Job Description

Payroll Specialist

Corporate Services - Human Resources

Status: (1) Regular Full TimeHiring Range: $94,455 - $106,262 per annumWork Mode: Hybrid (see below for more details about this work mode)Location: 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, ONHours of Work: 35 hours per week, with occasional extended hours during peak periods

Build a Career with Purpose. Help Create a Community for Life.

At Peel Region, our people make a difference every day. From public health and paramedic services to housing, childcare, long-term care, and community supports, our employees help create healthy, secure, and connected communities.

As part of our Human Resources team, the Payroll Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time so they can focus on delivering essential services to residents across Peel Region. This is more than payroll administration. It is an opportunity to contribute to employee experience, operational excellence, and the trust that supports our workforce.

Guided by our values of Inclusion, Collaboration, Care, Transparency, and Leadership, you will work closely with colleagues across Human Resources, Finance, and operational divisions to deliver accurate payroll services, provide trusted expertise, and continuously improve processes that support over 7,000 employees.

If you are passionate about payroll excellence, enjoy solving complex problems, and want to contribute to an organization committed to building a Community for Life, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Join Human Resources at Peel Region?

At Peel Region, HR is more than a support function. Through our ONEHR approach,



we work together as trusted advisors and strategic partners, delivering innovative people solutions that strengthen the employee experience and help our organization serve the community.

Joining our Payroll team means becoming part of a collaborative group of professionals who are committed to service excellence, continuous improvement, accountability, and creating positive experiences for employees at every stage of their journey.

What You Will Do in This Role

- Lead payroll reconciliation activities, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of payroll funding, bank reconciliations and troubleshooting and making adjustments for any reconcilable items, General Ledger postings, and payroll-related financial reporting and statutory reporting.
- Provides expert guidance and advice on the development and implementation of payroll relating to the development and implementation of accounting and finance guidelines, polices and procedures to meet Regional.
- Manage payroll accounting, including tax remittances, account reconciliations, journal entries, and compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Monitors, identifies and analyzes trends and risks related to payroll auditing.
- Provides expert interpretation on financial and payroll matters such as tax laws, audits, financial reporting.




- Audits and corrects all errors from Employment Insurance (EI) and Canada Pension Plan (CPP) deficiencies to invalid social insurance numbers. Investigate the cause of the errors and make any necessary changes and/or corrections.
- Administer and validate payroll processes across all pay groups, including payroll balancing, EFT reconciliations, off-cycle payments, cheque processing, and payroll open and close activities.
- Support year-end payroll activities, including audits, T4/T4A preparation and filling to CRA, pension reporting, error resolution, and statutory filings.
- Provide payroll expertise and guidance to Payroll Coordinators, internal stakeholders, and business partners while serving as a key resource within the Payroll team.
- Develop and maintain payroll reports, queries, and analytics that support decision-making, compliance, financial accountability, and operational effectiveness.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities, enhancing payroll processes, controls, documentation, and service delivery.
- Partner with Human Resources, Finance, and operational teams to ensure seamless payroll administration and a positive employee experience.
- Act as back-up to the Payroll Manager and support the successful delivery of payroll operations during peak periods and critical business cycles.
- Contribute to special projects, support payroll external audits and other duties as assigned, supporting organizational priorities and team success.

What the Role Requires

Education & Experience

- University degree with specialization in Accounting, Finan

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