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About the Role
This 15-month contract position is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payroll, tax, and benefit processing for over 12,500 Canadian employees, while adhering to local policies, regulations, and compliance requirements. The role involves process improvement, month-end and year-end processes, assisting with payroll-related audits, and handling payroll inquiries.
Responsibilities
- Process end-to-end bi-weekly payroll for 12,500+ Canadian employees, ensuring accurate and timely calculation of salaries, bonuses, overtime, deductions, and other adjustments.
- Reconcile payroll data against company records for accuracy and completeness.
- Ensure payroll processing complies with federal, state, and local tax regulations, including tax calculations, benefit deductions, and statutory filings.
- Maintain a database of personnel information and accurate payroll records.
- Prepare Canada year-end employee tax slips/forms and submit government filings by deadlines.
- Support internal and external payroll-related reporting requests.
- Participate in internal and external audits.
- Handle payroll inquiries.
- Perform other duties as required to support Company objectives.
Requirements
- Effective organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Working knowledge of Canada Payroll processes and taxation.
- Experience in payroll accounting (general ledger entries, reconciliations, etc.).
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume setting.
Skills
- ADP GlobalView
- Workday
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Contract
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Minimum of 2+ years HR, Payroll or Accounting experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources or related field
- Payroll designation or formal payroll training would be an asset
Salary/Compensations
- 52,500 - 81,500
Benefits
- Flexible Benefits from the day you join
About the Company
- At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.
- Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.
- We’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment.
- We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2026 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada.
- We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification, the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work®.
- Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life.
- We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you.
- We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.
Equal Opportunity
- We’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all our employees have the chance to live up to their full potential.
- Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
- Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.