Location: Toronto or Windsor, ON Hybrid (Hybrid, 2 days per week in office)
Language: English, professional written and verbal communication required
Duration: 6-Month Contract
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 during an exciting period of change. This role offers the opportunity to support a large and complex workforce while gaining exposure to a major Workday implementation and payroll modernization initiative.
Working closely with payroll and HR professionals, you'll play an important role in ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while contributing to process improvements and system adoption. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career payroll professional looking to build experience in a collaborative and supportive environment.
What’s In It for You
• Exposure to an active Workday implementation and payroll transformation project
• Opportunity to develop payroll expertise within a large, complex organization
• A collaborative team environment that values learning and knowledge sharing
• Hands-on experience with payroll operations, reporting, and data analysis
• A workplace that encourages professional growth and continuous improvement
Your Responsibilities
• You'll support end-to-end payroll processing activities while ensuring accuracy and compliance
• In this role, you'll assist with payroll audits, validations, and payroll-related inquiries
• You'll help maintain employee payroll records and support payroll data integrity initiatives
• Working closely with the payroll team, you'll participate in Workday payroll testing and parallel payroll activities
• You'll leverage Excel to analyze, validate, and reconcile payroll-related data
• In this role, you'll support payroll reporting requirements and assist with process improvement initiatives
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, including data analysis and reporting
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Experience in a unionized environment and exposure to Quebec payroll are considered strong assets
• PCP designation completed or currently in progress is considered an asset
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