Payroll Specialist

Your Tasks:

• Prepare, validate and run payroll for each bi-weekly pay cycle, including time and attendance, new hires, terminations, leaves and pay changes, using Dayforce.
• Calculate wages, overtime, premiums, bonuses and deductions correctly under company policy, employment legislation and any collective agreements.
• Complete statutory remittances, filings and year-end reporting accurately and on time.
• Reconcile payroll to the general ledger, maintain accurate employee records, and keep documentation ready for audits.
• Investigate pay discrepancies and answer questions from employees, managers and HR promptly and professionally.
• Work with HR, Finance and management on benefits, accruals, forecasting and policy changes.
• Maintain procedures, support payroll system updates and testing, and recommend ways to make payroll faster and more accurate.
• Support payroll system integration by monitoring data flows between Dayforce, HR, time and attendance, and finance systems, and by testing interfaces, resolving errors and validating data after system changes.
• Use AI tools to streamline administrative work, such as data entry, report preparation, reconciliations and routine employee inquiries, to improve efficiency while protecting data accuracy and confidentiality.

Requirements:

• Post-secondary education in accounting, business, human resources or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of full-cycle payroll experience.
• Experience with a payroll or HRIS platform and strong Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory deductions and remittances.

Assets

• Payroll certification, such as the Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation.
  
• Experience in a unionized or manufacturing environment.
  
• Hands-on experience with Dayforce payroll, including pay processing, time and attendance, and reporting.
  
• Experience administering payroll under collective agreements, including union dues, seniority-based pay, overtime and shift premiums.
  
• Experience with a payroll system implementation or conversion.

We offer:

In accordance with the Pay Transparency Act, we are committed to providing clear and accessible information about compensation for this role. The expected compensation range for this position is CAD 65000 - 85000 / Annually. Actual compensation within this range will be determined based on several job-related factors, including relevant education, depth and breadth of experience, professional certifications or license, specialized skills aligned with the role, and internal equity considerations. This role offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including paid vacation, group health benefits, pension plan, bonus, and additional employee programs.

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