Job Description
We are working exclusively with a fast-growing transportation company in Milton, ON to hire a Payroll Specialist. This is a permanent, full-time role that owns biweekly payroll for about 300 drivers and office staff in ADP. The business has grown quickly over the last five years and is now building out its finance team, so the person in this seat will own payroll outright and have room to grow with the company.
Key Responsibilities
- Run full-cycle biweekly payroll in ADP for about 300 drivers and office staff
- Gather driver mileage and trip data and calculate per-mile driver pay
- Process new hires, terminations, pay changes and benefit deductions
- Administer vacation pay, overtime and statutory holiday pay in line with the ESA
- Manage CRA source deduction remittances, ROEs and year-end T4s
- Prepare payroll journal entries and reconciliations in QuickBooks
- Process garnishments and other third-party deductions
- Act as the main contact for employee and driver pay questions
- Help tighten payroll processes as the finance team grows
What We're Looking For
- Hands-on experience running full-cycle payroll on your own
- Experience with ADP or Ceridian Dayforce
- Comfortable running biweekly payroll for 300 or more employees
- Working knowledge of ESA requirements, CRA remittances, ROEs and T4s
- Trucking or transportation payroll experience, especially per-mile driver pay, is an asset
- QuickBooks experience is an asset
- PCP designation, or progress toward it, is an asset
- Able to work on site in Milton five days a week
What's Offered
- Competitive base salary
- Full medical benefits package
- Direct access to the Controller and CFO on a small, collaborative finance team
Next Steps
Only candidates selected for the next stage will be contacted.
Our client is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the hiring process.
