Robert Half Canada is partnering with a client in Richmond Hill to identify a Senior Compensation Analyst to support internal stakeholders across Finance and People & Culture. This position reports to senior finance leadership and plays a key role in compensation, payroll accounting, reconciliation, and related financial analysis.

This opportunity offers a collaborative team environment, an open-office setting, and professional development support, including CPA dues coverage and mentorship from senior finance leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and post payroll-related journal entries, including wages, commissions, benefits, and statutory deductions
• Perform regular account reconciliations related to payroll, commissions, benefits, and accrual accounts on a bi-weekly, monthly, and year-end basis
• Reconcile payroll registers to the general ledger and investigate and resolve discrepancies
• Calculate and process monthly commissions for sales employees and third-party agents, including reconciliation to supporting schedules
• Complete bi-weekly, monthly, and annual payroll reconciliations, including year-end payroll activities
• Prepare, analyze, and reconcile statutory remittances and related accounts, including EHT and WSIB
• Review wage calculations and deductions for accuracy and ensure appropriate accounting treatment
• Maintain detailed reconciliation schedules and supporting documentation for audit and internal review purposes
• Identify discrepancies, recommend process improvements, and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders
• Support additional accounting and finance-related responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in payroll accounting, general ledger accounting, compensation analysis, or a related finance role
• Strong experience preparing journal entries and completing account reconciliations in a payroll or compensation-related environment
• Solid understanding of full-cycle payroll and its impact on financial reporting
• Knowledge of payroll, HRIS, and accounting systems
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and formulas
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Experience with systems such as ADP, CRM platforms, Epic, Fusion, or HCM is considered an asset
• Familiarity with workers’ compensation, salary structures, compensation administration, and HR administration is an asset
• CPA designation or active pursuit of CPA is considered an asset

What’s Offered

• Base salary of $75,000–$95,000
• Discretionary bonus
• Hybrid work arrangement with 3 days on-site
• Collaborative and team-oriented work environment
• CPA dues support
• Mentorship from senior finance leadership

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