Halifax, Ns Payroll specialist Jobs – 58 Openings This Week

Corporate Payroll Technician 2 (Payroll Specialist)
Province of Nova Scotia —Halifax, NS
- $4,436.20–$5,202.76 a month
- Overtime
- High school diploma or GED
- Continuous improvement
- Human resources
- Disability insurance
- Dental care
8d
Senior Accountant & Financial Operations Lead
Atypia Holdings, AMP, and Ravines Medical Group —Halifax, NS
- $70,000–$95,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Finance
- Analysis skills
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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Manager of Corporate Accounting
Graybar —Halifax, NS
- Overtime
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Finance
- Profit sharing
- Disability insurance
Senior Accountant
Farnell Packaging Limited —Dartmouth, NS
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- English
- Flexible schedule
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Director, Finance
Blue Ocean Contact Centers Inc —Halifax, NS
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Presentation skills
- Dental care
- Vision care
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Chartered Accountant
Cornerstone Developments Ltd. —Halifax, NS
- $100,000–$120,000 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's
- Accounting
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Benefits Specialist
Right Traffic —Halifax, NS
- $55,000–$68,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's
- Business
- Dental care
- Vision care
Senior Controller
Jenkins Group of Companies —Halifax, NS
- Full-time
- Finance
- High school diploma or GED
- Bachelor's
- Dental care
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Payroll Coordinator
Coast Staffing —Halifax, NS
- $42,500–$45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Accounting
- In-person
- Dental care
- Vision care
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Payroll Administrator
Seaboard Transport Group —Dartmouth, NS
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Finance
- Time management
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Payroll Administrator
Seaboard Transport Group —Dartmouth, NS
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Finance
- Time management
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Junior Accountant
MGMA Capital Holding Limited —Halifax, NS
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Finance
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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Human Resource and Talent Development Manager
Dependable Truck & Tank Ltd —Dartmouth, NS
- $75,000–$100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Oracle
- Data analysis skills
- Human resources
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
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21h
Benefits Administrator
Pylon Electronics Inc. —Dartmouth, NS
- $55,000–$75,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Disability insurance
- Dental care
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Human Resources Administrator
Canadian Armed Forces —Shearwater, NS
- $4,337–$6,413 a month
- Part-time
- No experience needed
- English
- Bachelor's
- Dental care
- Paid time off
Accounts Payable Clerk
Accountant Staffing —Halifax, NS
- Full-time
- ERP systems
- No university degree
- Accounting
Quick apply
20h
Accounting Manager
Pseudio —Halifax, NS
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Supervising experience
Quick apply
1d
Financial Analyst/Administrator or Benefits Auditing
Integrated Staffing Limited —Dartmouth, NS
- $20.53 an hour
- Immediate opening
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
- AI
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13d
Controller
Venor —Dartmouth, NS
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Finance
- Disability insurance
- Dental care
Quick apply
12d
Manager of Corporate Accounting
Venor —Halifax, NS
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Finance
- Profit sharing
- Employee stock purchase plan
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Corporate Payroll Technician 2 (Payroll Specialist)

Province of Nova Scotia -
Halifax, NS

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Job details

Full-time
$4,436.20–$5,202.76 a month
8 days ago

Qualifications

SAP
High school diploma or GED
Continuous improvement
Human resources
Payroll
Human Resources
Communication skills

Full job description

Department: Service Nova Scotia

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Term

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG

Closing Date: 19-Jul-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

At Service Nova Scotia, we impact every citizen, business, and municipality in Nova Scotia. We provide services and programs to government departments and public sector organizations. We constantly strive towards making our programs and services more responsive to the needs and expectations of Nova Scotians through a culture of excellence.

The Financial Services Division of Service Nova Scotia provides corporate financial support through four key teams: Payroll Services, Operational Accounting, Performance Excellence, and Collection Services. Within this division, Payroll Services provides service to the Province’s departments, agencies, and other government units, as well as the retirees of three government pension plans. Within Payroll Services, the Payroll Client Relations team is accountable to oversee the timely and accurate preparation of the Province's payroll, and the accurate maintenance of all HR master data within the SAP system.

About Our Opportunity

As the Payroll Specialist, you will be responsible for the accurate execution of the employee life cycle which includes a client base of unionized and non-unionized employees. You must ensure all transactions comply with Government and Departmental policies and procedures. You are also responsible for providing direction, responding to inquiries, and resolving discrepancies to ensure all clients receive service in a timely and professional manner. This will involve managing multiple demands and meeting strict deadlines. You work collaboratively in a team providing service excellence to the client and participate in continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Experience

To be considered for this opportunity you have:

- Grade 12, as well as five (5) years directly related payroll experience
- Extensive knowledge and experience with a Human Resource Information System (SAP/HR preferred).
- Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills.
- Demonstrated excellent problem-solving skills.
- Ability to perform activities efficiently and accurately with attention to detail
- Strong communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to communicate complex payroll issues, best practices, procedures, and government regulations.
- Dealing diplomatically with a client to effectively manage difficult client encounters.
- You will be required to manage sensitive, personal situations, in a tactful, professional manner.
- Ability to function efficiently and effectively under considerable pressure while working to tight deadlines.

A Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation from the National Payroll Institute would be an asset.

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

Working Conditions

Normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day.

May be required to work overtime on occasion.

Additional Information

This competition is being leveraged to fill a term, full-time position with a projected end date of Feb 25, 2028. It may also be leveraged to fill other vacancies that arise in accordance with timelines outlined in the collective agreement.

What We Offer

Career development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career
Engaging workplace: our employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
Countless career paths

Pay Grade: TE 20

Salary Range: $2,218.10 - $2,601.38 Bi-Weekly

Employment Equity Statement: Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.

Accommodation Statement: We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Candidates may request accommodations based on any grounds protected by the Human Rights Act. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].

This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If applying from outside a government office, employees must apply correctly via this link:

Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued.

External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.

If you are receiving a pension from the Nova Scotia Public Service Superannuation Plan (PSSP) or any related plans, you cannot receive pension payments while contributing to the same plan. If you accept a position that requires PSSP contributions, your pension payments must be stopped. Please contact the Nova Scotia Pension Services Corporation for more information.

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to [email protected].

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