Senior Payroll Specialist

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🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $75k - $80k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧾 Payroll

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AMLB CPAs and Consulting

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1 - 10 employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

⚖️ Legal

Consulting • Healthcare • Legal

AMLB CPAs and Consulting is a professional services firm located in North York, Ontario, offering a comprehensive range of financial and accounting services. They provide solutions like cloud bookkeeping, tax planning and filing, payroll services, CFO advisory, financial planning, and specialized support for not-for-profit organizations, doctors, and dentists. With a client-centered approach, AMLB focuses on understanding the unique needs of each client, tailoring their services to provide customized financial and tax advice throughout the client's financial journey. Their offerings include virtual CFO services, strategic support, and real-time insights using cloud-based technology. AMLB prides itself on saving clients time and stress, offering fixed-fee structures to eliminate cost uncertainty and preserve cash flow. They have successfully assisted various businesses across Canada by providing strategic and operational planning, budgeting, and financial analysis.

📋 Description

• Lead and oversee full-cycle payroll processing for a diverse portfolio of Canadian clients • Process weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll cycles accurately and on time • Manage new hires, compensation changes, terminations, ROEs, taxable benefits, statutory holiday pay, commissions, deductions, EHT, WSIB, RRSPs, and other complex transactions • Review payroll calculations, reconciliations, remittances, filings, and year-end information slips including T4 and T4A • Maintain knowledge of Canadian federal and provincial payroll requirements • Identify compliance, accuracy, timing, and service risks proactively • Act as senior escalation point for complex payroll questions, discrepancies, CRA matters, government registrations, and related issues • Build trusted client relationships and provide proactive payroll and compliance guidance • Own client concerns from identification through resolution • Perform detailed payroll data, reconciliation, deduction, remittance, and reporting reviews and audits • Use WagePoint and Karbon to improve accuracy, visibility, efficiency, and communication • Identify opportunities to automate or streamline recurring payroll activities • Lead improvements to workflows, controls, documentation, and standardized procedures • Develop and maintain payroll SOPs, checklists, training resources, and step-by-step procedures • Serve as a payroll subject-matter resource for Cloud Accountants and team members • Provide guidance, coaching, and support on payroll questions and complex client situations • Research payroll legislation, CRA guidance, and industry practices and communicate updates • Collaborate with the Payroll Lead, Cloud Finance Services Team, founders, and clients to improve service quality and payroll capabilities

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 4–5 years of progressive full-cycle Canadian payroll experience • Experience preferably supporting multiple businesses or clients simultaneously • Ability to independently manage complex payroll portfolios and resolve escalated issues • Strong understanding of Canadian federal and provincial payroll legislation, tax requirements, remittances, year-end reporting, and government filings • Exceptional accuracy and strong analytical skills • Experience with payroll software and cloud-based systems • Interest in automation, reporting, and technology-enabled process improvement • Ability to build client trust and communicate complex payroll matters clearly • Ability to manage multiple priorities and relationships • Comfortable providing guidance, coaching, and mentoring to colleagues • Proactive, solutions-oriented, and able to work independently with limited supervision • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Professionalism, discretion, integrity, and confidentiality when handling sensitive payroll and employee information • Ability to stay current with payroll legislation, CRA guidance, technology, and evolving best practices • Initiative and entrepreneurial mindset • Canadian Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation is an asset • Additional payroll certification or related accounting credentials are an asset • Must live in and be eligible to work in Canada

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous opportunities for career advancement and growth • Trust-based culture with flexible hours and results-focused work • Competitive compensation and bonus structure • Half-day Fridays in August • Fun, entrepreneurial, and collaborative environment • Employee-focused culture and forward-thinking leadership • Ongoing coaching and mentorship from AMLB’s co-founders • Exposure to the latest technology and autonomy to explore new platforms • Comprehensive benefits package • $500 per year for training purposes • Hardware/software provided • $250 contribution toward home office setup • Work from anywhere in Canada • Diverse and collaborative team environment