Payroll Specialist

Marberg Staffing; Toronto; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Marberg Staffing seeks a Payroll Implementation Consultant for a provincial government agency, based onsite in North York, Toronto. This temporary role supports a payroll system replacement and requires strong Dayforce HCM expertise, advanced Excel analytics, and certification or progression in payroll governance.

The incumbent will lead cross-functional workshops, coordinate with IT vendors, ensure regulatory compliance, and guide processes from design through testing and training during a

Qualifications

• Post Secondary Degree or Diploma in Accounting, Computer Science, Business Administration or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Canadian Payroll Association Certification Program with PLP is preferred or in view.
• At least 5+ years of full cycle payroll and payroll audit experience, including full cycle payroll system implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate workshops to define business and system specifications for payroll configurations.
• Collaborate with IT vendor to configure and validate payroll solutions.
• Support establishment of processes, policies and frameworks for payroll activities and reporting.
• Provide guidance on payroll procedures to ensure compliance with legislations and internal controls.
• Support data migration activities, including data transformation, extraction and cleaning.
• Provide project management support and status reporting during the project lifecycle.

Skills

Dayforce HCM

MS Excel

English communication

Education

Post-secondary degree or diploma

Job description

Payroll Implementation Consultant for provincial government agency client, North York.

Job Type: Temporary.

Existing Vacancy: Yes.

Initial Term: ASAP for approximately 6 months

Target Compensation: $44.81 per hour to $66.04 per hour.

Regular Work Hours: FULL TIME HOURS; 7.25 hours per day not including 1 hour unpaid lunch break, to be worked during regular business hours, Monday to Friday (36.25 work hours per week).

Work Location: 100% onsite at client's North York office.

Position Reports To: Project Manager.

Responsibilities Summary:

To provide leadership, advice and expertise on implementation of new payroll system, supporting the operational and strategic goals of the organization, and ensuring compliance with employment legislation and payroll best practices.

• Lead and facilitate workshops with cross-functional teams to define business and system specifications, ensuring system configurations meet organization's payroll requirements.
• Collaborate with IT vendor to configure and validate solutions, ensuring all technical needs and requirements are met.
• Support establishment of processes, directions, financial policy and program frameworks for financial, audit and payroll activities, and lead the design, development, implementation, and monitoring of payments, payroll processing and periodic reporting.
• Provide guidance on payroll and operational processes to ensure compliance with financial directives and standards, statutory and legislative requirements, and internal controls best practices.
• Modify policies, procedures, and practices to ensure compliance with new or amended legislative and regulatory requirements related to privacy and other payroll compliance matters.
• Provide guidance, support, and advice to team members on payroll procedures such as statutory deductions, T4's, and ROE's, and act as a resource for any complex payroll administration matters.
• Support data migration activities, including data transformation, extraction, and cleaning.
• Support system integration and end-user testing activities, including identifying test scenarios and validating test results to ensure specifications, requirements and acceptance criteria are met.
• Provide project management support and report on status of assigned activities during the project lifecycle.
• Support product demonstration and end user training and documentation.
• Additional payroll system implementation activities and advisory responsibilities as required.

Qualifications:

Education: Post Secondary Degree or Diploma in Accounting, Computer Science, Business Administration or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Professional Credentials: Completion of Canadian Payroll Association Certification Program, with Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) certification awarded or in view.

Preferred Work Experience: At least 5+ years full cycle payroll and payroll audit experience, including full cycle payroll system implementation project experience.

Leadership Skills: Proven team or project leadership skills to provide operational and functional guidance and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Technical and Language Skills Requirements:

• Advanced proficiency in Dayforce HCM software.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel or similar spreadsheet-processing software, including data querying and advanced data analysis techniques, working with large data sets to complete complex variance analysis for financial audits, data imports and exports, and year-end payroll reconciliations (may be tested).
• Excellent English communication skills, including strong business writing and technical writing skills, and excellent verbal communication skills suitable for presenting complex subject matter to a diverse range of audiences, including senior leadership.

Task -Based Qualifications and Additional Attributes:

• Strong previous experience with payroll system implementations and upgrades.
• Demonstrated experience and in-depth knowledge of payroll rules, practices and legislation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of payroll plans, payroll systems and software, relevant tax regulations, procedures, and processes, with the ability to process a complex, bi-weekly payroll.
• Demonstrated record of professional conduct and character. Responsible, reliable and works to deadlines.
• Proven ability to professionally handle confidential information and exercise good judgement in the interpretation and application of instructions and organization policy.
• Demonstrated ability to apply project management principles, methodologies and best practices.
• Strong relationship management skills including client and vendor relations management, business networking, negotiation, change management and consulting/advisory skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well both independently and collaboratively, and in an advisory capacity, and liaise effectively with a wide and diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be available for an onsite interview between February 26-March 4 2026.
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada, providing satisfactory documentation upon request.
• Ability to work 100% onsite, abiding by organization health and safety policies.
• Ability to declare personal Non-Conflict of Interest in execution of assignment responsibilities.
• Provision of certification of AODA and OHSA online training course completion prior to assignment start.
• Satisfactory Background Checks, Technical Skills Evaluations, and Employment References.

Marberg is committed to supporting workplace diversity and inclusivity, to reflect the demographic profile of all Ontarians. Applications are encouraged from equity seeking groups including people of colour, Indigenous people, individuals with disabilities, and people from the LGBTQ2S community.