Payroll Specialist
Core
Process and reconcile bi-weekly payroll for over 400 Canadian employees, manage equity transactions, and perform payroll accounting and GL reconciliations.
Role type
Senior Payroll Specialist (Canada)
Builds
Accurate payroll runs, journal entries, and statutory remittances for Canadian workforce
Domain
Canadian payroll & tax compliance
Required skills
Canadian payroll legislation (CPP/QPP, EI/QPIP, Income Tax Act), multi-province processing, ADP Workforce Now, payroll journal entries, GL reconciliations, variance analysis, statutory remittances (CRA, Revenu Québec, workers' comp)
Preferred skills
SAP, Workday, FloQast, equity payroll (RSUs/stock options), Canadian Payroll Association certification (PCP/CPM)
Technologies
ADP Workforce Now, SAP, Workday, FloQast, Excel
Responsibilities
Process and reconcile bi-weekly payroll including new hires, terminations, and equity transactions; audit data in Workday and ADP for compliance; prepare source deduction remittances and annual reports (T4s, RL-1s); perform payroll accounting, journal entries, and GL reconciliations in FloQast; assist with system upgrades and internal audits.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC