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13 results for Payroll Specialist in Toronto, ON

Payroll Specialist
  • North York, ON
  • remote
  • Permanent
  • 80000 - 85000 CAD / Yearly
  • <p>We are seeking a <strong>Payroll Coordinator</strong> to join our team on full-time basis in Oshawa. In this role, you’ll handle payroll processing, financial reconciliation, and provide administrative HR support. If you have a strong background in payroll systems and thrive in a dynamic environment, we’d love to hear from you!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong>:</p><ul><li>Process full-cycle payroll for various employee groups, including unionized and non-union staff, management, and executives, using Ceridian Dayforce.</li><li>Prepare and distribute annual T4s, T4As, and perform monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliations.</li><li>Track key payroll metrics like turnover, absenteeism, and overtime, and share insights with department leaders.</li><li>Reconcile payroll-related accounts monthly or quarterly, ensuring accurate financial records.</li><li>Post bi-weekly payroll to the general ledger and prepare related journal entries.</li><li>Investigate payroll variances and assist with budgeting and forecasting.</li><li>Support compliance and audits, ensuring accurate reporting to regulatory agencies.</li><li>Help with HR tasks such as job postings, interview scheduling, and onboarding/offboarding processes.</li><li>Maintain and update employee records and HR systems with care and confidentiality.</li></ul>
  • 2026-03-26T00:00:00Z
Payroll Specialist
  • Toronto, ON
  • onsite
  • Contract / Temporary to Hire
  • 35 - 40 CAD / Hourly
  • We are looking for a highly organized and detail-driven Payroll Specialist to join our team in Toronto, Ontario. In this Contract to permanent position, you will play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing while adhering to all applicable laws and company policies. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a dynamic organization within the service industry.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Process payroll for all employees with precision, ensuring hours, deductions, bonuses, and other adjustments are reviewed and verified.<br>• Maintain compliance with federal, provincial, and local payroll regulations, including tax and labour laws.<br>• Address payroll-related inquiries from employees and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.<br>• Update and manage employee information within payroll systems according to company guidelines.<br>• Generate and submit payroll reports for management and accounting purposes, ensuring accuracy and completeness.<br>• Collaborate with HR, accounting, and other departments to optimize payroll processes and support cross-functional initiatives.<br>• Identify and implement improvements to payroll procedures to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
  • 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z
Payroll Specialist
  • Grimsby, ON
  • onsite
  • Permanent
  • 105000 - 115000 CAD / Yearly
  • <p>Our client is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist with strong exposure to both local and United States payroll processing. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working within a fast-paced environment and has hands-on experience with large-scale payroll systems. You will be responsible for accurate and timely payroll delivery, compliance with multi-jurisdictional regulations, and contributing to continuous process improvement.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Process end-to-end Canadian and United States payroll for salaried and hourly employees.</li><li>Maintain payroll accuracy by reviewing employee changes, timesheets, earnings, deductions and remittances.</li><li>Ensure compliance with federal, state, provincial and local requirements for both Canada and the United States.</li><li>Prepare payroll reports and support finance, HR and audit teams.</li><li>Resolve payroll discrepancies and respond to employee inquiries.</li><li>Contribute to system upgrades, testing and workflow improvements.</li></ul><p><br></p>
  • 2026-03-10T00:00:00Z
Payroll Specialist
  • Newmarket, ON
  • onsite
  • Temporary
  • 35.15 - 40.7 CAD / Hourly
  • We are looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to oversee payroll operations for both unionized and non-unionized employees. This long-term contract position is based in Newmarket, Ontario, and offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where precision and efficiency are highly valued. The role involves managing payroll processes, ensuring compliance with regulations, and supporting financial reporting needs.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Process payroll for hourly and salaried employees, ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines.<br>• Manage weekly timesheets, including data entry, overtime calculations, and necessary adjustments.<br>• Maintain accurate records of employee vacation, sick leave, and deductions.<br>• Handle union dues remittances, pension contributions, and related compliance requirements.<br>• Distribute paystubs and ensure payroll transactions are recorded correctly.<br>• Administer onboarding, offboarding, and termination processes, including generating Records of Employment.<br>• Input and analyze payroll data using spreadsheets to support reporting efforts.<br>• Export payroll information to QuickBooks Online and process payments through Telpay.<br>• Collaborate with the finance team to prepare payroll-related reports and assist with reconciliations.
