Support Payroll Specialist

Job ID: AR 1025

Posting Status: Upcoming Jobs

Job Title: Support Payroll Specialist

Closing Date: September 08, 2026 9:00 a.m. (EST)

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Employment Type: Contract - 15 months, Temporary, Full-time and Part-time (all contractors must be incorporated

Shifts: Days / Nights / Weekends

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The Support Payroll Specialist assists senior payroll consultants by documenting payroll processes, gathering information, organizing evidence, maintaining traceability documentation, and supporting payroll workshops and stakeholder validation activities. The role ensures project documentation is complete, accurate, and aligned with project governance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare payroll process narratives.
• Update payroll process maps.
• Document payroll workflow steps.
• Maintain version-controlled documentation.
• Record payroll roles, approvals, and hand-offs.
• Collect payroll policies.
• Gather payroll reports.
• Document system inputs and outputs.
• Inventory payroll applications and integrations.
• Record payroll calendars and schedules.
• Schedule stakeholder interviews.
• Record meeting minutes.
• Capture action items.
• Maintain issue logs.
• Follow up on information requests.
• Maintain validation trackers.
• Record assumptions.
• Track unresolved issues.
• Maintain decision logs.
• Support stakeholder sign-offs.
• Document manual payroll activities.
• Capture exception processes.
• Record recurring payroll issues.
• Maintain risks and recommendations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Commerce, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3–5 years in payroll, HR operations, or payroll administration.
• Experience supporting payroll projects preferred.
• Experience documenting business processes preferred.
• Payroll systems exposure (Workday, SAP, Oracle, Ceridian, etc.).

Diversity Statement

At Aliant Resources, we are committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promoting a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

Accessibility Statement

Aliant Resources is dedicated to making our recruitment process accessible to everyone with or without a disability. We adhere to workplace accessibility standards to ensure that individuals with disabilities can fully participate in employment opportunities. We understand the importance of identifying and removing barriers and we strive to provide an inclusive experience for all candidates.

Workplace Accommodations

We offer workplace accommodations throughout the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of the AODA.

If you require workplace accommodations due to a disability, injury, illness, or any other condition that may affect your ability to apply online or perform essential job functions, please reach out to us at . Your request will be answered and we will collaborate with you to provide appropriate workplace accommodations as appropriate.

How to Apply

• You must apply online here on LinkedIn.
• Your resume should not exceed four (4) pages, in Microsoft Word or PDF format only.

Note for all Applicants

• We thank all applicants for their interest but advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
• Qualified applicants may be considered for other comparable positions.
• Please prepare your application in accordance with the qualifications posted in this job advertisement.
• Subject to successful completion of professional standing verification, criminal record check, reference and education/credential verification, ability to work in Canada, and any additional client-specific onboarding and security requirements.