Horizon Recruitment is recruiting for an Intermediate Payroll Specialist to join a fast-moving, high-volume payroll team supporting thousands of employees across Canada. This role is ideal for a payroll professional who enjoys solving complex problems, streamlining processes, and ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time in a multi-entity, multi-province environment. You’ll play a critical role in maintaining operational excellence and contributing to a supportive, collaborative team culture.

Responsibilities:

• Process multi-province payroll using Ceridian Dayforce or similar systems, ensuring compliance with employment standards and internal policies.
• Audit incoming payroll data from multiple sources and resolve discrepancies proactively to prevent downstream issues.
• Collaborate with HR and operations teams to validate and approve employee changes, including new hires, terminations, and benefit enrollments.
• Analyze payroll reports to identify trends, errors, or opportunities for process improvement.
• Support benefits administration and assist with payroll-related inquiries from internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to ongoing process optimization projects to enhance payroll efficiency and accuracy.
• Provide training and support to team members as needed to build collective knowledge and capability.

Requirements:

• 2–4 years of Canadian payroll experience, with a focus on multi-province environments.
• Proficiency in Ceridian Dayforce or equivalent payroll systems, with the ability to learn new platforms quickly.
• Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and large dataset management).
• Solid understanding of Canadian employment standards, statutory deductions, and ROE processes.
• A proactive, analytical mindset with a knack for solving complex payroll challenges.
• Experience in high-volume payroll environments and the ability to prioritize under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented approach.
• U.S. payroll knowledge is an asset but not required.

Remuneration:

• $65K - 70K salary with benefits, hybrid work flexibility (after onboarding), and three weeks of vacation to start.

Only candidates eligible to work in Canada will be considered.

Horizon Recruitment Inc. is a specialized recruitment and search firm with two complementary practice areas: Finance & Supply Chain.