Payroll Specialist — High-Volume, Hybrid Ottawa

Altis Recruitment; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Work-life balance

Job summary

A professional recruitment agency is looking for a Payroll Specialist in Ottawa to join a dynamic payroll team. You will manage biweekly payroll for approximately 18,000 employees, ensuring accuracy and compliance in a high-volume, unionized environment. The ideal candidate should possess a minimum of 3 years of payroll experience and ideally hold or be near completion of a Certified Payroll Compliance Practitioner designation. This role offers growth opportunities and a supportive team culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of payroll experience in high-volume environments.
• Experience with unionized payroll processing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Process biweekly payroll for a large, complex workforce.
• Manage ROEs, retroactive payments, and payroll adjustments.
• Respond to employee and manager payroll inquiries.

Skills

Payroll processing

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Certified Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP)

Tools

HRIS systems (Oracle PeopleSoft, UKG Dimensions Pro)

Job description

A professional recruitment agency is looking for a Payroll Specialist in Ottawa to join a dynamic payroll team. You will manage biweekly payroll for approximately 18,000 employees, ensuring accuracy and compliance in a high-volume, unionized environment. The ideal candidate should possess a minimum of 3 years of payroll experience and ideally hold or be near completion of a Certified Payroll Compliance Practitioner designation. This role offers growth opportunities and a supportive team culture.