Payroll & Benefits Administrator - 6-Month Contract

Vaco Recruiter Services; Brampton; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco Recruiter Services is seeking a payroll professional to support a client in the Greater Toronto Area. The role owns the weekly payroll cycle from inputs to processing and ensures accurate records across timekeeping systems.

Applicants should have 2–3 years of hands-on payroll and benefits administration, preferably with a payroll certification, and strong MS Office skills. The position offers hourly pay of $29–$32 and eligibility for benefits and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years hands-on payroll and benefits administration experience.
• Payroll certification and post-secondary education preferred.
• Strong accuracy and ability to manage deadline-driven processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the weekly payroll cycle end to end, including expenses, overtime, bonuses, and merit adjustments.
• Verify agency hours and dollars against the time and attendance system to support accurate processing of temporary labour invoices.
• Administer benefits programs and maintain master data within the time and attendance system, including weekly verification of labour hours used to calculate efficiency bonuses.

Skills

Payroll

Benefits administration

MS Office

Education

Payroll certification

Post-secondary education

Job description

About the Opportunity

• Own the weekly payroll cycle end to end, compiling inputs like expenses, overtime, bonuses, and merit adjustments, and flagging any required processing corrections to the managed services team
• Verify agency hours and dollars against the time and attendance system to support accurate processing of temporary labour invoices, while maintaining accurate new hire and termination profiles
• Administer benefits programs and maintain master data within the time and attendance system, including weekly verification of labour hours used to calculate efficiency bonuses

About You

• A payroll professional with 2 to 3 years of hands‑on payroll and benefits administration experience, ideally supported by a payroll certification and post‑secondary education
• Comfortable managing detailed, deadline-driven processes with strong accuracy, and confident working across MS Office to track and reconcile data
• A dependable team player who brings strong communication skills, steps in to cover gaps when needed, and looks for ways to improve processes over time

Pay Range:

$29 - $32 per hour

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/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.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.