HR Analyst

HR Analyst

Location:

Toronto, ON

Onsite Flexibility:  Hybrid — 4 days a week onsite

Position Type:  Contract

Start:  ASAP

Pay Rate:  C $20.00–C $25.00 / Hour (CAD)

Travel Requirements:  Not required

Contract Duration:  6 months (extension possible; conversion possible)

Shift /

Schedule:

Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM; overtime possible depending on business need

Job Summary
This role provides day‑to‑day operational support within a team of 6, with a focus on Canadian payroll compliance and year‑end processes. The successful candidate will collaborate with many teams across the organization and bring extensive knowledge of Canadian payroll taxes. A 2‑week training period is included at the start of the assignment.

Key Responsibilities
Team Responsibilities

Balancing all year‑end tax slips and completing year‑end government filings

Supporting all expatriate assignments and some globally mobile employees

Participating in both internal and external audits

Providing customized payroll and year‑end tax slip support for the CEO and Senior Executive Team

Managing end‑to‑end Board of Directors' payrolls

Identifying, reviewing, and preparing POIs for reconciliation as needed

Reviewing and correcting taxes from the Retiree Demographic report and the US Tax Data Query

Responding to employee inquiries through Service Now cases

Specific Accountabilities

Ensuring the integrity of the Workday HR/Payroll data, including any tests or validations required

Assisting in the preparation of manual and amended tax slips

Supporting all payroll accounting year‑end payroll data to ensure they are recorded and processed accurately

Recommending and implementing changes to current processes to gain efficiencies and accuracy

Managing adjustments and resolution with business partners as needed

Processing quarterly Director Fees payroll

Handling manual off‑cycle processing and EIB data loads

Processing bi‑weekly cheque reversals

Running and actioning Pier/Variance reports to correct data integrity errors, ensuring the accuracy of year‑end tax slips

Other Tasks as Required

Managing daily administrative processes and functions for expatriate payroll

Supporting the processing of shadow payrolls

Balancing payroll tax slip boxes

Providing accurate and timely resolutions to inquiries from internal and external business partners

Reviewing and validating the accuracy of annual PIER reports from CRA and RQ

Perform other tasks as required

Required Skills

Working knowledge of Workday (reporting)

Expat experience — 3 years

Strong knowledge of Canadian Federal/Provincial and U.S. regulatory and legislative requirements related to payroll (Canada Revenue Agency / Revenu Quebec / IRS)

Report Reconciliation principles experience

Strong Excel skills

Strong communication skills

Strong analytical skills

Strong attention to detail

Sound knowledge of Workday (Payroll & HR application), particularly in year‑end Workday processes, as well as expertise in Resolution Management and Pier/Variance report Reconciliation principles

Preferred Skills

Payroll Compliance Practitioner Designation (or working towards completion) — PCP

Has worked for a large organization

Previous banking experience

Working knowledge of Workday

Familiarity with provinces and their taxes

Great communication skills (verbal and written)

Organized, very analytical

Education Requirements

Post‑secondary education in finance and accounting, data analytics, or computer science

Payroll Compliance Practitioner Designation (PCP) — or working towards completion (nice to have)

Required Experience

3–4 years of overall experience

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