Payroll Specialist
Please note: This role is onsite 5 days a week in office, in Toronto. This is a highly trusted role for someone who enjoys ownership, accuracy, and collaboration supporting the people who make meaningful community work possible every day. Our client is a non-profit organization where they are keen to find a Payroll Specialized with aligned values in their mission and their community. The Payroll Specialist is an integral part of our client's finance team, managing semi-monthly payroll for 400+ employees. Youll work closely with HR and business unit leaders to ensure a seamless payroll experience from onboarding to year-end.Payroll Operations:
- Own and process two semi-monthly payrolls, ensuring timely and accurate payment for all employees.
- Payroll includes full-time, part-time, and seasonal staff.
- Manage payroll updates including promotions, salary increases, terminations, and incentive compensation.
- Review and approve part-time timesheets for accuracy and authorization.
- Prepare payroll reconciliations, registers, and required reports.
Employee Support & Onboarding:
- Coordinate with departments to collect and verify new-hire documentation.
- Set up new employees in payroll and HR systems and manage onboarding access and communications.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for payroll-related inquiries, including employment confirmation letters and system support.
Records, Compliance, Admin & Reporting:
- Maintain secure and confidential digital personnel files and lead the digitization of legacy paper records.
- Process Records of Employment (ROEs).
- Review and track employee leaves (vacation, sick, ESA-approved, etc.).
- Support audits and year-end activities, including T4 preparation and distribution.
- Produce lists and reports as required.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of payroll and HR administrative processes.
The experience needed for this role:
- 3+ years of payroll experience, ideally in a large, complex organization (400+ employees).
- Payroll or accounting certification/diploma (completed or in progress).
- Experience working with large payroll databases.
- Hands-on experience with Ceridian Dayforce Payroll (Dayforce HR Onboarding experience is a strong asset).
- Experience with union payroll an asset.
- Strong HR administrative experience is an asset.
- Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and time management skills.
- Ability to work autonomously while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
The salary range for this role is:
$55,000-$60,000 plus benefits and other perks.This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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