Top Payroll Jobs in Toronto

Leads a team supporting and enhancing Workday and related HR technologies. Owns the application roadmap, operational stability, strategic transformation initiatives, regulatory updates, and continuous improvement portfolio. Partners with HR, payroll, technology teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable employee experiences. Coaches analysts, manages priorities, drives innovation, and ensures HR platforms remain secure, reliable, and aligned with organizational needs.

Serve as the Workday functional lead for Security and Integrations, managing configurations, integrations (Studio, API, EIB, Connectors), audits, and releases. Partner with vendors and internal teams to gather requirements, recommend process improvements, troubleshoot integrations, build/test EIB uploads, and support audits to ensure accurate data flow and secure access across Workday modules.

Processes Canadian and/or US payroll cycles, including employee changes, time and attendance inputs, deductions, audits, tax reporting, reconciliations, and remittances. Resolves routine payroll inquiries and discrepancies while maintaining accurate records, protecting confidential information, and ensuring compliance with applicable legislation. Collaborates with HR and Finance and uses payroll systems, ticketing tools, and Excel to support timely payroll operations.

Supports US and Canadian multi-entity payroll processing, payroll tax compliance, quarter- and year-end audits, and equity events including RSU vestings, option exercises, and ESPP purchases. Prepares journal entries and reconciliations, responds to employee inquiries, and partners on system enhancements and process automation using AI. The role requires onsite work four days per week in Phoenix or Toronto.

Own end-to-end payroll processing across Canada, the US, and the UK, including compliance, reconciliations, remittances, benefits deductions, year-end reporting, journal entries, and payroll system enhancements. Partner with HR, Finance, and FP&A on employee changes, compensation analysis, audits, and internal controls. Serve as the primary payroll contact for employees and government authorities while helping establish scalable payroll processes as the company’s first dedicated payroll hire.

Owns end-to-end payroll and benefits operations for employees in Canada and the United States. Responsibilities include multi-jurisdiction payroll, tax filings, benefits administration, vendor and broker management, reconciliations, HRIS and finance-system data accuracy, employee support, compliance, controls, reporting, and scalable process improvement for future international expansion.

Implements payroll and HCM software for clients across cloud and ERP engagements. Coordinates with project teams, consultants, support, product development, and clients to deliver implementations on schedule. Configures systems, security, and licenses; develops testing and demonstration environments; documents processes; tracks work orders; prepares reports; and investigates and resolves functional issues. The consultant also supports client communications, go-live activities, billing inquiries, and product improvement efforts.

Process bi-weekly and semi-monthly Canadian payroll for employees and contractors, including final wages, remittances, statutory filings, reconciliations, journal entries, and year-end reporting. Maintain accurate employee data across payroll, HR, and accounting systems, resolve complex inquiries, support audits, analyze payroll data, and contribute to system upgrades, workflow improvements, and automation.

Oversee U.S. and Canadian payroll tax compliance, filings, remittances, reconciliations, agency notices, and statutory reporting. Reconcile payroll tax liabilities and payroll-related balances to general ledger records, support month-end and year-end close, and prepare audit documentation. Manage ADP SmartCompliance activities, resolve discrepancies, monitor legislative changes, strengthen controls, and improve payroll tax processes. Partner cross-functionally with Payroll, Finance, HR, Benefits, auditors, tax agencies, and external payroll providers.

Own full-cycle payroll for multiple Canadian clients across varied pay cycles. Process complex transactions, review reconciliations and remittances, manage year-end filings, and ensure federal and provincial compliance. Serve as an escalation point for payroll issues, advise clients, conduct quality audits, improve workflows, maintain SOPs, and mentor team members. Use WagePoint and Karbon to improve automation, accuracy, communication, and service delivery while researching legislative updates.

Advises multinational clients on Canadian and international employment tax, payroll, social security, shadow payroll, and global mobility compliance. Manages client engagements, audits, remediation projects, stakeholder relationships, and payroll operations across jurisdictions. Leads and mentors team members, supports proposals and business development, monitors regulatory changes, and develops practical solutions to improve compliance, governance, controls, and operational efficiency.

Manage payroll tax compliance and garnishment administration for US and Canadian jurisdictions. Use Ceridian Dayforce to process payroll, troubleshoot system issues, perform reconciliations, generate payroll reports, support audits, and coordinate with finance, HR, and external advisors.

