Sr. Payroll Administrator

About the Opportunity

• Execute bi-weekly payroll cycles across multiple business units, ensuring all employee earnings and deductions are calculated, validated, and finalized within scheduled deadlines
• Manage statutory payroll obligations by preparing and submitting accurate tax remittances and compliance-based filings to relevant authorities
• Coordinate delivery of annual employee tax statements in alignment with mandatory reporting timelines
• Administer employer-sponsored retirement program contributions, ensuring values are calculated, transmitted, and recorded correctly
• Produce payroll-related accounting entries during financial close periods, including earned-liability provisions and benefit cost allocations
• Perform periodic validation and reconciliation of payroll and benefits ledger accounts to ensure data integrity and audit preparedness
• Act as a key contributor during financial assurance engagements by compiling supporting schedules and responding to auditor requests
• Provide responsive support to employee payroll questions, resolving inquiries with clarity and professionalism

• 3+ years of full cycle payroll experience
• ADP WFN and time and attendance is a strong asset, would like a Ceridian or similar if no ADP
• Strong Excel required (pivot tables, vlookups)
• Strong understanding of payroll-related statutory regulations
• Union experience is an asset
• PCP is an asset

$70,000 - $75,000 /year

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You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer:
Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied.

Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.