Payroll Analyst

Role: Payroll Analyst

Employment Type: Contract

Location: Brampton, ON (Mon–Thurs in office)

Rate: 35-40/hr

Industry: Manufacturing

Type: Existing Vacancy

About the Opportunity

Our client is seeking a Payroll Analyst (Payroll Consultant) to step in and support a large, complex payroll environment during a period of reduced team capacity. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you’ll join a payroll team supported by payroll clerks and partner closely with a local HR group in Montreal. This opportunity is ideal for a payroll professional who enjoys taking ownership of a key payroll population—specifically Quebec payroll—and working in a fast-paced, unionized environment with multiple agreements, hourly employees, and timecard-driven pay. The role is hybrid in Brampton (Mon–Thurs onsite, Fridays WFH) and will focus on ensuring accurate, timely bi-weekly processing while helping resolve pay discrepancies and navigating manual calculations related to overtime and premium rates.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead bi-weekly payroll processing for the Quebec employee population (approx. 1,700 employees; primarily hourly)
• Review and process timecards submitted on Mondays and ensure completeness and accuracy prior to payroll runs
• Support payroll administration within a unionized environment, ensuring payroll practices align with three collective agreements in Montreal
• Partner with the local HR team in Montreal to support and maintain adherence to collective agreement requirements
• Participate in bi-weekly payroll meetings to review and resolve pay-related discrepancies
• Perform Excel-based calculations and analysis, including work requiring VLOOKUPs and pivot tables
• Support a multi-jurisdiction payroll environment (multi-province and multi-country) as needed during peak periods
• Assist in managing manual adjustments related to overtime and premium rate calculations
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts as the payroll system continues to be optimized (UKG environment)

What You Bring

• Experience running full-cycle payroll in Quebec
• Proven payroll experience in a unionized environment supporting collective agreements
• Strong Excel capability, including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables
• Flexibility to work extended hours during pay runs, as required
• French (bilingual) is a strong asset due to coordination with Montreal-based stakeholders (noting the local HR team is bilingual)
• Experience with UKG is considered an asset
• Comfortable working in a payroll environment that includes hourly and salaried employees and requires manual calculations/adjustments

Next Steps

We do appreciate all interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Clarity Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and workplace. If you require accommodation, please let us know in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Please note: We use AI-assisted tools for notetaking during the screening process.

About Clarity Recruitment

Clarity is an executive search and recruitment firm specializing in Finance & Accounting talent across Canada - from accountants to CFOs. Additionally, Clarity partners with organizations to hire exceptional talent in HR, Operations, and IT, helping build the teams that power business success. Our process is designed to minimize risk, maximize alignment, and move quickly. With dedicated practices in Executive Search, Full-Time Search, and Project & Interim Consulting, we help organizations grow with confidence. Visit findingclarity.ca to learn more!

JOB ID # 3597858