Payroll Specialist
Core
Manage full-cycle biweekly payroll processing for salaried and hourly employees across multiple legal entities and jurisdictions in Canada and the U.S.
Role type
Payroll Specialist
Builds
Accurate, compliant payroll outputs and timely government remittances
Domain
Human Resources / Payroll / North America
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Full-cycle payroll processing, time and attendance auditing, employee lifecycle administration, collective bargaining agreement compliance, garnishment and deduction processing, payroll journal entry preparation, government tax filing, payroll system implementation, variance analysis, root-cause problem solving
Preferred skills
Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation, bilingualism (French-English)
Technologies
Dayforce, ADP, Workday, Microsoft Excel
Responsibilities
Manage full-cycle biweekly payroll processing; Collect, audit, and validate time and attendance data; Administer employee lifecycle transactions; Review payroll calculations and deductions; Support collective bargaining agreement compliance; Process and reconcile garnishments and statutory deductions; Research and resolve payroll inquiries; Prepare payroll journal entries and reports; Coordinate government remittances; Participate in payroll system implementations; Assist with audits; Identify process improvement opportunities
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
