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Payroll Documentation Project (part-time, project)

Location: Downtown Toronto (Conveniently accessible via TTC and GO Transit)
Position Type: Part-Time, Temporary / Project-Based (estimated project for approx. 6 months)
Hours: 9am - 4pm but various dates during the business weeks
Pay Rate: commensurate with experience/certification - $25 - 35/hr

About the Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced payroll professional to support a specialized Payroll Documentation Project. This role is ideal for someone looking for flexible, part-time work, including consultants, independent contractors, or recently retired payroll professionals interested in project-based assignments.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Payroll Manager, observing, documenting, and mapping payroll processes across bi-monthly payroll cycles and year-end payroll activities. The objective is to create comprehensive process documentation, workflows, and operating procedures that capture critical payroll knowledge and ensure consistency and continuity.

Key Responsibilities

• Shadow and observe the Payroll Manager during regular bi-monthly payroll processing cycles.
  
• Document detailed payroll procedures, workflows, controls, and key activities.
  
• Capture end-to-end payroll processes, including payroll inputs, validations, approvals, reconciliations, and reporting.
  
• Observe and document year-end payroll activities, including:
  
  • Year-end reconciliations
    
  • Tax reporting processes
    
  • Payroll balancing activities
    
  • Regulatory compliance procedures
    
  • Year-end remittances and reporting requirements
    
• Help to create clear and comprehensive process documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), process maps, and knowledge transfer materials.
  
• Identify process dependencies, critical timelines, risks, and key controls.
  
• Work collaboratively with payroll and leadership teams to validate documentation accuracy.
  

Qualifications
Required

• Proven payroll experience in a Canadian payroll environment (multi-Province experience an asset).
  
• Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) or Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) designation or working towards a Payroll designation.
  
• Strong understanding of end-to-end payroll processing and payroll compliance.
  
• Experience using SAP an asset.
  
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; strong writing capabilities
  
• Excellent documentation, analytical, and organizational skills.
  
• Ability to translate complex processes into clear, user-friendly documentation.
  
• High degree of confidentiality, professionalism, and attention to detail.
  
• Experience with process mapping, business process documentation, or knowledge management projects.
  
• Consulting or project-based payroll experience.
  

Who Would Be a Great Fit?
This opportunity may be particularly appealing to:

• Experienced payroll professionals seeking flexible part-time work.
  
• Payroll consultants looking for project-based engagements.
  
• Recently retired or semi-retired payroll practitioners interested in leveraging their expertise on a part-time basis.
  
• Payroll professionals with strong process improvement and documentation skills open to a part-time project.
  

What We Offer

• Opportunity to contribute to an important knowledge-transfer and business continuity initiative.
  
• Collaborative and professional work environment.
  
• Meaningful project work that leverages deep payroll expertise.
  
• Convenient downtown Toronto location with TTC and GO transit access.
  

Should you feel you meet the requirements, are able to commit to this part-time project and are able to start immediately, we encourage you to submit their resume for consideration as our client is looking to have someone onboard soon!

Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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