As a Payroll Specialist, you will take ownership of the end-to-end payroll cycle, ensuring all employees are paid accurately and on time. This role bridges the gap between payroll execution and corporate accounting, requiring a blend of technical payroll compliance and foundational accounting acumen.
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Working in a lean team of three, you will be expected to work independently, manage your time effectively, and maintain the highest levels of confidentiality and professionalism. This is an ideal environment for a mid-to-senior level payroll professional who thrives in a structured corporate setting and wants to add a prestigious global brand to their resume. Performance in this role will be supported and measured through structured weekly 1:1 mentorship sessions.
Advantages
As a Payroll Specialist, you will take ownership of the end-to-end payroll cycle, ensuring all employees are paid accurately and on time. This role bridges the gap between payroll execution and corporate accounting, requiring a blend of technical payroll compliance and foundational accounting acumen.
Working in a lean team of three, you will be expected to work independently, manage your time effectively, and maintain the highest levels of confidentiality and professionalism. This is an ideal environment for a mid-to-senior level payroll professional who thrives in a structured corporate setting and wants to add a prestigious global brand to their resume. Performance in this role will be supported and measured through structured weekly 1:1 mentorship sessions.
Responsibilities
Full-Cycle Processing: Execute the full-cycle payroll process accurately, confidentially, and strictly on schedule.
Payroll Accounting: Prepare and post payroll journal entries, and manage Accounts Payable (A/P) related payroll tasks as required.
System Management: Utilize specialized payroll systems (specifically ADP) to enter, update, validate, and maintain payroll data.
Compliance & Reporting: Review and verify quarterly payroll tax reports for accuracy; support year-end payroll processing, including complex reconciliations and reporting.
Inquiry Resolution: Act as the primary point of contact to resolve employee payroll inquiries in a timely, professional manner, and troubleshoot ad hoc payroll discrepancies or data issues.
Collaboration: Partner closely with internal HR and Finance departments to ensure total payroll accuracy and regulatory compliance.
Qualifications
Required Criteria:
Experience: Minimum of 5 years of overall, hands-on full-cycle payroll experience.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Finance, or Business.
Certification: Active PCP (Payroll Compliance Professional) certification is required.
Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience utilizing payroll systems (ADP preferred).
Soft Skills: Exceptional attention to detail, strong documentation habits, robust time-management skills, and excellent written and verbal communication.
Preferred (Nice-to-Have) Criteria:
Industry Background: Prior experience working within the Insurance or Finance sectors.
Geographic Scope: Experience working within a multi-province payroll environment, or UK payroll experience (highly preferred).
Advanced Accounting: Hands-on experience with quarterly payroll tax reporting, A/P processes, and year-end payroll cycles.
Summary
On behalf of our client, a globally recognized leader in the financial services sector, we are seeking a highly skilled Payroll Specialist for a full-time contract position. This role is a backfill vacancy within a tight-knit, collaborative three-person team. Operating daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (with occasional flexibility required for early mornings or late evenings), this position offers an exceptional opportunity to gain premier corporate experience with a massive industry name, featuring high potential for permanent, full-time (FTE) conversion.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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As a Payroll Specialist, you will take ownership of the end-to-end payroll cycle, ensuring all employees are paid accurately and on time. This role bridges the gap between payroll execution and corporate accounting, requiring a blend of technical payroll compliance and foundational accounting acumen.
Working in a lean team of three, you will be expected to work independently, manage your time effectively, and maintain the highest levels of confidentiality and professionalism. This is an ideal environment for a mid-to-senior level payroll professional who thrives in a structured corporate setting and wants to add a prestigious global brand to their resume. Performance in this role will be supported and measured through structured weekly 1:1 mentorship sessions.
Advantages
As a Payroll Specialist, you will take ownership of the end-to-end payroll cycle, ensuring all employees are paid accurately and on time. This role bridges the gap between payroll execution and corporate accounting, requiring a blend of technical payroll compliance and foundational accounting acumen.
...
Working in a lean team of three, you will be expected to work independently, manage your time effectively, and maintain the highest levels of confidentiality and professionalism. This is an ideal environment for a mid-to-senior level payroll professional who thrives in a structured corporate setting and wants to add a prestigious global brand to their resume. Performance in this role will be supported and measured through structured weekly 1:1 mentorship sessions.
Responsibilities
Full-Cycle Processing: Execute the full-cycle payroll process accurately, confidentially, and strictly on schedule.
Payroll Accounting: Prepare and post payroll journal entries, and manage Accounts Payable (A/P) related payroll tasks as required.
System Management: Utilize specialized payroll systems (specifically ADP) to enter, update, validate, and maintain payroll data.
Compliance & Reporting: Review and verify quarterly payroll tax reports for accuracy; support year-end payroll processing, including complex reconciliations and reporting.
Inquiry Resolution: Act as the primary point of contact to resolve employee payroll inquiries in a timely, professional manner, and troubleshoot ad hoc payroll discrepancies or data issues.
Collaboration: Partner closely with internal HR and Finance departments to ensure total payroll accuracy and regulatory compliance.
Qualifications
Required Criteria:
Experience: Minimum of 5 years of overall, hands-on full-cycle payroll experience.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Finance, or Business.
Certification: Active PCP (Payroll Compliance Professional) certification is required.
Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience utilizing payroll systems (ADP preferred).
Soft Skills: Exceptional attention to detail, strong documentation habits, robust time-management skills, and excellent written and verbal communication.
Preferred (Nice-to-Have) Criteria:
Industry Background: Prior experience working within the Insurance or Finance sectors.
Geographic Scope: Experience working within a multi-province payroll environment, or UK payroll experience (highly preferred).
Advanced Accounting: Hands-on experience with quarterly payroll tax reporting, A/P processes, and year-end payroll cycles.
Summary
On behalf of our client, a globally recognized leader in the financial services sector, we are seeking a highly skilled Payroll Specialist for a full-time contract position. This role is a backfill vacancy within a tight-knit, collaborative three-person team. Operating daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (with occasional flexibility required for early mornings or late evenings), this position offers an exceptional opportunity to gain premier corporate experience with a massive industry name, featuring high potential for permanent, full-time (FTE) conversion.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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