Payroll/HR Coordinator

OpTalent; Cambridge; Sur place; CAD 60 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health and dental benefits fully paid

Pension eligibility after 1 year

Educational reimbursement

Potential for permanent employment

Résumé du poste

OpTalent is seeking a Payroll & HR Specialist for its Cambridge team. The role focuses on biweekly payroll for employees across Canada and the U.S., with additional HR administration and recruitment duties.

You will support payroll processing, maintain records, assist with year-end activities and help improve payroll processes. The position offers a two-year contract with potential for permanent hire based on business needs and performance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of payroll administration experience with hands-on processing.
• Experience with payroll reporting, data validation and discrepancy resolution.
• ADP Workforce Now experience strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with HR administration or recruitment.
• Working knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory deductions and employment standards.
• Proficiency in Excel and strong attention to detail.

Responsabilités

• Support biweekly payroll processing for Canada and the U.S., including time and attendance, payroll inputs, earnings and deductions.
• Review payroll reports, investigate discrepancies and complete reconciliations.
• Maintain payroll records, support year-end activities and assist with journal entries and annual wage reviews.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll accuracy, reporting and processes.
• Coordinate recruitment, including job postings, candidate screening, interviews and offers.
• Support onboarding, offboarding, benefits administration and employee records.
• Assist with general HR administration and internal HR initiatives.

Connaissances

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Formation

Degree or diploma in Payroll, HR, Business Administration or related field

Canadian and U.S. payroll experience; PCP designation assets

Outils

ADP Workforce Now

Excel

Description du poste

Employment Type: Full-time, 2-year contract with potential for permanent employment

The Opportunity

OpTalent is partnering with an established Canadian manufacturer serving the infrastructure and construction sectors to hire a Payroll & Human Resources Specialist for its Cambridge team.

This role is primarily focused on payroll, with additional responsibilities in HR administration and recruitment. You'll support biweekly payroll for employees across Canada and the U.S., investigate discrepancies, maintain accurate records and help improve payroll processes.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll

• Support biweekly payroll processing, including time and attendance, payroll inputs, earnings and deductions.
• Review payroll reports, investigate discrepancies and complete reconciliations.
• Maintain payroll records, support year-end activities and assist with journal entries and annual wage reviews.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll accuracy, reporting and processes.

Human Resources

• Coordinate recruitment, including job postings, candidate screening, interviews and offers.
• Support onboarding, offboarding, benefits administration and employee records.
• Assist with general HR administration, employee inquiries and internal HR initiatives.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of payroll administration experience, ideally with hands‑on payroll processing responsibility.
• Experience with payroll reporting, data validation and discrepancy resolution.
• ADP Workforce Now experience is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with HR administration or recruitment.
• Working knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory deductions and employment standards.
• Proficiency in Excel and strong attention to detail.

A degree or diploma in Payroll, Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field is preferred. Canadian and U.S. payroll experience and a PCP designation are assets.

• Health and dental benefits fully paid by the employer from day one.
• Pension plan eligibility after one year.
• Professional development and educational reimbursement.
• Potential for permanent employment following the two-year contract, subject to business needs and performance.