Payroll Specialist (PeopleSoft)

SE Health; Markham; On-site; CAD 64,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Hybrid work

Tuition support

Car-loan support

Housing solutions

Job summary

SE Health in Markham, Ontario is seeking a Payroll Specialist for a 6-month contract to support a high-volume Canadian payroll function across provinces. You will manage end-to-end payroll, compliance, reporting, and employee support while collaborating with Finance, HR and Operations.

The ideal candidate has PCP designation and 3-5+ years in Canadian payroll, with hands-on PeopleSoft Payroll experience and strong Excel skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• PCP designation required.
• 3-5+ years of Canadian payroll processing experience.
• Experience in a multi-provincial environment.
• Strong experience with PeopleSoft Payroll and HRIS.
• Knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation, taxation, and remittances.
• Experience in unionized and non-unionized environments preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong reporting capabilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and customer service skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll accurately and on time for assigned employee groups
• Review and process hires, terminations, transfers, leaves, earnings, deductions, and retroactive adjustments
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee inquiries
• Perform payroll audits, reconciliations, and exception reporting
• Ensure compliance with Canadian payroll legislation, employment standards, and collective agreements
• Support year-end activities, regulatory reporting, and payroll audits
• Develop and maintain payroll reports and queries
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Operations, and Technology teams
• Contribute to payroll process improvement initiatives and system enhancements

Skills

Payroll compliance

Canadian payroll

Multi-provincial payroll

Excel

Attention to detail

Customer service

Prioritization

Tools

PeopleSoft Payroll

HRIS

Job description

Join us in re-imagining health care with the largest social enterprise in Canada. SE Health is leading a multi-year enterprise transformation project that leverages human-centered design to be at the forefront of innovation within the healthcare sector. As a leader in home care, we are expanding and enhancing our capabilities to provide personalized experiences using new platforms and cloud-native architectures, ensuring privacy and security by design. Our transformation is grounded in guiding principles drive to ensure that we prioritize team decisions, long-term planning, process standardization, data-driven insights, and balanced user adoption. If you are driven by the desire to have an impact, change the world of health care and shape the future, we invite you to be part of our journey.

Note: This is a 6-month contract with a possibility of extension.

Location: This role requires to work onsite (Markham, ON) up to 4 days per week during testing and key implementation activities.

Job Summary

We are seeking experienced Payroll Specialists to support a high-volume Canadian payroll function serving employees across multiple provinces in both unionized and non-unionized environments. This role will be responsible for end-to-end payroll processing, compliance, reporting, reconciliations, and employee support while working closely with Finance, HR, and Operations teams.

The ideal candidate will bring strong Canadian payroll expertise and hands-on experience working with PeopleSoft Payroll and HRIS systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Process payroll accurately and on time for assigned employee groups
• Review and process hires, terminations, transfers, leaves, earnings, deductions, and retroactive adjustments
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee inquiries
• Perform payroll audits, reconciliations, and exception reporting
• Ensure compliance with Canadian payroll legislation, employment standards, and collective agreements
• Support year-end activities, regulatory reporting, and payroll audits
• Develop and maintain payroll reports and queries
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Operations, and Technology teams
• Contribute to payroll process improvement initiatives and system enhancements

Qualifications

• Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation required
• 3-5+ years of Canadian payroll processing experience
• Experience processing payroll in a multi-provincial environment
• Strong experience with PeopleSoft Payroll and HRIS
• Knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation, taxation, and statutory remittances
• Experience working in unionized and non-unionized environments preferred
• Advanced Excel skills and strong reporting capabilities
• Exceptional attention to detail and customer service skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Nice To Have

• Healthcare industry experience
• Experience supporting large employee populations
• Experience with payroll reporting and reconciliation activities

Why Join SE Health?

• Competitive Total Rewards: So much more than a paycheque! Enjoy comprehensive benefits, pension, flexible pay options, car-loan support, housing solutions and exclusive staff perks.
• Flexibility & Belonging: Thrive with hybrid work, flexible scheduling and a supportive, inclusive culture that puts people first.
• Innovative: At SE, we are always looking for new, innovative ways to improve. You’ll be encouraged and supported to identify and make improvements to the way we do our work. As a social enterprise, we support research into Senior’s Health and Aging.
• Purpose & Impact: Join a national social enterprise where your voice matters. Every role helps advance health, spark innovation and strengthen communities across Canada.
• Growth That Meets Your Ambition: Access tuition support, training and meaningful career pathways across a growing, future-focused organization.

About SE Health

SE Health is a not-for-profit social enterprise advancing health with heart. With 115+ years of impact, we bring hope, happiness and exceptional care to people and communities across Canada. We lead with empathy, dignity and purpose while building a future where everyone can realize their full health and well-being potential. We’re also an inclusive, supportive workplace offering competitive compensation, strong benefits and real opportunities to grow. We’re All In Together.

Accessibility: If you require accommodations due to illness or disability, please contact Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

AI and compensation details: We use AI to take notes during our interview. All applications and interviews are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team. This role is a new addition . The hiring pay range is $64,000–$80,000 annually, based on experience.