Payroll Project Admin (12-Month Term)

Stellarton, Nova Scotia • Contractor

Posted on Tue, Jun 2, 2026

Ready to Make an impact?

We are seeking an experienced Payroll professional to join a large-scale payroll transformation project supporting the conversion from SAP to Dayforce. This 12-month term role is heavily focused on project-based payroll conversion, testing, validation, and process improvement, and steady-state operations.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

Supporting the conversion of payroll processing from SAP to Dayforce, including data validation, parallel testing, and issue resolution. Participating in system and user acceptance testing (UAT) for the new payroll platform Analyzing and resolving payroll issues Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes Performing employee master data processing while consistently meeting or exceeding established service level agreements (SLA) Providing Payroll customer service to HR Business Partners, Franchise Operators, people leaders and employees Executing various exception reports to identify payroll errors Ensuring all payroll master data records are maintained in accordance with company policy and data governance Auditing key payroll data elements to ensure data accuracy Assisting with special projects/research/other duties as assigned

What you have to offer:

5+ years of progressive payroll experience, ideally in a large or unionized environment Hands-on experience with Dayforce; SAP HR/Payroll experience is a strong asset Strong administrative, problem-solving, and decision-making skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

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