Payroll Specialist processing multi - provincial Canadian payroll for DLL, a global asset finance company. Managing compliance, remittances, reporting, and employee payroll inquiries.
About the role
- Payroll Specialist responsible for Canadian payroll operations, ensuring accuracy and compliance in payment processes. Collaborate with teams to enhance payroll automation and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Take full ownership of the end-to end payroll process for Canadian employees, including payroll input validation, calculations, and execution.
- Manage complex in-house Canadian payroll, ensuring accuracy and legal adherence.
- Ensure the payslips are generated accurately and distributed in a timely and compliant manner to workers.
- Compute workers’ net pay based on time records, benefits, taxes, and other relevant items.
- Responds to inquiries on salaries, deductions, attendance, time records, and other payroll-related matters.
- Ensure compliance with provincial and federal payroll requirements (e.g., CPP, EI, income tax, WSIB/CNESST).
- Calculates Gross-Ups, simulations and any on-demand payroll requests from internal stakeholders.
- Complete payroll reports for record-keeping purposes or managerial review.
- Validate payroll outputs, investigate discrepancies, and ensure timely resolutions with internal teams and clients.
- Adheres to payroll policies and procedures and complie with relevant law.
- Identifie, investigate, and resolve discrepancies in timesheets and all payroll-related tasks.
- Serve as a payroll subject matter expert, offering timely advice to internal stakeholders.
- Coordinate and ensure timely remittance and filings to government authorities.
- Maintain accurate and confidential payroll records in line with audit and data protection standards.
- Participate in year-end tax processes, including T4, RL-1 slips, and reconciliation reports.
- Support audits and internal payroll reviews as needed.
- Contribute to process improvement and automation activities.
Requirements
- Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field.
- 2+ years of progressive Canadian payroll experience is required. Due to the nature of the role, only candidates with direct Canadian payroll processing experience will be considered.
- Payroll Certification (CPP, PCP, or equivalent) is required
- In-depth knowledge of Canadian labour laws and payroll practices (familiarity with multiple provinces is a plus).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- ADP Workforce experience is a plus, but candidates with hands-on experience using other payroll and HRIS platforms are encouraged to apply.
- Advanced-level Excel capabilities are essential for success in this role.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Team player with a flexible, global mindset and proactive problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable working in a startup or international business setting.
Job title
Job type
Experience level
Salary
Not specified
Degree requirement
Tech skills
Location requirements
Report this job
Found something wrong with the page? Please let us know by submitting a report below.
Senior Payroll Specialist processing multi - provincial Canadian payroll for Distro’s growing client base. Resolving client issues and supporting compliant payroll improvements.
NAM Payroll Tax Specialist managing high - volume US and Canadian employment tax compliance. Supporting payroll operations, audits, vendor teams, and process improvements.
Global payroll, tax, and risk leader overseeing HR operations compliance, controls, and audits. Governing payroll continuity and regulatory processes across multinational People Operations.
Global payroll, tax, and risk leader overseeing HR compliance, SOX controls, audits, and business continuity. Governing operational risk across multinational People Operations services.
Payroll Manager overseeing compliant U.S. and Canadian payroll operations for DLL, a global asset finance company. Leading payroll teams, tax compliance, systems, and process improvement.
Payroll Coordinator processing semi - monthly payroll for Retailors, a global Nike retail operator. Supporting Canadian payroll compliance, HR, Finance reconciliations, and employee inquiries.
Payroll Specialist processing compliant Global Payroll and EOR payrolls for Remote’s international employment platform. Maintaining payroll data, vendor relationships, Zendesk support, and payroll process improvements.
Spécialiste principal de la paie chez Norda Stelo, entreprise d’ingénierie et d’innovation. Pilotage de la conformité, des systèmes Dayforce et de la transformation des processus de paie.
Payroll Operations Manager leading multi - country payroll delivery and specialist teams. Supporting global launches, vendor transitions, compliance, and operational improvement for Remote’s international employment platform.