Payroll Administrator

Position : Payroll Administrator

Department : Human Resources

Position Type : 5-month Limited Term Contract, Full-time

Date Posted : February 19, 2026

Application Deadline : March 2, 2026 at 11 : 59pm

Competition # : 26-04-AU

Salary : To be commensurate with qualifications and experience in the range of $58,461 - $68,778 per annum.

What you'll do

Responsibilities

Acadia University is inviting applications for a full-time, 5-month term, Payroll Administrator . The University will consider applications from qualified Acadia employees who may be interested in a secondment opportunity, subject to departmental approval. This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable payroll and HR systems experience, expand institutional knowledge, and contribute to a key function supporting the Acadia community.

Acadia's Department of Human Resources is looking for a Payroll Administrator to process payroll for both salary and hourly paid employees. As a key member of the payroll team, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely posting and payment of bi-weekly payroll functions while maintaining compliance with established payroll practices, university policies, applicable collective agreements, applicable laws, and regulatory requirements. Your attention to detail, organizational skills, and technical skills will be essential to your success.

You will work with the entire HR team, departments across campus, managers, faculty, staff, and students; therefore, this role requires strong interpersonal skills. You will communicate information clearly and concisely to both internal and external partners, ensuring confidentiality.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Process end-to-end payrolls for a large employee base including data entry, calculations, and deductions while meeting tight deadlines.
• Verify and reconcile time entry, benefits, and other payroll-related data to ensure accuracy.
• Ensure employee and payroll database is consistently accurate.
• Address employee inquiries and provide exceptional customer service.
• Prepare and distribute employee pay statements, tax forms, records of employment and other payroll-related documents in a timely manner.
• Liaise with financial institutions, CRA, Service Canada, and other external agencies as required.
• Conduct regular audits and reconcile payroll records to maintain data integrity.
• Generate query reports and provide payroll-related information to management as required.

What you'll need

Qualifications

For further information or to request a detailed job description, please contact Jennifer Veinot at jennifer.veinot@acadiau.ca.