Payroll Specialist — Dayforce Expert for 2,000+ Employees

Tigercat Industries; Cambridge; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-Oriented Company

Profit Sharing

RRSP Matching

Training Reimbursement

Company-Paid Healthcare Benefits and E

Active Social Committee

Job summary

Tigercat Industries is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage payroll for over 2,000 employees across multiple locations from 66 Moorefield Street, Cambridge, ON. You will oversee Dayforce administration, ensure compliance, and partner with Finance, HR, and operations to optimize payroll processes.

In this role, you will audit data, prepare journals and remittances, lead system updates, and train staff on payroll best practices while maintaining confidentiality and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, Payroll Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Payroll Certification (PCP or CPP) is an asset.
• Ongoing professional development in payroll legislation, taxation, payroll systems, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Process bi-weekly payroll for approximately 2,000 employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, confidentiality, and legislative compliance.
• Audit payroll data and maintain records and documentation to support internal controls, external audits, and statutory requirements.
• Prepare payroll journals, reconciliations, remittances, income tax forms, ROEs, year-end reporting, and other payroll-related documentation.
• Administer and maintain the Dayforce payroll module, including employee records, earnings and deduction codes, workflows, system rules, data integrity, and configuration changes.
• Coordinate testing, implementation, and validation of Dayforce updates, enhancements, compliance changes, and system improvements.
• Serve as the organization's payroll subject matter expert and primary resource for payroll-related inquiries from employees and managers.
• Investigate payroll discrepancies, system issues, and complex payroll matters through detailed analysis and root cause identification.
• Lead payroll issue resolution from identification through completion, coordinating with Human Resources, Finance, Operations and external vendors as required.
• Proactively identify payroll risks, trends, compliance concerns, and opportunities for process, control, and system improvements.
• Prepare and analyze ad hoc, monthly, quarterly, annual, and management payroll reports and provide meaningful insights to support decision-making.
• Support month‑end, year‑end, internal and external audits, payroll reconciliations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Administer the employee expense reporting system, including troubleshooting, system updates, user support, and process enhancements.
• Lead payroll‑related organizational communications, including employee notices, legislative updates, payroll process changes, deadlines, and system updates.
• Develop and deliver payroll‑related training, guidance, and educational resources to employees, managers, and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain current knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, compliance requirements, and payroll best practices.

Skills

Payroll processing

Data analysis

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Audit and controls

Confidentiality

Education

Accounting/Finance/Business Administration degree

Payroll Certification (PCP/CPP)

Tools

Dayforce Payroll

Excel

Job description

Tigercat Industries is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage payroll for over 2,000 employees across multiple locations from 66 Moorefield Street, Cambridge, ON. You will oversee Dayforce administration, ensure compliance, and partner with Finance, HR, and operations to optimize payroll processes.

In this role, you will audit data, prepare journals and remittances, lead system updates, and train staff on payroll best practices while maintaining confidentiality and accuracy.