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Why You Will Love This Organization
Our client is a well-established, federally regulated financial institution specializing in innovative property ownership solutions for Canadians. With a legacy spanning nearly four decades, this organization has built a strong reputation as a trusted market leader, offering secure and flexible financial products that support homeowners in retirement.

With a collaborative, high-performing culture and a continued focus on modernization and operational excellence, the organization is investing in its people, systems, and processes—including a recent implementation of Workday to enhance HR and payroll capabilities. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that is evolving and shaping the future of its operations.

The Impact You Will Have
This is a pivotal role responsible for owning and elevating the payroll function within a growing and evolving organization. You will bring expertise, structure, and accountability to payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Operating as a senior specialist, you will work with a high degree of autonomy while partnering closely with the Head of Operations and Head of Total Rewards to support business priorities. This role goes beyond execution, requiring a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset to identify risks, strengthen controls, and enhance processes across payroll and benefits administration.
  
What You Will Do
Payroll Ownership & Execution

• Own full-cycle Canadian payroll for ~400+ employees (bi-weekly cycles), ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery
• Manage complex payroll components including commissions, incentive payments, expense reimbursements, and taxable benefits
• Ensure data integrity through validation, reconciliation, and issue resolution; proactively identify and mitigate risk
• Prepare payroll-related journal entries and manage all remittances, including third-party payments (e.g., garnishments)
• Lead year-end payroll activities (T4s, Relevé-1s, T2200s, and government filings)
• Act as the primary point of contact for payroll audits, providing documentation and insights to external auditors
• Process off-cycle payroll activities including hires, terminations, and adjustments
• Administer leaves of absence (STD, maternity/parental), including manual calculations and system updates
• Manage annual bonus processing, including GRSP elections and related calculations 

Benefits Administration

• Own the end-to-end administration of employee benefits, including enrollments, changes, and system updates
• Ensure accurate integration and data transfer to external providers (e.g., Manulife – GB and GRSP)
• Conduct regular audits of benefit eligibility and enrollment data
• Investigate and resolve complex payroll and benefits inquiries, partnering with external vendors as needed
• Ensure accurate processing of benefit deductions and taxable benefits

Partnership, Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Partner closely with the Head of Operations and Head of Total Rewards to align payroll practices with business priorities
• Act as a subject matter expert on payroll legislation, compliance, and best practices
• Identify process gaps and inefficiencies; recommend and implement improvements
• Support payroll-related projects, system enhancements, and process optimization initiatives
• Strengthen payroll controls and governance, ensuring compliance with federal and provincial legislation

What You Will Bring

• 5+ years of progressive experience in Canadian payroll (senior specialist or program ownership level)
• PCP designation required
• Proven experience managing full-cycle payroll independently in a complex environment
• Hands-on experience with Workday required, Dayforce or comparable HRIS/payroll systems
• Strong knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation, compliance, and statutory requirements
• Experience with payroll controls, audits, and interactions with tax authorities
• Advanced Excel skills and strong data/reporting capabilities
• Experience supporting benefits administration is considered a strong asset
• Systems mindset with understanding of integrations, data flows, and process optimization
• High level of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail
• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the confidence to challenge and improve processes
• Strong communication skills and ability to partner cross-functionally

Work Environment

• Hybrid work model: 3 days onsite, downtown Toronto
• Work cycles aligned to payroll deadlines, with flexibility required during peak periods
• Collaborative, team-oriented environment with strong leadership support
• Opportunity to play a key role in a function undergoing transformation and modernization

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE
This search is being conducted confidentially. Details regarding the organization and its operations will be shared with qualified candidates during the interview process.
  
JOB VACANCY STATUS
This role is currently vacant, and the organization is accepting applications with the intention to hire as soon as possible.
  
HIRING RANGE
The anticipated hiring range for this role is an annual salary of $100,000 - $110,000.
  
USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – BY RECRUITERS & HIRING MANAGERS
At The Talent Company, people are at the centre of our recruitment process. While we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for limited administrative purposes (such as writing creative outreach messages, summarizing interview notes or transcribing reference checks) AI is never the decision maker. Resumes and candidate information are personally reviewed by our recruiters, and all hiring decisions are made by people who bring judgment, care, and expertise to each match.  If a client’s recruitment process involves a greater degree of AI use during their own interviews or assessments, we will communicate that to short-listed candidates, so they are aware in advance. Our commitment is to use technology responsibly, while ensuring fairness, transparency, and respect at every stage of the process.
  
USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – BY CANDIDATES
We recognize that candidates may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support their job search, for example to refine writing style or gather research. While this can be appropriate, the information you provide in your resume, screening questions, and interviews must always be truthful and accurately reflect your own experience, knowledge, and competencies. AI should never be used to create or exaggerate credentials. Our goal is to understand the real you – your skills, your story, and your potential – so that we can make the best possible match between you and the organizations we serve.
  
ACCOMMODATION & INCLUSIVITY
At The Talent Company, we recognize the value of different perspectives and experiences in prompting innovation, sparking creativity, and solving problems. As an equal employment opportunity organization, we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, Aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, persons with disabilities and all other categories protected by law. 
  
We are committed to Equal Opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Please let us know by emailing 'recruitment@thetalent.co' if an adjustment or adaptation is required at any stage to support you during the recruitment journey.

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