Payroll Project Admin (12-Month Term)
Accounting & Finance
Stellarton, NS, Canada
Posted on Aug 27, 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 platformAnalyzing and resolving payroll issuesIdentifying opportunities to improve payroll processesPerforming 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 employeesExecuting various exception reports to identify payroll errorsEnsuring all payroll master data records are maintained in accordance with company policy and data governanceAuditing key payroll data elements to ensure data accuracyAssisting 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 environmentHands-on experience with Dayforce; SAP HR/Payroll experience is a strong assetStrong administrative, problem-solving, and decision-making skillsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsProficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel