We are looking for an experienced Payroll Accountant to support payroll operations for a construction and contractor environment in Mississauga, Ontario.

This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented individual who can oversee complex payroll activities, maintain compliance, and produce accurate reporting across union and non-union groups.

The successful candidate will bring robust payroll accounting knowledge, a disciplined approach to reconciliations, and the ability to manage time-sensitive payroll cycles with accuracy.

Responsibilities: Process and maintain employee compensation, payroll data, hours worked, earnings, and deductions within the payroll system.

Complete weekly and bi-weekly payroll processing accurately and on time for both union and non-union employee groups.

Generate and review audit, exception, and reconciliation reports to validate gross-to-net pay, labour hours, pay rates, deductions, and payroll accuracy.

Manage payroll disbursements, including direct deposits, pay statements, garnishments, employment insurance claims, and government correspondence.

Validate and reconcile payroll transactions with downstream systems,



including job costing, general ledger, payroll taxes, benefit remittances, and statutory payments.

Partner with outsourced payroll tax compliance providers and coordinate payroll tax notices, remittances, and compliance activities.

Prepare and submit union and non-union payroll reporting, including certified payroll, prevailing wage, and benefit remittance reports, ensuring compliance with applicable federal, provincial/state, and job-specific regulations.

Coordinate and support payroll tax audits, union benefit audits, annual workers'' compensation audits, and other payroll-related compliance reviews.

Investigate, analyze, and resolve payroll discrepancies, variances, and exceptions in a timely manner.

Create queries, reports, Excel workbooks, and summary analyses to support payroll operations, audits, and business requirements.

Provide audit support and prepare documentation for internal and external auditors.

Perform additional payroll and accounting duties and participate in process improvement initiatives as assigned.

📌 Payroll Accountant (Mississauga)
🏢 Robert Half
📍 Mississauga