Location: Remote
Contract: 6 months
Commitment: Approximately 10 hours per month
Our client is a well-established civil construction organization in British Columbia seeking an experienced Construction Payroll Consultant to support its internal payroll team on a fractional contract basis.
This is a consulting engagement focused on reviewing payroll controls, compliance, and year-end payroll processes across a complex, multi-company environment. This is not a payroll processing role. Instead, you'll act as a subject matter expert, providing guidance and recommendations to help ensure payroll practices are accurate, compliant, and aligned with industry best practices.
The organization operates six companies with approximately 600 employees, including both salaried/non-union staff and unionized construction employees working under multiple collective agreements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review and audit payroll controls, processes, and compliance practices.
- Audit year-end payroll processes to ensure accuracy and legislative compliance.
- Review T4 preparation and year-end payroll reporting.
- Provide guidance on CRA payroll legislation, WorkSafeBC requirements, and construction payroll best practices.
- Advise on payroll matters involving both unionized and non-union employees.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen payroll controls and improve payroll processes.
- Support the internal payroll team by providing practical recommendations and subject matter expertise.
Ideal Candidate Requirements:
- Significant payroll experience within the construction industry, preferably civil construction.
- Experience supporting both unionized and non-union payroll environments.
- Experience working across multiple operating companies, business units, or legal entities.
- Strong knowledge of:
- CRA payroll legislation and compliance
- Year-end payroll processing
- T4 preparation and reporting
- WorkSafeBC requirements
- Payroll controls and compliance best practices
- Strong understanding of the unique payroll requirements and compliance considerations within the construction industry.
- Ability to independently review payroll processes and provide practical, solution-oriented recommendations.
- Experience with Vista by Viewpoint is considered an asset but is not required.
- Previous in-house construction payroll experience is preferred; however, candidates with significant payroll consulting or advisory experience supporting construction organizations will also be considered.
Why this Opportunity?
- Flexible consulting engagement of approximately 10 hours per month for 6 months.
- Fully remote opportunity, with a preference for candidates based in British Columbia.
- Opportunity to support a large, established construction organization with a complex payroll environment.
- High-impact advisory engagement where you'll help strengthen payroll controls, compliance, and year-end processes.
Interested candidates are encouraged to send their resumes in Word document format to [email protected]. Due to the time-sensitive nature of this position, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Torus Talent and our clients are equal opportunity employers.
