Payroll Specialist

Location: On site Monday to Thursday in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Expected pay range: $67,774–$96,820 CAD per year

Company

hirify.global Corporation is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join its Payroll Team in Richmond, BC.

What you will do

• Process and reconcile bi-weekly payroll for more than 400 Canadian employees in ADP Workforce Now, including hires, terminations, ROEs, adjustments, deductions, garnishments, bonuses, commissions, and equity transactions.
• Audit Workday and ADP data, maintain documentation, and ensure payroll data integrity, legislative compliance, and complete employee files.
• Coordinate with CRA, Revenu Québec, provincial workers’ compensation boards, HR, Finance, and managers on remittances and complex payroll matters.
• Prepare payroll reports, year-end documents, taxable benefit updates, T4s, RL-1s, T4As, T2200s, EHT reconciliations, and workers’ compensation reconciliations.
• Prepare payroll journals and month-end accruals, post entries in SAP, perform variance analysis, and reconcile payroll-related GL accounts in FloQast.
• Participate in audits, internal controls documentation, payroll system upgrades, testing, and implementation projects.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in accounting, business, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 5 years of Canadian payroll processing experience in a multi-province environment, including Quebec and QPP, QPIP, Revenu Québec, and RL-1 requirements.
• In-depth knowledge of Canadian federal and provincial payroll legislation, including CPP/QPP, EI/QPIP, the Income Tax Act, employment standards, and workers’ compensation.
• Recent proficiency with ADP Workforce Now and payroll software.
• Experience preparing payroll journal entries, completing month-end close, and reconciling GL accounts.
• Intermediate Excel skills for reporting, metrics, and data validation, including pivot tables and lookup functions.
• Strong planning, organization, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, initiative, and independent decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, remain calm under pressure, meet time-sensitive deadlines, and advise HR, Finance, and managers on complex payroll matters.
• Ability to maintain sensitive and highly confidential information and deliver consistently high-quality results.

Nice to have

• Completed Canadian Payroll Association certification, PCP or CPM.
• Familiarity with SAP, Workday, and FloQast.
• Experience with equity payroll transactions, including RSUs and stock options.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site position with regular office attendance Monday through Thursday.
• Work within a collaborative Payroll Team serving employees across Canada.
• Role includes opportunities to improve payroll processes and support system upgrades and implementation projects.