Senior Payroll Specialist
- Toronto, ON, Canada
$100,000 to $120,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $100,000 to $120,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 5+ years of payroll experience
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Role Purpose:
Responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payroll for Canadian and international employees, including UK and US payroll requirements. The Senior Payroll Specialist ensures compliance with relevant payroll legislation, benefits remittances, reporting requirements, and internal controls while supporting payroll reconciliations, reporting, and continuous process improvements.
Primary Responsibilities:
Full-Cycle & International Payroll
- Process and manage full-cycle payroll for Canadian and international employees
- Coordinate UK payroll with third-party payroll providers
- Ensure compliance with applicable statutory and reporting requirements
- Manage international payroll considerations and reporting deadlines
Benefits, RRSP & LTIP
- Manage RRSP, taxable benefits, and other payroll deductions
- Administer LTIP-related payroll activities
- Support Shareworks activities, dividends, memos, and taxable benefit calculations
- Process benefits-related taxable amounts through payroll
Reconciliation & Reporting
- Prepare quarterly payroll reports for management and Finance
- Reconcile payroll accounts and investigate discrepancies
- Partner with Finance during month-end close
- Track and reconcile labour budgets
Compliance & Employee Support
- Maintain payroll records for audits and internal controls
- Respond to employee questions regarding compensation, deductions, and taxes
- Remain current on payroll legislation across applicable jurisdictions
Systems & Year-End
- Support payroll and HRIS testing, upgrades, and process improvements
- Complete year-end payroll activities including T4s, W-2s, and UK reporting
- Support internal and external payroll audits
- Complete ad hoc analysis and payroll projects
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of payroll experience
- International payroll exposure
- Experience in a senior or supervisory-level payroll capacity preferred
- Strong knowledge of Canadian and UK payroll legislation and taxation requirements
- Strong understanding of benefits, STIP, LTIP, and taxable benefits
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
- Strong payroll systems knowledge
- ADP Workforce Now experience preferred
- PCP or CPM designation preferred
- Bachelor's degree/certificate in Accounting, Finance, Business, Human Resources, or related discipline
More about this job
Responsibilities
Process Canadian and international payroll, coordinate UK payroll providers, administer payroll deductions and benefits, and ensure compliance with applicable legislation and reporting requirements. Prepare reports and reconciliations, support Finance during month-end close, maintain audit-ready records, assist employees, and contribute to system testing and process improvements.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of payroll experience, international payroll exposure, and strong knowledge of Canadian and UK payroll legislation, taxation, benefits, and taxable benefits. Intermediate-to-advanced Excel skills and payroll systems knowledge are required; ADP Workforce Now experience, a PCP or CPM designation, and a relevant bachelor's degree or certificate are preferred.
Skills
- Full-Cycle Payroll Processing
- International Payroll
- Canadian Payroll Legislation
- UK Payroll Legislation
- US Payroll Requirements
- Payroll Compliance
- Benefits Administration
- RRSP Administration
- LTIP Administration
- Payroll Reconciliation
- Payroll Reporting
- Labour Budget Tracking
- Year-End Payroll Processing
- Payroll Audits
- Excel
- ADP Workforce Now
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Categories
- Human Resources
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Full-Cycle Payroll
- International Payroll
- Canadian Payroll
- UK Payroll
- US Payroll
- Payroll Legislation
- Statutory Compliance
- Payroll Reporting
- Payroll Reconciliation
- Benefits Administration
- RRSP
- Taxable Benefits
- LTIP
- STIP
- Shareworks
- ADP Workforce Now
- HRIS
- Excel
- T4
- W-2
- Month-End Close
- Labour Budgets
- Payroll Audits
- Internal Controls
- Payroll Systems
- Year-End Payroll