  • 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z
Payroll/HR Specialist
  • North York, ON
  • onsite
  • Permanent
  • 75000 - 85000 CAD / Yearly
  • We are looking for an experienced Payroll/HR Specialist to join our manufacturing team in Toronto, Ontario. In this role, you will oversee payroll processing, benefits administration, and HR-related functions, ensuring compliance with company policies and government regulations. If you have a strong background in payroll systems and a keen eye for detail, we encourage you to apply.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Process employee payroll accurately and on time using accounting software systems.<br>• Manage benefit functions, including enrolments, updates, and employee inquiries.<br>• Collaborate with HR to ensure smooth integration of payroll and benefits processes.<br>• Generate detailed reports using tools such as Crystal Reports to support financial and HR decision-making.<br>• Handle payment processing tasks, including deductions, reimbursements, and bonuses.<br>• Maintain compliance with provincial and federal payroll regulations.<br>• Troubleshoot and resolve payroll-related issues efficiently.<br>• Ensure accurate record-keeping and reporting for audits and internal reviews.<br>• Implement updates or changes to payroll systems as required.<br>• Provide support and training to employees on payroll and benefits-related topics.
  • 2026-03-10T00:00:00Z
Payroll and Benefits Specialist
  • Mississauga, ON
  • remote
  • Permanent
  • 78000 - 88000 CAD / Yearly
  • <p>We are looking for a hands-on Payroll &amp; Benefits Specialist who will take full ownership of end-to-end payroll processing for under 150 employees in Canada. Working with ADP WFN, this role manages bi-weekly payroll, ensures accuracy and compliance, and supports the ongoing centralization of payroll processes. This position is 100% remote, offering autonomy and the opportunity to work independently while supporting a collaborative HR and payroll function. In addition to payroll, this position oversees benefits administration, RRSP program coordination, and provides backup support to the U.S. payroll team. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and able to work independently in a remote environment.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><p>Payroll Administration </p><ul><li>Process full-cycle, bi-weekly payroll for under 150 employees across Canada</li><li>Manage all payroll changes including new hires, terminations, salary changes, LOAs, and ROEs.</li><li>Complete payroll reconciliations and ensure accurate payroll source deductions.</li><li>Prepare payroll reports and metrics for management as needed.</li><li>Handle year-end activities including T4s, year-end balancing, and reporting.</li><li>Support the centralization and streamlining of payroll processes across the organization.</li><li>Assist with internal and external payroll audits.</li></ul><p>Benefits &amp; Retirement Programs</p><ul><li>Administer the Canadian group benefits program including enrollments, changes, and terminations.</li><li>Provide ongoing employee support for benefits inquiries and issue resolution.</li><li>Manage RRSP administration including employee enrollment and payroll integration.</li></ul><p>Cross-Border &amp; Team Support</p><ul><li>Cross-train with the U.S. payroll team and act as backup when required.</li><li>Collaborate with HR, Finance, and leadership to support payroll-related projects.</li></ul><p><br></p>
  • 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z
Payroll Clerk
  • Oakville, ON
  • onsite
  • Temporary
  • 27 - 30 CAD / Hourly
  • <p>We are looking for a skilled Payroll Clerk to join our team on a contract basis in Oakville, Ontario. In this role, you will manage payroll processes, support HR functions, and ensure compliance with Ontario employment standards. Your attention to detail and expertise in payroll will be essential to maintaining accurate records and supporting the needs of our organization.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Process complete payroll cycles for salaried and hourly employees using CanPay.</p><p>• Manage payroll changes including vacation requests, resignations, new hires, and adjustments.</p><p>• Administer benefits, premiums, and deductions while ensuring accurate consolidation.</p><p>• Transition employee records from physical documents to digital formats.</p><p>• Provide support for HR activities such as scheduling meetings, tracking attendance, and assisting with administrative tasks.</p><p>• Prepare bi-weekly payroll reports and ledgers for review.</p><p>• Assist with organizing team events and performing general office duties.</p><p>• Ensure payroll processes comply with Ontario employment standards and maintain confidentiality.</p><p>• Utilize Excel for data tracking, reconciliation, and reporting tasks.</p>
  • 2026-03-26T00:00:00Z
Payroll Administrator
  • Concord, ON
  • onsite
  • Temporary
  • 27.55 - 30 CAD / Hourly
