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Senior Payroll Specialist

@ Robert Half

Burnaby, British Columbia

$80k–$90k/yr5+ years experience
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Overview

Robert Half is recruiting a Senior Payroll Specialist for a South Burnaby client's growing business. The role runs full-cycle multi-jurisdictional Canadian payroll for about 250 employees across BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec in Ceridian Dayforce, plus month-end reconciliations and payroll reporting for senior leadership. The position is full-time in office and reports to the SVP, Finance.

Pay:

$80,000–$90,000 a year

Responsibilities:

  • Full-cycle multi-jurisdictional payroll for about 250 employees in BC, AB, ON and QC
  • Process payroll in Ceridian Dayforce
  • Month-end payroll reconciliations and journal entries
  • Payroll reporting and analysis for senior leadership

Requirements summary:

  • PCP designation
  • 5+ years hands-on payroll experience, ideally multi-jurisdictional
  • Dayforce experience (implementation or conversion highly desirable)
  • French speaking ability considered a major asset
  • Full-time in-office work

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Employer posting date
2026-11-01
First seen by our source
2026-11-02
Source record updated
2026-11-02

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentFinance & accounting
Experience5+ years
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish, French
Licences & certificationsPCP

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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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  • 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
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  • Human Resources
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  • Employment
  • Consulting
  • Recruiting
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  • Security
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  • consulting services
  • accounting jobs
  • finance jobs
  • administrative jobs
  • legal jobs
  • IT jobs
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  • creative jobs
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  • contract talent
  • contract professionals
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  • contract employment
  • permanent placement
  • customer support jobs
  • and marketing jobs
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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
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Year founded1948
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Job description

Our South Burnaby client is looking to hire a Senior Payroll Specialist for there growing business. Reporting to the SVP, Finance, the Senior Payroll Specialist will be responsible for a full cycle multi-jurisdictional Canadian payroll for roughly 250 employees across BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec using Ceridian Dayforce. Additional duties will include month end reconciliations and journal entries for payroll as well payroll reporting and analysis for senior leadership.

The successful Senior Payroll Specialist will possess their PCP designation and have 5+ years of hands on experience, ideally with a multi-jurisdictional payroll. Experience with Dayforce is key and Dayforce implementation or conversion experience is highly desirable. French speaking ability is considered a major asset. You are a self starter who wants to "own" the payroll function. You have excellent internal customer service skills, know how to observe confidentiality and work as part of a team and you are comfortable working full time in office.

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply today! Please reference job number 05060-0013535984 in all correspondence.

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