Senior Payroll Specialist

Location: Hybrid, 3 days per week at the office in Ottawa, Canada.

Salary: CAD 76,000–80,000 annual cash compensation, plus a discretionary 10% company bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a global supply chain orchestration company whose AI-infused platform provides visibility across end-to-end supply chains for more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries.

What you will do

• Process and review payrolls for Canada, the United States, and international entities in line with local legislation and company policies.
• Validate payroll inputs, including earnings, deductions, taxes, benefits, commissions, bonuses, stock transactions, and retroactive adjustments.
• Manage payroll changes for hires, terminations, leaves, promotions, transfers, and compensation changes, coordinating with local payroll providers.
• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation, taxation, social security, statutory reporting, remittances, year-end obligations, audits, and tax inquiries.
• Prepare reconciliations, journal entries, payroll-related financial documentation, and support month-end and year-end close activities.
• Administer payroll systems, reports, controls, and process documentation while resolving complex inquiries and identifying automation and efficiency improvements.

Requirements

• Extensive payroll experience in progressively responsible payroll roles, including extensive experience processing payroll in Canada.
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, year-end processing, and statutory reporting.
• Experience with payroll reconciliations, accounting entries, financial controls, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities, with strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to engage stakeholders effectively and obtain the information required for accurate payroll decisions.
• Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation or equivalent.
• Experience with SuccessFactors, Workday, or similar HRIS systems; NetSuite or other ERP platforms; and publicly traded organizations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with three days per week in the Ottawa office.
• Flexible vacation and hirify.global Days, which are company-wide days off.
• Physical and mental well-being programs, including scheduled virtual fitness classes.
• Mentorship, training, career development, recognition, and referral programs.
• Inclusive workplace practices, accessibility accommodations, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and sustainability commitments.
• AI tools are used during initial resume screening; subsequent application decisions are made by the human recruitment team.