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Payroll Specialist

@ Rillo

Milton, Ontario

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Overview

Rillo is hiring a full-time Payroll Specialist in Milton, ON, for a transportation company that is working with a recruiter. The role owns biweekly payroll for about 300 drivers and office staff in ADP, including CRA remittances, ROEs, T4s and journal entries. The posting requires working on site in Milton five days a week and states a competitive base salary and full medical benefits.

Responsibilities:

  • Run full-cycle biweekly payroll in ADP for about 300 people
  • Calculate per-mile driver pay from mileage and trip data
  • Manage CRA remittances, ROEs and year-end T4s
  • Prepare payroll journal entries and reconciliations in QuickBooks
  • Handle ESA vacation, overtime and holiday pay

Requirements summary:

  • Hands-on experience running full-cycle payroll independently
  • Experience with ADP or Ceridian Dayforce
  • Comfortable running payroll for 300 or more employees
  • Working knowledge of ESA, CRA, ROE and T4 requirements
  • Trucking or transportation payroll experience is an asset

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Employer posting date
2026-11-12
First seen by our source
2026-11-14
Source record updated
2026-11-14

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Job details

SeniorityMid level
DepartmentFinance & accounting
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish
Licences & certificationsPCP

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Job description

Job Description

We are working exclusively with a fast-growing transportation company in Milton, ON to hire a Payroll Specialist. This is a permanent, full-time role that owns biweekly payroll for about 300 drivers and office staff in ADP. The business has grown quickly over the last five years and is now building out its finance team, so the person in this seat will own payroll outright and have room to grow with the company.

Key Responsibilities

  • Run full-cycle biweekly payroll in ADP for about 300 drivers and office staff
  • Gather driver mileage and trip data and calculate per-mile driver pay
  • Process new hires, terminations, pay changes and benefit deductions
  • Administer vacation pay, overtime and statutory holiday pay in line with the ESA
  • Manage CRA source deduction remittances, ROEs and year-end T4s
  • Prepare payroll journal entries and reconciliations in QuickBooks
  • Process garnishments and other third-party deductions
  • Act as the main contact for employee and driver pay questions
  • Help tighten payroll processes as the finance team grows

What We're Looking For

  • Hands-on experience running full-cycle payroll on your own
  • Experience with ADP or Ceridian Dayforce
  • Comfortable running biweekly payroll for 300 or more employees
  • Working knowledge of ESA requirements, CRA remittances, ROEs and T4s
  • Trucking or transportation payroll experience, especially per-mile driver pay, is an asset
  • QuickBooks experience is an asset
  • PCP designation, or progress toward it, is an asset
  • Able to work on site in Milton five days a week

What's Offered

  • Competitive base salary
  • Full medical benefits package
  • Direct access to the Controller and CFO on a small, collaborative finance team

Next Steps

Only candidates selected for the next stage will be contacted.

Our client is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the hiring process.

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