroll operations. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Payroll, you will play a key role in ensuring accurate and compliant payroll delivery while driving process improvements and supporting Workday Payroll enhancements.
You will collaborate with HR, Finance, Tax, Treasury and HRIS teams, acting as a senior technical resource and helping evolve payroll operations in a growing organization.
What You'll Do
- Oversee multi-provincial payroll processing, balancing, reconciliations, statutory remittances and year-end reporting.
- Investigate and resolve complex payroll discrepancies, retroactive calculations and escalations.
- Serve as a Workday Payroll subject matter expert, supporting testing, enhancements and system improvements.
- Strengthen payroll processes, documentation, internal controls and automation.
- Partner with cross-functional teams and external vendors to resolve payroll matters and support audits.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Payroll Analysts.
- Support acquisitions, integrations and payroll-related projects.
What You'll Bring
- 5+ years of Canadian payroll experience, ideally supporting large, multi-provincial payrolls.
- Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation required; PLP considered an asset.
- Hands-on Workday Payroll experience required.
- Strong knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation, reconciliations, statutory remittances and year-end reporting.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and Excel skills.
- Strong communication and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Professional fluency in both spoken and written English and French.
Why Join Us?
Join a growing organization where you can make a meaningful impact, take ownership of complex payroll operations and contribute to process and system improvements. You'll work with a collaborative team that values innovation, accountability and continuous development.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Oversee complex Canadian multi-provincial payroll processing, reconciliations, statutory remittances, year-end reporting, and resolution of escalated payroll issues. Serve as a Workday Payroll subject matter expert while improving processes and controls, supporting audits and projects, and mentoring Payroll Analysts.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of Canadian payroll experience, a Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation, hands-on Workday Payroll experience, and strong knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation and reporting. Candidates must have professional spoken and written fluency in English and French, along with strong analytical, Excel, communication, and organizational skills.
Skills
- Canadian Payroll Processing
- Multi-Provincial Payroll
- Payroll Reconciliation
- Statutory Remittances
- Year-End Reporting
- Workday Payroll
- Payroll Compliance
- Canadian Payroll Legislation
- Excel
- Analytical Problem-Solving
- Process Improvement
- Internal Controls
- Audit Support
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Mentorship
- English-French Fluency
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Human Resources
- Management & Leadership
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Canadian Payroll
- Multi-Provincial Payroll
- Workday Payroll
- Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP)
- Payroll Leadership
- Payroll Processing
- Payroll Balancing
- Payroll Reconciliations
- Statutory Remittances
- Year-End Reporting
- Canadian Payroll Legislation
- Retroactive Calculations
- Payroll Discrepancies
- Payroll Enhancements
- Process Improvement
- Payroll Documentation
- Internal Controls
- Automation
- Excel
- Audit Support
- Vendor Management
- Acquisitions
- Integrations
- English
- French