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Payroll Specialist

@ Vaco by Highspring

Milton, Ontario

Full-time5+ years experience
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Overview

Vaco by Highspring is hiring a full-time Payroll Specialist to run a standalone payroll function for a client with about 105 employees. The role processes bi-weekly hourly and salaried payroll, including separate driver payroll with mileage and deductions, and supports a move from QuickBooks Online to ADP. Candidates need 5+ years of independent standalone payroll experience and must live in the Greater Toronto Area.

Responsibilities:

  • Run bi-weekly payroll for about 105 employees
  • Process separate driver and office payrolls
  • Track driver hours, mileage pay and deductions
  • Resolve payroll inquiries and prepare reports
  • Support the move from QuickBooks Online to ADP

Requirements summary:

  • 5+ years in a standalone payroll role
  • Experience with hourly and salaried payroll
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Must live in the Greater Toronto Area
  • Must be permitted to work in Canada

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Employer posting date
2026-11-11
First seen by our source
2026-11-14
Source record updated
2026-11-14

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentFinance & accounting
Experience5+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
Encouraged to applyWomen, Racialized people, 2SLGBTQ+, People with disabilities, Veterans
Perks mentionedRetirement plan, Performance bonus

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Vaco by Highspring

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Vaco is the Talent Solutions division of Highspring, a leading global professional services organization. With expertise in Accounting and Finance, Technology and Digital, and Human Resources and Operations, Vaco provides Contract Staffing and Direct Hire solutions. Vaco’s parent company, Highspring, helps clients with two additional integrated service offerings: Consulting and Managed Services. With more than 10,000 employees across more than 45 offices worldwide, Highspring gives partners the agility to thrive, address challenges, and seize opportunities in a rapidly changing world. Get to know us at vaco.com.

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Vaco is the Talent Solutions division of Highspring, a leading global professional services organization. With expertise in Accounting and Finance, Technology and Digital, and Human Resources and Operations, Vaco provides Contract Staffing and Direct Hire solutions. Vaco’s parent company, Highspring, helps clients with two additional integrated service offerings: Consulting and Managed Services. With more than…

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Company size5,001-10,000 employees
HeadquartersBrentwood, Tennessee
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Job description

About the opportunity:

  • Manage a standalone payroll function
  • Process bi-weekly payroll for approximately 105 employees
  • Process separate payrolls for drivers and office employees
  • Handle both hourly and salaried payroll processing
  • Track driver hours and mileage-based compensation
  • Process driver deductions including advances, insurance, fuel, plates, parking, and damage deductions
  • Maintain payroll records and employee information
  • Resolve employee and driver payroll inquiries
  • Process overtime, vacation, sick time, and statutory holiday payments
  • Prepare payroll reports and summaries
  • Assist with payroll-related reconciliations and documentation
  • Support payroll transition from QuickBooks Online to ADP
  • Prepare inventory and EFS reports as required

About you:

  • 5+ years of experience working independently in a standalone payroll role
  • Experience processing both hourly and salaried payroll
  • Strong attention to detail and payroll accuracy

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present you as a candidate for the foregoing position. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if one is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected] .

Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and is committed to providing transparent notice of our policies in English here and in French here. Additionally, the company uses AI to perform preliminary screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

  • the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
  • licensure and certification requirements;
  • office location and other geographic considerations;
  • other business and organizational needs.

Having said that Vaco by Highspring believes that the salary range referenced reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).

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