Payroll Specialist

ABB Inc; Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Inc in Saint-Laurent, Quebec is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage daily HR transactions, ensuring accuracy and timely processing while aligning with global standards. You will handle master data, ROEs, and payroll reporting with a focus on customer service.

This role offers a hybrid work model (2–3 days per month in the office) and requires bilingual French and English communication. Experience with Workday and Excel is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience handling payroll master data, ROEs, and weekly/bi-weekly payrolls.
• Knowledge of local legal and regulatory requirements in Canada.
• Hybrid work arrangement in Saint-Laurent, Quebec (2–3 days in office).
• Bilingual French and English required; English for cross-provincial communication.

Responsibilities

• Validate master data for weekly and bi-weekly payrolls.
• Prepare Records of Employment (ROEs).
• Investigate, analyze, and resolve issues for employees, managers, and external clients through customer service tickets.
• Assist with year-end payroll validations.
• Participate in projects.
• Extract and analyze payroll-related reports.

Skills

Excel

Workday

Bilingual (FR/EN)

Multi-tasking

Collaboration

Customer service

Education

Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation

Tools

Workday

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

As a Payroll Specialist, you will have the opportunity to perform daily HR transactions for one or more assigned service lines or countries, while managing complex and escalated tasks. Each day, you will be responsible for delivering a high-quality customer experience by ensuring HR transactions are completed accurately, thoroughly, and on time. You will also demonstrate your expertise by supporting the global standards established for HR Operations and ensuring business processes comply with local legal and regulatory requirements.

This position is based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, with a hybrid work model (2 to 3 days per month in the office).

Responsibilities

• Validate master data for weekly and bi-weekly payrolls.
• Prepare Records of Employment (ROEs).
• Investigate, analyze, and resolve issues for employees, managers, and external clients through customer service tickets.
• Assist with year-end payroll validations.
• Participate in projects.
• Extract and analyze payroll-related reports.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills.
• Workday knowledge is required.
• PCP (Payroll Compliance Practitioner) designation is considered an asset.
• Bilingualism (French and English) is required. English is necessary to communicate with employees across all Canadian provinces.
• Ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple requests within tight deadlines, while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrates a collaborative and solution-oriented approach, with strong attention to detail.
• Proactively delivers excellent customer service.

This job posting is also available in French under the title [Spécialiste de la paie].

ABB värdesätter våra medarbetares dedikation, engagemang och expertis. Som en arbetsgivare som tillämpar jämställdhet i anställningsförhållanden tror vi på en inkluderande och mångsidig arbetsstyrka. Vi är fast beslutna att säkerställa att våra policyer och praxis överensstämmer med programmet för jämställdhet i anställningsförhållanden, och strävar efter en arbetsstyrka som verkligen representerar de fyra utsedda grupperna:

• Kvinnor

• Ursprungsbefolkning

• Medlemmar av synliga minoriteter

• Personer med funktionsnedsättning

ABB är engagerat i att tillhandahålla rimliga anpassningar för sökande med funktionsnedsättning och uppmuntrar kandidater att själva identifiera sig under ansökningsprocessen.