  • <p><strong>Payroll Administrator - ADP WFN</strong> </p><p>We are looking for a skilled Payroll Administrator to join our team in Vaughan, Ontario. In this long-term contract position, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the accurate and efficient processing of payroll and benefits for employees. This opportunity is ideal for professionals with expertise in payroll systems and a strong commitment to accuracy and confidentiality.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Manage and process employee payroll in compliance with organizational policies and government regulations.</p><p>• Oversee the day-to-day operations of employee timesheets and attendance systems to ensure accurate tracking.</p><p>• Utilize accounting software systems, including ADP Workforce Now, to streamline payroll activities.</p><p>• Administer employee benefits functions, ensuring proper documentation and processing.</p><p>• Collaborate with internal teams to address payroll-related inquiries and resolve discrepancies.</p><p>• Maintain and update payroll records, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.</p><p>• Generate reports for payroll and benefits to support internal audits and decision-making.</p><p>• Ensure compliance with all applicable labour laws and tax regulations.</p><p>• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and implement best practices.</p>
  • 2026-03-26T00:00:00Z
Payroll Administrator
  • Mississauga, ON
  • onsite
  • Temporary
  • 40 - 50 CAD / Hourly
  • <p>We are looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist with strong SAP payroll expertise to join our team in Mississauga, Ontario. This contract position is ideal for a payroll professional who can independently manage end-to-end payroll processing in an SAP environment, with a strong understanding of compliance, unionized settings, and payroll system configuration. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, supporting complex payroll changes, and maintaining compliance with regulatory and collective agreement requirements.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Configure and maintain the payroll system to support annual salary increases and updates in accordance with collective agreements and union settlements</li><li>Independently execute full-cycle payroll processing as required, ensuring accuracy and timeliness</li><li>Assess the effectiveness and reliability of payroll-related systems and processes, recommending improvements where needed</li><li>Leverage technology to enhance payroll processes and drive operational efficiencies</li><li>Prepare, review, and validate payroll reports to ensure accuracy and completeness</li><li>Generate payroll, time, and employee data reports for management as required</li><li>Collaborate with internal and external auditors during audits and provide necessary payroll data and documentation</li><li>Support collective bargaining, grievance, and settlement processes by providing accurate payroll data and analysis</li><li>Ensure compliance with payroll regulations, company policies, and union agreements</li><li>Maintain strong working knowledge of payroll, time and attendance systems, including SAP</li></ul>
  • 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z
Sr. Manager, Payroll
  • Mississauga, ON
  • onsite
  • Permanent
  • 140000 - 165000 CAD / Yearly
  • <p>Overview:</p><p>We are currently partnered with a fantastic organization who is in search of a Sr. Manager, Payroll to lead and drive strategic initiatives on the payroll team. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery while maintaining full compliance with legislative, tax, and collective agreement requirements. The successful candidate will lead a small payroll team and work closely with People &amp; Culture and other internal stakeholders to support payroll operations, reporting, and continuous improvement.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Oversee the end‑to‑end payroll function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant pay delivery</li><li>Ensure compliance with employment legislation, tax regulations, collective agreements, and internal controls</li><li>Lead, coach, and develop a small team of payroll professionals, providing technical support and day‑to‑day guidance</li><li>Drive process improvements and maintain operational continuity within the payroll function</li><li>Partner closely with Human Resources and Finance departments to resolve payroll issues, support system updates, and enhance the employee experience</li><li>Provide clear communication and guidance on payroll policies and procedures</li><li>Prepare payroll reporting, labour cost analysis, and supporting data for audits, budgeting, and collective bargaining activities</li></ul><p><br></p>
  • 2026-03-26T00:00:00Z
Payroll Manager - Consultant with SAP R3
  • Mississauga, ON
  • onsite
  • Temporary
  • 38 - 44 CAD / Hourly
