Global Payroll Specialist

Summary

Join Hootsuite as a Payroll Specialist and contribute to accurate and timely payroll processing for our international employees. This contract position, running from April 2025 to December 2025, offers a flexible work arrangement with remote or hybrid options for eligible locations. You will be responsible for full-cycle international payroll processing, employee inquiries, reconciliation, auditing, and year-end filings. The role requires experience in international payroll, relevant certifications, and proficiency in specific software. Hootsuite values a collaborative and customer-focused approach. This is a contract position with a specified pay range.

Requirements

• Have relevant experience with full-cycle international payroll processing
• Possess Canadian Payroll Association PCP certification, or be working towards it
• Have a diploma or a degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills
• Have experience with Workday, including the payroll processing module and ADP Streamline
• Collaborate and work as part of a team to deliver results, meaningfully contributing to the team and prioritizing group needs over individual needs
• Demonstrate a desire to proactively help and serve internal/external customers to meet their needs
• Consistently achieve results, demonstrating high performance, and challenging self and others to deliver results
• Clearly convey thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding

Responsibilities

• Perform full cycle international payroll processing, including monthly and semi-monthly payroll for international employees in the US and EMEA countries
• Support international employees with payroll inquiries in a friendly and timely manner
• Reconcile and prepare all monthly international payroll journal entries for the finance team, including verifying variable input totals
• Audit all international new hire payroll documents to ensure the information is complete and accurate for payroll processing
• Prepare and review employee/employer year-end payroll forms/filings for the international payrolls
• Prepare termination payments for employees in a timely and accurate manner, including vacation calculation payout for international payrolls

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangement allowing for remote work or a hybrid model
• Canada Pay Range: $64,600 — $90,400 CAD
• US Pay Range: $67,700 — $94,700 USD