Role: Senior Payroll Advisor

Location: Downtown Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Our client is looking to hire a Senior Payroll Advisor to join their collaborative payroll team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys full-cycle payroll ownership, solving complex payroll challenges, and identifying opportunities to improve processes and efficiencies.

Why Join This Opportunity?

- Join a small, collaborative payroll team where your expertise will be recognized and valued
- Opportunity to make a direct impact by improving manual payroll processes and driving efficiencies
- True end-to-end payroll exposure with broad responsibilities across payroll, benefits, accounting, and year-end activities
- Hybrid work environment in downtown Toronto
- Competitive compensation package including bonus potential

Overview

- Reporting to the Associate Director, Payroll
- Join a payroll team consisting of 2 Payroll Specialists and a Manager
- Responsible for payroll processing for approximately 750 employees within a 1,500-employee multi-provincial workforce
- Manage full-cycle payroll from start to finish
- Administer benefits programs, including RRSP, DPSP, and TFSA plans
- Process payroll reconciliations, remittances, garnishments, and year-end activities




- Support payroll accounting requirements and reporting activities
- Respond to employee payroll inquiries and act as a payroll subject matter expert
- Utilize UKG payroll software (experience with UKG considered an asset but not required)
- Work extensively with Excel for reporting, reconciliations, and payroll analysis
- Support absence management, PTO tracking, benefit deductions, and payroll reporting processes
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and increase payroll efficiency
- Ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and exceptional employee service

What You’ll Bring

- PCP designation
- 5+ years of Canadian multi-provincial payroll experience
- Strong Excel skills
- Experience with benefits administration, payroll reconciliations, remittances, garnishments, and year-end processing
- Experience supporting RRSP, DPSP, and TFSA programs
- Strong customer service skills with the ability to manage payroll inquiries effectively
- Detail-oriented and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

For You

- $85,000-$95,000 base salary
- 20% bonus opportunity
- Hybrid work arrangement
- Chance to influence payroll processes and improvements
- Collaborative and supportive team environment

📌 Sr. Payroll Advisor (Toronto)
🏢 Portfolio Group
📍 Toronto