Location: Toronto or Windsor, ON ( Hybrid, 2 days per week in office)
Language: English, professional written and verbal communication required
Background Check Requirement: Reference checks required
About the Opportunity
A well established insurance organization undergoing significant HR and payroll transformation is seeking a Payroll Administrator to join their team on a permanent basis. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a large and dynamic payroll environment while gaining hands-on exposure to a major Workday implementation and ongoing process improvements.
Working alongside experienced payroll and HR professionals, you'll play a key role in ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while supporting the organization's transition to a modern payroll platform. If you're looking to build your payroll career in a collaborative environment where learning and development are encouraged, this opportunity offers excellent long-term growth potential.
What’s In It for You
• Join an organization investing in payroll modernization and continuous improvement
• Gain valuable experience supporting and working within Workday Payroll
• Work alongside a collaborative team that values knowledge sharing and professional development
• Build your expertise in a large, complex payroll environment
• Enjoy a workplace culture that encourages growth, innovation, and teamwork
Your Responsibilities
• You'll support end-to-end payroll processing activities while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and service excellence
• In this role, you'll assist with payroll audits, validations, and employee payroll inquiries
• You'll maintain payroll records and help ensure the integrity of payroll data
• Working closely with payroll and HR teams, you'll support Workday payroll operations, testing, and continuous improvement initiatives
• You'll leverage Excel to analyze, validate, and report on payroll-related data
• In this role, you'll contribute to process enhancements that improve payroll efficiency and employee experience
Skills and Qualifications
• 1-3 years of payroll administration experience
• Experience processing payroll within a Canadian environment
• Hands-on experience running payroll within Workday, including participation in multiple payroll cycles
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills with experience working with large datasets
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering accurate results
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Experience in a unionized environment is highly preferred
• Exposure to Quebec payroll is considered an asset
• PCP designation completed or currently in progress is considered an asset
Note from the Hiring Manager
"We’re looking for someone who is eager to learn, enjoys working with data, and takes pride in delivering accurate work. This is a great opportunity for a payroll professional who wants to continue building their expertise while contributing to a team that values collaboration and continuous improvement."
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