Process full-cycle Canada and US payrolls (weekly/biweekly) for hourly and salaried employees, handle garnishments, remittances, year-end T4/W2, payroll journal entries, reporting, reconciliations, maintain run books, support employee inquiries, and participate in payroll system implementations and testing.

Temporary Payroll Specialist supporting the transition from a US Branch to a new US LLC and implementation of a global payroll provider. Responsibilities include payroll tax registrations, final filings, payroll configuration, data migration, testing, parallel runs, issue resolution, compliance tracking, documentation, and coordination with Finance, Tax, Legal, HR, vendors, and international payroll teams.

Own end-to-end payroll system implementations, including discovery, requirements analysis, solution design, configuration, testing, data validation, and cutover readiness. Analyze payroll data using advanced SQL, resolve complex process and system issues, recommend future-state improvements, and support compliance and operational controls. Facilitate client workshops, communicate with technical and business stakeholders, maintain client relationships, and mentor Business Analysts and implementation team members.

Process accurate, high-volume payrolls for Canadian and U.S. hourly and salaried employees. Responsibilities include reviewing payroll interfaces and employee changes, processing bonuses, preparing reports, Records of Employment, government remittances, journal entries, and year-end tax forms. The role also supports payroll inquiries, maintains personnel files, collaborates with HR and store management, and ensures compliance with employment legislation and company policies.

Leads payroll, benefits, leave administration, compensation, HR operations, compliance, and HR systems across U.S. and Canadian entities. Personally oversees and executes payroll cycles, manages ADP and Rippling relationships, administers BambooHR, supports audits and acquisitions, maintains compensation frameworks, and leads open enrollment. Manages a People Operations team while partnering with Finance, IT, HR Business Partners, vendors, and the CHRO. Ensures regulatory compliance, data integrity, confidentiality, and continuous improvement across employee services.

Oversee full-cycle payroll for more than 3,000 U.S. and Canadian employees, ensuring accurate processing and compliance with payroll laws. Lead payroll accounting, audits, reporting, year-end activities, acquisition integrations, internal controls, and process improvements. Manage and develop a team of five payroll professionals, partner with HR and Finance, and optimize payroll systems, workflows, and reporting.

Processes and audits payroll, including wages, taxes, deductions, garnishments, time records, employee changes, and terminations. Resolves payroll inquiries, analyzes payroll reports, supports wage and employment verifications, and reconciles outstanding payroll checks with Accounting. Requires knowledge of union, construction, hourly, and salaried payroll, with preferred experience in Dayforce, ADP, and French-language communication.

Processes bi-weekly payroll, including employee changes, overtime, premiums, terminations, and Records of Employment. Performs payroll audits, reconciliations, remittances, year-end reporting, and benefits, pension, tax, and union deductions. Maintains employee records, responds to payroll inquiries, and updates and tests payroll system configurations to ensure contractual and legislative compliance.

Process regular and off-cycle payrolls, calculate specialized pay, apply union and SCA rules, and ensure California and multi-jurisdiction payroll tax compliance. Enter payroll journal entries into Costpoint, reconcile payroll accounts, support audits and filings, and respond confidentially to employee payroll inquiries. The role requires managing large payrolls of 900+ employees, meeting tight deadlines, and maintaining accurate documentation.

Process the full payroll cycle for approximately 400 Canadian employees. Responsibilities include validating payroll data, investigating variances, maintaining employee records, preparing employment records and government reports, generating month-end reports, recording payroll journal entries, responding to employee inquiries, supporting audits, participating in year-end activities, and assisting with projects.

Process the full payroll cycle for approximately 400 Canadian employees. Responsibilities include validating payroll data, investigating variances, maintaining employee records, preparing government reports and records of employment, generating month-end reports, creating payroll journal entries, supporting employee inquiries and audits, participating in year-end activities, and assisting with projects.

Processes and validates payroll across NA, APAC, EMEA, and ANZ regions. Reviews timekeeping records, payroll registers, deductions, garnishments, direct deposits, special payments, and compliance documentation. Supports employees with time and attendance systems, coordinates with third-party payroll providers, prepares management reports, and contributes to payroll process standardization. Roles range from Analyst to Supervisor and leadership levels.

Coordinates semi-monthly payroll for hourly and salaried employees, including timesheet review, payroll changes, adjustments, reconciliations, records maintenance, employee inquiries, compliance filings, year-end activities, and audit support. Partners with HR, Finance, and store teams to ensure accurate, timely payroll processing and improve procedures and controls.