2630 Bilingual Payroll Specialist

Job summary

Process full-cycle payroll for employees across multiple locations and provinces, including earnings, taxes, deductions, benefits, and employee changes. Maintain payroll records, review reports and resolve discrepancies, respond to inquiries, support year-end activities, and assist with audits and projects.

Job details

2630 BILINGUAL Payroll Specialist (French/English) Location: Mississauga Office: Hybrid - 3 days in office. Salary Range: $75,000 - $80,000 MUST HAVE: Bilingual: Fluent French/English minimum 2+ years large, full-cycle payroll experience (national) Summary We are currently seeking a Bilingual Payroll Specialist (FRENCH/ENG) for a hybrid role at our client’s Mississauga office. In this role, you will supporting end‑to‑end payroll activities from hire to retire, handling calculations of wages, tax withholdings, and deductions. Abbreviated Responsibilities • Full-cycle payroll processing for employees across multiple locations / provinces. • Ensure accurate calculation of earnings, taxes, statutory deductions, and company benefits. • Process new hires, terminations, transfers, and employee changes in accordance with deadlines. • Review payroll reports for accuracy and reconcile discrepancies as needed. • Maintain and update employee payroll records in the HRIS/payroll system. • Respond to payroll-related inquiries from employees and internal stakeholders. • Support year-end processes, including tax forms and reconciliation activities. • Assist the Payroll Manager on projects, audits and special requests from internal and external stakeholders. Experience • Strong verbal/written communication: English and French - REQUIRED • Certified Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation - REQUIRED • 2+ years of large, national payroll experience • Comfortable with manual data entry / payroll processes including processing new hires • SAP an asset (EC & ECP). • Ability to build strong working relationships, internal and external to the organization. • Ability to respond calmly under pressure situations. • MS Excel (VLOOKUPs & Pivot Tables.) • Expert knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation, payroll tax requirements and employment standards. If you are an experienced BILINGUAL Payroll Specialist who thrives in fast-paced environments, please respond with resume to benjamin.umpleby@redbranchsearch.com. Our client is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation and any other category protected by law. Our client supports requests for accommodation from applicants with disabilities; please contact info@redbranchsearch.com should you need an accommodation at any point in the recruitment process.

What you’ll do

Process full-cycle payroll for employees across multiple locations and provinces, including earnings, taxes, deductions, benefits, and employee changes. Maintain payroll records, review reports and resolve discrepancies, respond to inquiries, support year-end activities, and assist with audits and projects.

Requirements

Requires fluency in English and French, a Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation, and at least two years of large-scale national payroll experience. Candidates should have expert knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation and tax requirements, strong Excel skills, and the ability to manage manual payroll processes and work effectively under pressure.

Listed skills

• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Relationship Building · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Full-Cycle Payroll Processing
• Canadian Payroll Legislation
• Payroll Tax Requirements
• Employment Standards
• Payroll Reconciliation
• Payroll Reporting
• HRIS
• SAP EC
• SAP ECP
• Microsoft Excel
• VLOOKUP
• Pivot Tables
• Manual Data Entry
• Year-End Payroll Processing
• English-French Communication
• Relationship Building

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Human Resources

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