Payroll Analyst

Overview

The organization is seeking a highly analytical and project-ready Senior Payroll Analyst to join its Global Payroll team during a high-growth, project-intensive cycle. This role supports core payroll operations while contributing to organizational projects, a multi-jurisdictional tax reconciliation initiative, and upcoming year-end operations.

This is a 3-month contract opportunity with opportunity for extension.

Responsibilities

• Tax Reconciliation & Audits

  • Prepare supporting audit documentation and correction files for US (Federal/State/Local) and Canada
  • Support statutory federal and state tax filings and Canadian tax body requirements

• Year-End Operations & Balancing

  • Lead pre-year-end audit checks and data hygiene reviews (including SSN/SIN, tax setups, and address formatting)
  • Run balancing for US W-2/1099 and Canadian T4/RL-1 issuance
  • Assist with UK/EMEA year-end data verification as needed

• Organizational Project Support & Data Alignment

  • Support organizational projects through report generation, legacy data extraction, employee profile audits, and system alignment
  • Validate parallel test runs between platforms

• BAU Payroll Processing & Backfill

  • Validate biweekly/monthly payroll inputs for hourly and salaried populations across US and Canadian legal entities
  • Support variable compensation, taxable benefits, reimbursements, and statutory deductions

• Employee Support & Ticketing Queue

  • Manage and resolve escalation tickets related to pay inquiries, tax withholding adjustments, and historical pay adjustments with high accuracy and a customer-service focus

• Compliance & Vendor Alignment

  • Liaise with tax authorities (including CRA, Revenu Québec, IRS, and State agencies) and third-party vendors (e.g., ADP, iiPay) to resolve discrepancies
  • Support internal audits, SOX reviews, and government reporting
  • Partner with HR and Finance to resolve payroll issues and provide responsive support to employees

• Benefits & RRSP Administration

  • Administer benefits and RRSP programs, including deductions, vendor reporting, and reconciliations

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of hands-on payroll processing and reconciliation experience (US & Canada required)
• Demonstrated experience supporting organizational projects, system implementations, or complex tax reconciliation initiatives
• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for reconciliation and audit tasks, including XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, nested formulas, and data matching
• Proven ability to execute payroll data mapping, process audits, parallel run testing, and data migrations during major corporate initiatives
• Deep understanding of US Federal/State/Local tax setups and Canadian payroll legislation, including tax forms (T4, ROE, RL-1) and remittance rules
• Ability to independently manage high-volume tasks against strict deadlines without sacrificing precision or data integrity
• Experience navigating major enterprise platforms (including ADP and iiPay)
• Demonstrated ability to meet strict deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with a customer-service orientation
• High level of confidentiality, integrity, and discretion when handling sensitive information
• Experience reconciling payroll and benefit accounts and preparing related journal entries

Preferred Qualifications

• PCP (Payroll Compliance Practitioner) or CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) designation
• Prior experience operating in a remote-first, multi-entity environment
• Advanced knowledge of third-party payroll systems (e.g., ADP, iiPay, Hibob)
• EMEA/Global payroll awareness

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $72,680 to $85,500
• Currency note: Range shown in $CAD for Canadian residents; other countries will differ.
• Range may vary based on factors including location, experience, and qualifications.
• Total rewards includes fair compensation and generous benefits.

Location

• Remote-first (work from anywhere with Internet connectivity).
• Salary range provided is for Canadian residents; other countries will differ.