  • <p>We are looking for an experienced Payroll Manager (Consultant) with strong SAP R3 knowledge to join our client&#39;s team in Mississauga, Ontario on a contract basis to support with reporting, SAP R3 system configuration and payroll processing. In this role, you will oversee the preparation and execution of payroll processes, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and organizational policies. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the smooth operation of payroll systems within a regulatory body.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Input and update employee data for new hires, terminations, appointments, rate changes, reclassifications, and other payroll-related adjustments.</p><p>• Process payroll transactions in adherence to organizational policies, collective agreements, and established procedures.</p><p>• Audit weekly payroll registers, ensuring compliance with legislative and collective agreement requirements, and finalize payroll with managerial approval.</p><p>• Post payroll entries to the general ledger and rectify discrepancies to ensure accurate bank deposit files and reporting.</p><p>• Reconcile control accounts within payroll systems, addressing corrections such as tax adjustments, sick leave updates, and pension reinstatements.</p><p>• Ensure all payroll activities comply with the Employment Standards Act, Revenue Agency regulations, and organizational policies.</p><p>• Respond to inquiries from internal and external audits, including year-end reviews and compliance checks.</p><p>• Support system upgrades and implementations by providing business requirements, performing testing, and ensuring documentation is up-to-date.</p><p>• Maintain and revise payroll process documentation, including the Pay Services manual, to ensure accuracy and relevance.</p><p>• Track and manage training documentation during system upgrades, ensuring proper follow-up and updates.</p>
  • 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z
Accounting Analyst
  • Toronto, ON
  • onsite
  • Temporary
  • 31.35 - 36.3 CAD / Hourly
  • Your Contribution • Analyze and review incoming project expenditure claim requests for accuracy before payment is made. • Review submitted budgets and ensures compliance with eligible expenses guidelines. • Analyze program commitments and expenditures. • Participate in pre-close and post-close analysis and provide meaningful insight to activity, trends, unusual and significant transactions • Ensure revenue is recognized in accordance with GAAP; expenses (including accruals) are accurately recorded and complete; and reconciliations are properly prepared and supported • Analyze complex financial data sets, translating them into clear and easy to understand reports for stakeholders. • Respond to all project related financials inquiries from internal and external contacts. • Generate and analyze project related reports to enhance decision making. • Monitor process workflow and assist colleagues as needed to balance workload. • Regularly analyze and review operational and financial processes to identify areas for improvement and efficiency. • Assists the Director, Program Accounting with the preparation of audit binders. • Collaborate with various operational functions and provide backup support; assist with other projects and duties as required. • Track and reconcile project actual expenditure reported in Management Information System (MIS) with NetSuite. • Perform other related duties as assigned. <br> Your Attributes • Minimum level of education required is formal post-secondary education in finance or accounting, preferably a University degree. • Working towards an accounting designation. • Minimum 5 years of related experience in financial accounting, data analysis, financial reporting and compliance. • Excellent analytical skills and general understanding of accounting concepts. • Strong attention to detail is a must with demonstrated ability to perform tasks accurately and in a timely manner. • Strong customer service skills required with the ability to resolve discrepancies in a detail oriented and respectful manner. • Knowledge of NetSuite or similar ERP systems. • Strong capabilities with Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and Outlook and Powerpoint. • Demonstrated team player with the ability to work collaboratively within functional team, and across departments. • Ability to work independently to complete tasks within given deadlines. • Occasional overtime as required with occasional events to attend outside of normal business hours. <br> Working Conditions • Standard office hours. • Hybrid work environment (Work from Home two days a week) • Occasional overtime as required to attend events outside of normal business hours.
  • 2026-03-26T00:00:00Z
Accounting Analyst
  • Mississauga, ON
  • onsite
  • Permanent
  • 95000 - 105000 CAD / Yearly
  • <p>Are you an experienced financial professional looking to make a high-impact contribution in a leading, global manufacturing environment? Our client is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst who will play a vital role in financial planning and analysis, partnering with business leaders to support strategic decision-making.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting processes to drive business results.</li><li>Conduct variance analysis, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to management.</li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, sales, and supply chain to support business objectives.</li><li>Develop and maintain complex financial models to evaluate projects, initiatives, and investments.</li><li>Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and presentations for senior leadership.</li><li>Ensure compliance with internal controls and company policies.</li><li>Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency within financial processes.</li></ul><p><br></p>
  • 2026-03-24T00:00:00Z