Senior Payroll Specialist

Location: Greater Toronto Area

Work Model: Hybrid

Duration: Contract (12 mon)

Pay: 40-50/h T4

About the Opportunity

Our client is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to support payroll operations across both Canadian and U.S. employee populations. This role is ideal for a payroll professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys balancing day-to-day payroll processing with continuous improvement and project-based initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payroll for Canadian and U.S. employees.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing in compliance with applicable federal, provincial, state, and company regulations.
• Administer payroll activities for both unionized and non-unionized employee groups.
• Validate payroll data including earnings, deductions, benefits, taxes, time and attendance, and retroactive adjustments.
• Respond to employee and manager payroll inquiries while delivering a high level of customer service.
• Partner with HR, Finance, and business stakeholders to resolve payroll discrepancies and ensure data accuracy.
• Support payroll reconciliations, audits, year-end activities, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Contribute to payroll-related projects, process improvements, system enhancements, testing, and implementation initiatives.
• Assist with documentation, workflow optimization, and the development of payroll best practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of payroll experience processing payroll for both Canadian and U.S. employees.
• Experience working within a unionized environment.
• Strong understanding of Canadian payroll legislation and payroll compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with U.S. payroll processes, tax regulations, and multi-jurisdictional payroll is considered a strong asset.
• Experience supporting payroll projects, system implementations, upgrades, or process improvement initiatives.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities within tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• PCP designation or equivalent payroll certification is considered an asset.

Preferred Experience

• Exposure to large, complex organizational environments.
• Experience with payroll reporting, reconciliations, and audits.
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities and support special payroll initiatives as required.

This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional seeking a dynamic contract role that combines operational payroll processing with project-related work in a collaborative and evolving environment.

This job posting is for a current vacancy with our client.

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