Senior Payroll Specialist

Senior Payroll Specialist Location: Toronto, ON Humani HR is your modern-thinking team of HR professionals. We are passionate about helping small and medium-sized businesses with their People and Culture. We take the stress out of HR by providing fractional HR support and consulting services. Our solutions are customized, on demand and scale with our clients' changing needs. We are more than just strategic advisors – we do the work, so our clients can focus on building their business. Humani is a dynamic, fast‑moving environment where every day looks a little different. Humani HR is a primarily remote-first organization; however, HR Business Partners and Generalists are expected to attend client visits periodically (typically up to 15% of the time, but could be more frequent), as well as company events. These onsite requirements may be local or, on occasion, outside your province of residence or internationally. To learn more about us and our team, visit our website. About The Role As a Payroll Specialist with Humani, you will provide comprehensive payroll support across multiple client accounts, serving as a trusted subject matter expert and strategic partner in the delivery of payroll operations. While HRBPs and Sr. HRBPs maintain overall accountability for client relationships and people strategy, you will lead the execution of payroll along with benefits programs with a focus on accuracy, compliance, and exceptional employee experience. You will work collaboratively with HRBPs, Sr. HRBPs, clients, and external partners to identify opportunities for process improvement, drive operational efficiencies, and implement sustainable solutions that enhance service delivery. Leveraging your expertise and sound judgment, you will proactively recommend and implement improvements, navigate complex payroll and benefits matters, mitigate risk, and deliver excellent outcomes for our clients. With a strong commitment to continuous improvement, you will contribute to compliance initiatives, operational excellence, and the evolution of Humani's payroll and benefits offerings. What You Will Do - Process accurate and timely payrolls across multiple clients across multiple Canadian jurisdictions, including Québec. - Administer complex payroll transactions, including new hires, terminations, leaves of absence, bonuses, commissions, retroactive pay adjustments, and taxable benefits. - Ensure compliance with applicable federal and provincial payroll legislation, employment standards, tax regulations, and reporting requirements. - Calculate, validate, and reconcile employee earnings, deductions, remittances, and statutory contributions. - Manage payroll activities across multiple payroll platforms and support system maintenance, testing, implementations, and enhancements as required. - Coordinate and administer employee benefits and pension deductions, enrollments, changes, and terminations. - Lead payroll for year-end activities, including the preparation and distribution of T4s, T4As, RL-1s, and other required reporting. - Perform payroll audits, reconciliations, and quality checks to identify and resolve discrepancies. - Research and resolve complex payroll inquiries from employees, managers, and clients in a professional and timely manner. - Maintain accurate payroll records and ensure the confidentiality and security of employee information. - Collaborate with Humani HRBP’s, clients’ Finance teams, benefits providers, and external vendors to ensure seamless payroll administration. - Monitor legislative changes and recommend updates to payroll processes, policies, and system configurations. - Support payroll implementations, process improvements, system upgrades, and special projects as required. - Develop and