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Payroll Specialist

@ Aplin

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Ontario

$30–$35/hrContract3+ years experience
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Overview

Aplin is hiring a Payroll Specialist on a one-month contract, with possible extension, for a Hamilton, ON company. The role runs hybrid, Monday to Friday, 35 hours a week, at the client's Stoney Creek office on Mondays and Wednesdays. Pay is $30 to $35 per hour.

Pay:

$30–$35 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Process weekly hourly and unionized payroll
  • Administer pension and benefit plan entries
  • Maintain accurate employee records and entitlements
  • Support year-end and month-end reporting
  • Produce and submit ROEs

Requirements summary:

  • Accounting degree or diploma
  • 3 to 5 years full-cycle Canadian payroll with benefits
  • Union payroll experience required
  • Ceridian Dayforce or another payroll system required
  • Advanced Excel skills

Tools & skills

Ceridian DayforceExcel

Benefits mentioned

Retirement planPaid time off
Source and dates

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Employer posting date
2026-10-22
First seen by our source
2026-10-22
Source record updated
2026-10-22

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Job details

SeniorityMid level
DepartmentFinance & accounting
Experience3+ years
Hours per week35
Scheduleday
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish
Licences & certificationsPCP
EducationCollege diploma (preferred), Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
Fields of studyAccounting

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Join a top employer and advance your career. Aplin has partnered with a Hamilton, ON based company to hire a Payroll Specialist! This will be a 1-month contract with potential for an extension.

Benefits & Perks

  • Compensation: $30 to $35/hour
  • Please note, this role will be hybrid (twice a week at the client’s Stoney Creek Office Monday and Wednesday IN OFFICE).
  • 1 month contract with potential for an extension.
  • Monday to Friday 35 hours a week, 1 hour lunch
  • 8am or 9am Start

Responsibilities

  • Process hourly payroll on weekly basis
  • Provide payroll, pension and benefits administrative support
  • Process the weekly hourly unionized employee’s payroll
  • Process pension and benefit plan entries, including, but not limited to, enrolments, changes, leave of absences and terminations
  • Ensure all employee records are accurate and up to date, hours of work, attendance, vacation, leave of absence, overtime, and benefit entitlements
  • Assist with the year end process
  • Maintain records for month-end reporting and remittances
  • Produce and submit ROE’s both within the payroll system and manually where required

Qualifications

  • Degree or Diploma in Accounting
  • Must have over 3 to 5 years of Full Cycle Payroll Canadian experience with benefits experience.
  • Union payroll experience is a must.
  • Process payroll for over 500+
  • Enrolled or Completed PCP Designation is an Asset.
  • Proficient in Ceridian Dayforce or any other payroll system is a MUST.
  • Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP’s, Formulas).

David Aplin & Associates Inc., operating as Aplin, and its associated brands, CompuStaff and Impact Recruitment, is an award-winning employment agency connecting diverse, top-tier talent with exceptional organizations across North America. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and charge no fees to apply or engage with our recruiters. Our clients partner with us to help expand and diversify their teams. Please note that all applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any necessary work permits.

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