Top Payroll Specialist Jobs in Toronto

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.

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.

Reviews and processes bi-weekly U.S. and Canadian payroll, performs payroll accounting and reconciliations, manages compliance filings, and supports benefits, accounts payable, audits, and year-end reporting. Maintains Dayforce payroll records, prepares general ledger transactions, resolves employee payroll inquiries, supports financial close, and improves payroll and accounting processes. The role also handles Canadian Records of Employment and vacation entitlement requirements.

Process multiple payroll cycles for more than 150 employees across two dealerships using UKG, ensuring Canadian legislative compliance. Administer benefits, prepare T4s and ROEs, maintain HR documentation, reconcile payroll accounts, resolve discrepancies, support employees with tax-related matters, and enter payroll data into accounting and dealership management systems. The role also provides payroll guidance, coordinates OEM training schedules, and transitions from onsite onboarding to hybrid work.

Process multiple payroll cycles for more than 150 employees across two dealerships using UKG, ensuring Canadian regulatory compliance, accurate deductions, benefits administration, statutory reporting, and payroll reconciliation. Manage enrollments, terminations, employee documentation, tax-related support, payroll data uploads, and employee training scheduling. Collaborate with finance, management, sales, and other departments while maintaining payroll systems, records, and reporting accuracy.

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.

Manage end-to-end Canadian and U.S. payroll, including employee changes, benefits, deductions, commissions, reconciliations, tax filings, reporting, controls, and year-end activities. Coordinate international payroll updates with local providers, maintain data integrity across HR, payroll, finance, benefits, and equity systems, and support implementations, integrations, testing, migrations, audits, and process improvements. Provide employee support and collaborate with HR, Finance, Sales Operations, vendors, and external payroll partners.

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 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.

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.

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