Top Payroll Specialist Jobs in Toronto

Lead end-to-end payroll processing and compliance for international regions (notably Australia and Mexico), manage third-party payroll vendors, ensure tax and filing accuracy, maintain SOPs and payroll calendars, and collaborate with HR, Tax, Legal, and Finance to resolve multi-jurisdictional payroll issues and improve integrations.

Process timely and accurate payroll for union and non-union employees, review collective agreements and policies, calculate deductions/remittances, audit payroll records, resolve payroll issues, and support process/system improvements.

Manage semi-monthly and bi-weekly payroll for salaried, contractors and hourly staff across Canada; ensure regulatory compliance, remittances, and year-end reporting. Lead group benefits administration and renewals. Respond to employee payroll inquiries within 48 hours, maintain payroll records, reconcile accounts, support audits, and drive HR/payroll system improvements and automation projects.

Lead end-to-end payroll operations for multiple Canadian legal entities, ensuring accurate processing, statutory compliance, payroll accounting, audit readiness, and control effectiveness. Investigate and resolve complex payroll issues, drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement, maintain payroll documentation and controls, support system implementations (Dayforce), and partner with HR, Finance, Tax, Benefits, vendors, and leadership.

Support year-end payroll and tax slip processes across Canadian and US jurisdictions, maintain Workday data integrity, process expatriate and shadow payrolls, reconcile accounts, assist with pay component implementation and testing, respond to employee inquiries, and support audits and ad-hoc payroll projects.

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Own Canadian payroll operations: run regular and off-cycle payroll in OrangeHRM, maintain and audit employee records, ensure CRA and provincial compliance, reconcile pay runs, produce ROEs and year-end T4/T4A reporting, document processes, set quality standards, and review payroll accuracy.

Process end-to-end bi-weekly payroll across Canada, UK, and Australia ensuring compliance, reconciliations, remittances, year-end reporting, and confidential payroll support. Lead audits, maintain documentation and BCP/cybersecurity updates, develop advanced reporting, partner on system implementations (Workday/ADP/Dayforce), and support finance month-end close and special payroll projects.

Process semi-monthly payroll for ~400 Canadian employees in ADP Workforce Now; validate timesheets and employee changes; handle off-cycle payments, deductions, garnishments, reconciliations, month-end and year-end close (T4); respond to employee payroll inquiries; maintain compliant records; support audits and global payroll projects; identify process improvements and keep payroll data aligned with People & Culture and Finance.

Lead Canada payroll processing to ensure timely, accurate payroll and compliance. Provide technical support, manage multiple payroll cycles, collaborate with HR/Finance/Operations, build stakeholder relationships, resolve payroll issues, stay current on labor laws, and report insights to leadership.

Lead and execute Canadian payroll processing, ensure compliance with local laws, support onboarding, resolve payroll issues, partner with HR/Finance, maintain stakeholder relationships, and report payroll insights to leadership.

Lead and manage Canadian payroll processing for compliance and accuracy. Provide technical payroll expertise, resolve issues, support onboarding, liaise with stakeholders, and report payroll insights to leadership.

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.

The Payroll & Benefits Specialist processes bi-weekly payroll for all employees, manages benefit plans, resolves pay issues, maintains HRIS, and conducts audits for compliance.

Lead end-to-end payroll processing and compliance for international regions (notably Australia and Mexico). Manage third-party payroll vendors, partner with HR/Tax/Finance/Legal, maintain SOPs and payroll calendars, improve processes and controls, and support HRIS integrations to ensure accurate, timely global payroll.

Manage accurate, timely payroll processing for European countries, ensuring compliance with local labor and tax laws. Validate timecards, audit payroll registers, resolve discrepancies, support T&A training, create SOPs, implement payroll policies, and lead process improvement projects while partnering with stakeholders to address payroll inquiries.