The Opportunity What does it take to make sure thousands of TMU employees can focus on their work with confidence? Sometimes, it starts with getting every paycheque right. As a Payroll Specialist, you'll play a critical behind-the-scenes role in supporting the people who make Toronto Metropolitan University thrive. Your expertise will help ensure employees are paid accurately and on time, while payroll and benefits obligations are administered with care, precision, and in accordance with university policies, collective agreements, and government regulations.
Working across Time & Labour and Absence Management, you'll help ensure that the information behind every payroll is accurate, complete, and properly processed. You'll serve as a trusted resource for employees and colleagues, responding to requests, resolving issues, and helping navigate the processes and systems that support accurate payroll administration.
You'll process weekly payroll, administer and validate bi-weekly payroll entries, and support other payroll activities as assigned. With a keen eye for detail and a strong understanding of payroll requirements, you'll identify discrepancies, address issues, and help ensure that payroll obligations are met consistently and accurately.
Your work will require more than technical payroll expertise. It will require discretion, reliability, sound judgment, and a genuine commitment to service. When an employee has a question about their time, leave, or pay, you'll help provide the clarity and confidence they need.
Much of your work may happen behind the scenes. When payroll works seamlessly, thousands of TMU employees can focus on what they do best: teaching, learning, researching, supporting students, and building a better university.
If you're a detail-oriented payroll professional who takes pride in getting the important things right, enjoys solving problems, and understands the trust that comes with being responsible for someone's pay, this is an opportunity to make an essential contribution to the TMU community.
Qualifications To help us learn more about you, please provide a cover letter and resume describing how you meet the following required qualifications:
- Successful completion of post-secondary education in Human Resources, Accounting or other business-related discipline.
- A minimum of three (3) years of experience of full-cycle, in-house payroll processing , within a large organization within a multi-union environment.
- Active Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation from the National Payroll Institute (NPI).
- Knowledge of enterprise HRIS/payroll platforms, and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- A solid understanding of in-house HRIS functionality to execute complex payroll calculations, time and labour, and absence management processes, government and legislative requirements and university policies and collective agreements.
- Tact and diplomacy to effectively deal with complaints from clients and sensitive situations with staff.
- Equivalent experience or a combination of equivalent experience and education may be accepted in place of education.
- Availability to be on campus minimum of 2 days per week (can change depending on operational needs).
Additional Information (MAC) Position Number 10003036
Reports To Manager, Payroll, Time & Attendance
Department Human Resources
Employee Group MAC
Vacancy Type FTCE
This is a current vacancy
Work Location Hybrid
Start Date ASAP
End Date N/A
Hours of Work 36.25
Grade C41
Salary Scale $63,182 - $100,928
Hiring Salary Range $63,182 to $82,055
TA Specialist Claudiu Filimon
Posting Date August 21, 2026
Application Close Date August 31, 2026
- Qualified MAC employees will be interviewed before members of other employee groups.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Applicants who do not meet all of the posted qualifications may, upon the University's sole discretion, be considered to fill a vacancy on an underfill basis.
- Candidates must have a demonstrated record of dependability/reliability and a commitment to maintain confidentiality.
- We encourage all First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples or Indigenous peoples of North America, to self-identify in their applications.
- As part of the selection process, candidates may be required to complete an occupational assessment.
- Applications will only be accepted online through Toronto Metropolitan University's career site.
