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Payroll Specialist

@ Robert Half

Toronto, Ontario

$38–$44/hrTemporary
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Overview

Robert Half is hiring a temporary Payroll Specialist for two organizations in Toronto, Ontario, with potential to become permanent. The role runs end-to-end bi-weekly payroll for salaried and hourly employees, handles year-end T4 reporting and benefits deductions, and keeps payroll compliant across both entities.

Pay:

$38–$44 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Process bi-weekly payroll for two entities
  • Validate time and attendance data in Workday
  • Reconcile payroll registers and gross-to-net calculations
  • Prepare tax remittance and T4 year-end files
  • Administer benefits deductions and enrolments

Requirements summary:

  • End-to-end payroll experience in a multi-company environment
  • Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and statutory deductions
  • Workday experience strongly preferred
  • Familiarity with ADP, Ceridian or Dayforce
  • Work authorization in Canada

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Employer posting date
2026-11-04
First seen by our source
2026-10-21
Source record updated
2026-11-05

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Job details

SeniorityMid level
DepartmentFinance & accounting
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high

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🔒 At Robert Half, we prioritize your security—if you believe you've encountered a scam or fraudulent recruiter, please report it immediately to https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/fraud-alert. All Robert Half recruiters communicate using their corporate email address, ending in roberthalf.com. 👋 Welcome to Robert Half. We're the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm, connecting opportunities at great companies with highly skilled job seekers. We provide dynamic contract, temporary, and permanent placement solutions across finance, accounting, technology, marketing, creative, legal, and administrative sectors. 🏆 In the last 12 months, Robert Half has been recognized as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies by Fortune, and with Protiviti, has been named one of the Fortune® World's Most Admired Companies™ and 100 Best Companies to Work For. 🏦 Traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: RHI), we’re at the forefront of innovation in talent acquisition.

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People associated on LinkedIn
27,769
Reported office locations
  • 2884 Sand Hill Road Suite 200, Menlo Park, CA 94025, US
  • 2613 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, California 94583, US
  • Robert Half International, Avenue Louise, 250 - 5th floor, Brussels, 1050, BE
  • Robert Half International, 10th floor, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, London SE1 9SG, GB
  • Robert Half International, Av. Dr. Cardoso de Melo, 1184, 11° andar, Sao Paulo, SP 04548-004, BR
  • Robert Half International, Level 24, 1 Martin Place, Sydney, NSW 2000, AU
  • 140 William St, Melbourne, VIC 3000, AU
  • Avenida Doutor Cardoso de Melo 1184, São Paulo, BR
  • 2613 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA 94583, US
  • 20, Avenue André Prothin, Tour Europlaza, Courbevoie, Île-de-France 92400, FR
Business categories
  • Skill Assessment
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Employment
  • Consulting
  • Recruiting
  • Marketing
  • Security
  • Advertising
  • Staffing Agency
Other recorded names
  • Robert Half
  • Robert Half
Specialties
  • consulting services
  • accounting jobs
  • finance jobs
  • administrative jobs
  • legal jobs
  • IT jobs
  • recruitment
  • recruitment agency
  • creative jobs
  • staffing
  • hiring
  • employment agency
  • contract talent
  • contract professionals
  • talent solutions
  • contract employment
  • permanent placement
  • customer support jobs
  • and marketing jobs
Profile identifies a recruitment agency
Yes
Reported total investment
0

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🔒 At Robert Half, we prioritize your security—if you believe you've encountered a scam or fraudulent recruiter, please report it immediately to https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/fraud-alert. All Robert Half recruiters communicate using their corporate email address, ending in roberthalf.com. 👋 Welcome to Robert Half. We're the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm, connecting opportunities at…

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IndustryStaffing and Recruiting
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersMenlo Park, CA
Organization typePublic Company
Year founded1948
Specialtiesconsulting servicesaccounting jobsfinance jobsadministrative jobslegal jobsIT jobsrecruitmentrecruitment agencycreative jobsstaffing
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Job description
We are looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to support payroll operations for two organizations in Toronto, Ontario. This contract opportunity has the potential to become permanent and is ideal for someone who can manage end-to-end payroll processing, maintain compliance, and contribute to a growing team environment. The successful candidate will work with payroll, benefits, and time data while helping ensure employees are paid accurately and on schedule.

Responsibilities:
• Process bi-weekly payroll for two entities, ensuring accurate pay calculations for both salaried and hourly employees.
• Review time and attendance records in Workday and validate payroll data before each payroll cycle is finalized.
• Reconcile payroll registers and confirm gross-to-net calculations to maintain accuracy across all payments.
• Prepare and transmit payroll-related files required for tax remittances and year-end reporting, including T4 documentation.
• Administer benefits-related payroll activities, including enrolments, deductions, and supporting documentation.
• Monitor payroll practices for compliance with applicable legislation, internal controls, and company policies across both organizations.
• Support manual payroll adjustments, investigate discrepancies, and resolve issues affecting employee pay.
• Collaborate with HR and payroll stakeholders to assist with employee records and provide support in a growing business environment. • Demonstrated experience processing payroll from start to finish in a multi-company environment.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory deductions, and year-end reporting requirements, with authorization to work in the applicable jurisdiction.
• Hands-on experience with Workday for payroll or time and attendance processing is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with payroll platforms such as ADP Workforce Now, Ceridian, Dayforce, or similar systems.
• Experience handling benefits administration as it relates to payroll deductions and employee enrolments.
• Comfortable reviewing payroll registers, identifying discrepancies, and performing manual calculations when required.
• Background in payroll-related accounting, tax reporting, or other finance-support functions is an asset.

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