Payroll Specialist

Job summary

Process and oversee payroll for multiple client accounts, including scheduling, auditing, balancing, year-end filings, reporting, and remittances. Respond to client questions, troubleshoot payroll issues with internal teams, and provide clients with payroll best practices and solutions.

Job details

**THESE ROLES ARE OPEN IN MONTREAL, TORONTO, AND HALIFAX** Must-Haves 1–2+ years payroll processing experience Client service experience and comfortable handling client inquiries by phone Strong time management, organization & prioritization Strong communication, analytical & problem-solving skills MS Office, including Word/Excel English/French bilingual Nice to Have PCP/NPI certification or working toward it Responsibilities Own and process payroll for multiple client accounts Schedule, run, audit and balance payrolls Handle year-end balancing, filing, reporting and remittances Answer client questions around payroll, tax filing and processes Troubleshoot payroll issues with internal support teams Provide clients with payroll best practices and solutions Maintain payroll knowledge/certification and complete ongoing training Pay: $50,000 - $60,000/year Contract Duration: Permanent Full-Time Work Arrangement: Hybrid Artificial intelligence tools are used to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position. Vacancy: This posting is for a currently vacant role, and the successful candidate will be hired into an existing open position.

What you’ll do

Process and oversee payroll for multiple client accounts, including scheduling, auditing, balancing, year-end filings, reporting, and remittances. Respond to client questions, troubleshoot payroll issues with internal teams, and provide clients with payroll best practices and solutions.

Requirements

Applicants must have 1–2 or more years of payroll processing experience, client service experience, and comfort handling client inquiries by phone. Strong time management, organization, prioritization, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, Microsoft Office proficiency, and English-French bilingualism are required; PCP/NPI certification or progress toward it is an asset.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• Prioritization · Preferred
• Microsoft Word · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Payroll Processing
• Client Service
• Client Inquiry Handling
• Time Management
• Organization
• Prioritization
• Communication
• Analytical Skills
• Problem-Solving
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• English-French Bilingualism
• Payroll Auditing
• Payroll Reconciliation
• Year-End Reporting

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Human Resources
• Customer Service & Support

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