Full-Time

Payroll Specialist

Posted on 9/23/2025

Day & Ross

Day & Ross

Cross-border logistics and transportation services

No salary listed

Simonds Parish, NB, Canada

Hybrid

Hybrid position requiring some in-office presence.

Category
Accounting (1)
Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Data Analysis
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • Post secondary education, preferably in payroll administration, business or office administration.
  • A suitable combination of education and experience may also be considered.
  • Certification with National Payroll Institute an asset.
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience processing payroll and related reporting and administration.
  • Strong inclination towards working with numbers and data.
  • Ability to work well in a cyclical, deadline driven environment.
  • Strong computer skills, including accurate data entry and knowledge of MS Outlook, Excel and Word, as well as the logic of payroll-related software.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Utilize advanced payroll technology to streamline processes, enhance payroll accuracy, and facilitate data-driven decision-making.
  • Remain up-to-date on emerging payroll technologies and best practices to ensure systems are current and efficient.
Responsibilities
  • Review new employee set up in the payroll system.
  • Ensures all employee data in the payroll system is up-to-date and accurate, including rate of pay, employment status, position information, personal information, etc. Verifies against documentation provided by Human Resources and/or the employee.
  • Balances payroll in follow up to pay period closing.
  • Prepares Records of Employment and submits to Service Canada and employees as required.
  • Recognize and recommend opportunities for process improvements.
  • Assists in the preparation of year-end documentation, such as T-4s.
  • Resolves payroll related problems and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives related to processing payroll efficiently and accurately.
  • Assists in addressing inquiries related to the validation of costing data in collaboration with the Finance Team and Operations.
  • Responsible for reporting and auditing and analysis of payroll and timecard data.
  • Ensure compliance with federal legislation while keeping up to date with changes. Involved in any configuration changes and testing to accommodate new tax regulations.
  • Other payroll related duties as required.
Desired Qualifications
  • Previous experience in the transportation industry an asset.
  • Experience with Oracle HCM an asset.

Day & Ross provides transportation and logistics services across Canada and the US, handling cross-border freight for a range of clients. It coordinates pickups and manages end-to-end freight moves using technology for real-time visibility, with a Fredericton Business Agility Hub that helps integrate new tech, and a workforce of drivers, owner-operators, and staff. The company differentiates itself through personalized customer service, tight pickup coordination, cross-border capabilities, and technology-driven visibility backed by a large, stable team. Its goal is to deliver dependable, efficient transportation that creates value for customers while supporting community and strong logistics and customer care.

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Headquarters

Hartland, Canada

Founded

1950

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What believers are saying

  • McCain's frozen food distribution network creates captive logistics demand across North America.
  • Automotive sector recovery post-2026 could restore General Motors and tier-one supplier contracts.
  • Business Agility Hub technology investments improve operational efficiency and driver retention long-term.

What critics are saying

  • Lost General Motors contract triggered 149 US layoffs; customer concentration risk remains acute.
  • McCain ownership exposes Day & Ross to frozen food sector contraction and divestiture pressure.
  • Unionized competitors capture displaced drivers; non-union workforce attrition accelerates revenue decline.

What makes Day & Ross unique

  • McCain Foods ownership provides stable capital and global food industry customer relationships.
  • Cross-border LTL/TL capabilities span US and Canada with dedicated automotive logistics expertise.
  • Integrated logistics suite includes freight, dedicated services, supply chain, and e-commerce solutions.

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Mar 30th, 2026
Hamilton transportation company to lay off 100 employees.

Hamilton transportation company to lay off 100 employees. By: Eric Schwartzberg | Journal-News Posted 12:09 PM, Mar 30, 2026 HAMILTON, Ohio - A Canadian-based transportation company is laying off 149 employees, the majority of them at its Butler County location. Day & Ross USA, which is based in New Brunswick, will cut 100 jobs from its site at 3560 Symmes Road in Hamilton, effective May 30, the company said in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, filed with the state last Wednesday. At the Butler County facility, the majority of the layoffs will affect drivers (54) and dock workers (36). The remaining positions affected are dispatchers and dock leads (two each), plus administrative assistant, driver manager, inbound dock manager, operations coordinator, operations supervisor and senior operations manager (one each). Thirty-two layoffs will come from the company's facility in Livonia, Michigan, while the remaining cuts will be carried out in Indiana (6), Kentucky (6), Tennessee (3) and West Virginia (2), according to the WARN notice. Day & Ross started in 1950 and was bought by McCain Foods in 1966. It is now owned entirely by McCain, the world's largest manufacturer of frozen french fries and potato products. The company opened its Symmes Road location in 2000 and hired workers who had lost their jobs when the previous company there, Dedicated Logistics Inc., shut down after General Motors chose a different shipping company. Day & Ross has no union, the company said in the notice. Employees who are laid off will not be able to move into other jobs at the company and will not receive severance pay, it said. The company said it will provide information on how employees can access unemployment insurance benefits and available services, including job placement assistance, retraining programs or counseling. Asked in the WARN form what actions the company took to mitigate the impact of the employment loss, Day & Ross said, "Contract negotiation with our customer over calendar year 2025 while customer took business out to bid" and "New contract ultimately awarded elsewhere impacting our current workforce." More local news:

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