About BrightenCPA

BrightenCPA is a modern CPA firm providing bookkeeping, payroll, financial reporting services to Canadian businesses and not-for-profit organizations.

With over 10 years of CPA and bookkeeping experience, we combine technology, strong processes, and responsive client service to help our clients simplify their day-to-day financial operations and make better financial decisions.

As our firm continues to grow, we’re looking for an experienced payroll professional to join our team and take ownership of payroll services for a portfolio of clients.

The Role

We are looking for a full-time Payroll Administrator / Payroll Specialist to manage full-cycle payroll processing for multiple clients.

In this role, you will prepare and process payroll, review payroll inputs for accuracy, maintain employee records, process new hires and terminations, prepare ROEs, and ensure the accurate calculation of wages, statutory deductions, vacation pay, perks, and other payroll adjustments.

You will also manage payroll remittances and reconciliations, resolve payroll discrepancies, respond to client inquiries, and support year-end reporting, including T4s and related filings.

You’ll work closely with our accounting and client service teams to ensure payroll information is complete, accurate, and properly reflected in our clients’ accounting records.

What You’ll Do

- Manage full-cycle payroll for a portfolio of clients
- Process bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payrolls
- Review timesheets, overtime, vacation, statutory holiday pay, bonuses, commissions, and other payroll adjustments
- Process new hires, terminations, employee changes, and ROEs
- Review statutory deductions, taxable benefits, vacation pay, and other payroll-related items
- Prepare and reconcile payroll remittances
- Review payroll registers and supporting documentation for accuracy




- Respond to client payroll inquiries and resolve discrepancies
- Support year-end payroll processing, including T4s and related filings
- Maintain accurate payroll records and ensure recurring deadlines are met
- Work with the accounting team on payroll journal entries and reconciliations

What We’re Looking For

- 2+ years of hands-on Canadian payroll experience
- Strong knowledge of full-cycle payroll processing and Canadian payroll requirements
- Experience managing payroll for multiple companies or clients is strongly preferred
- Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation completed or in progress is preferred
- Experience with Payworks or similar Canadian payroll platforms is an asset
- Experience with payroll remittances, ROEs, T4s, statutory deductions, vacation pay, taxable benefits, and payroll reconciliations
- Foundational accounting knowledge, including payroll journal entries and general ledger reconciliations
- Strong Excel and technology skills
- Excellent numerical accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment and manage multiple recurring deadlines
- Previous experience in a CPA firm, bookkeeping firm, payroll service provider, or other multi-client environment is an asset

What Success Looks Like

You take ownership of payroll from start to finish. You don’t simply process the information provided -you review it carefully, identify discrepancies or missing information, ask the right questions, and follow through to ensure payroll is accurate and completed on time.

How to Apply

If you enjoy working with multiple clients, solving payroll issues, and being part of a growing, technology-focused CPA firm, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply through LinkedIn with your resume.

📌 Payroll Administrator / Payroll Specialist (PCP) (Metro Vancouver)
🏢 BrightenCPA
📍 Metro Vancouver