Payroll Specialist (12 month contract)

City: Mississauga

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Human Resources

Our HR Team are the force for good that bring Reckitt's ambition to life. We work together to ensure the delivery of sustained profitable growth by unleashing the power of our purpose, people and performance. Now is an exciting time to be part of shaping the future of HR, influencing an exciting global organisation, while developing business and functional leadership skills, all at the same time. Whatever your role in our HR community, you'll take ownership of your projects and workstreams. We focus on developing our leaders to spearhead our culture and growth, so you'll be supported and mentored to deliver the right plans to drive business performance - and we'll celebrate the results with you along the way.

About the role

Salary range: 74,000 - 92,000 CAD

The Payroll Specialist at Reckitt, you will be the cornerstone of HR efficiency and effectiveness. This is your opportunity to make a real impact, shaping the way we support our people and fostering a workplace where everyone can flourish. You'll be responsible for managing the end-to-end payroll delivery, including reconciliations, payments, IRS/CRA filings, GL files, and month/year-end activities for Canada.

Your responsibilities

• Prepare and administer payroll for all company employees, auditing payroll reports to ensure accuracy and compliance.

• Maintain up-to date knowledge of payroll legislation and regulatory requirements across all Canadian provinces.

• Calculate wages, statutory withholdings, and company-specific deductions with a high degree of accuracy.

• Manage and maintain ADP WFR payroll system, ensuring employee records—including payroll, leave, and overtime—are complete and accurate.

• Safeguard the integrity and confidentiality of payroll data while processing payroll according to established schedules.

• Reconcile payroll transactions and prepare final worksheets for approval prior to transmission.

• Complete weekly filing of employee maintenance records, compliance documentation, and internal reporting.

• Ensure all employees are paid accurately and on time.

• Prepare and submit Records of Employment (ROEs) through ROE Web.

• Maintain detailed payroll documentation to support audit readiness and statutory compliance.

• Complete month‑end reporting and coordinate payments to third‑party vendors and government agencies.

• Provide exceptional customer service by responding to payroll inquiries from employees, management, and government agencies within a 48‑hour turnaround.

• Support internal and external audits by providing accurate payroll data and documentation.

• Participate in special projects and process improvement initiatives as required.

• Perform additional related duties as assigned.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional business partners in Finance, HR, Legal, and IT as required

The experience we're looking for

• Post-secondary education or equivalent work experience.

• Completion of Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) certification is considered an asset.

• Minimum of 3-5 years of full-cycle (end to end) payroll experience.

• Proficiency with ADP/ADP WFN.

• Strong computer skills, including advanced Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables formula troubleshooting), as well as proficiency in Outlook and Word.

• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with sound judgement and a strong commitment to data integrity.

• Experience with all year-end processing activities.

• Solid understanding of Canadian employment and payroll legislation (Federal, provincial, and municipal), including ESA, CRA, MRQ and Workers Compensation requirements.

The skills for success

Data and Analytics, HR Process Improvement; Process management; HR Process improvement, Solutioning, Compensation & Benefits, Digital literacy, Operational Excellence, HR Data Analysis; Data management; Employee data management.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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