Temp Payroll Analyst at Monks in Canada
- Company: Monks
- Location: Canada
- Posted: Sep 24, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Salary: $80,000—$95,000 CAD
- Experience: 3+ years
Overview
Our Temporary Payroll Analyst will be part of the NAMER payroll team responsible for preparing and processing US and Canada payroll for assigned entities within Monks. This is a role for someone curious to learn more and willing to innovate. The Payroll Analyst will take pride in everything they do …
Job description
- Our Temporary Payroll Analyst will be part of the NAMER payroll team responsible for preparing and processing US and Canada payroll for assigned entities within Monks. This is a role for someone curious to learn more and willing to innovate. The Payroll Analyst will take pride in everything they do and embody these values to create an inclusive, first-class, unique employee experience that is true to Monks.
- The Payroll Analyst will partner with the Payroll Manager in processing payroll for over 700 full-time and part-time employees, in addition to our contingent/freelance teams. This position will administer both semi-monthly and bi-weekly payroll, ensuring that pay is processed on time, accurately, and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Process and prepare bi-weekly and semi-monthly multi-state payrolls
- Ensure payroll transactions are processed in an accurate and timely manner
- Assist with reconciliation of payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports
- Work closely with the HR People team as well as our international finance and payroll teams.
- Perform audits and work with our Payroll Manager to ensure the Company is compliant with all the latest tax developments and legislations
- Perform payroll analysis and research as required
- Assist in preparing payroll and financial audits
- Collaborate with other teams on cross-functional payroll matters
- Assist in ad hoc projects such as documenting workflows, registering in new states for payroll taxation, improving processes/procedures, and system implementations
- Coordinate with Finance in the recording of payroll and 401 (k) transactions within agency's financial platform
- Receive, review and process freelancer/contractor invoices, benefits invoices, and other semi-monthly/monthly billings
- Maintain and update our HRIS and payroll systems data to include new hires, terminations, promotions/salary changes, title changes, benefits, and garnishments
- Handle sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality
- Serve as the point of contact for payroll related inquiries
Requirements
- At least 3 years experience processing medium to large size company payroll
- Experience with processing multi-state payroll
- Experience with G Suite, including Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Sheets, is a plus
- Experience with Ceridian/Dayforce and Workday is a plus
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excel in analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong work ethic and ability to adapt to rapidly changing environments
- Ability to multi-task with attention to detail and minimal supervision
Skills
Required
- Payroll processing
- Multi-state payroll
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Multi-tasking
- Adaptability
- Work ethic
Preferred
- Ceridian/Dayforce
- Workday
Benefits
- Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
- Salary Range$80,000—$95,000 CAD
About Monks
Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact. Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.