Managed Payroll Services for Canadian Small Business

Simplify your business operations with our online payroll solutions. From managing new hires to year-end reconciliation, we’ll get your employees accurately paid on time, every time.

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Comprehensive Payroll Processing & Year-End Compliance

Get payroll off your plate by teaming up with Zenbooks. Our complete suite of virtual payroll services offers more than just processing–we offer hands-on support and can handle everything from regular runs to year-end submissions, freeing up your time to focus on running your business.

What’s more, our payroll assistance is tailored to your specific needs and can scale up as business does. Get streamlined, modern payroll solutions that adapt to meet your evolving requirements by teaming up with Zenbooks today.

What’s Included

Here’s what’s included when you engage our finance team to handle your payroll needs:

Responding to client inquiries and requests
Running payroll for full and part-time employees
Setting up new hires and terminations
Handling Record of Employment (ROEs)
Benefits reconciliations
Adding custom deductions
Responding to CRA notices

Plus, we offer a self-service portal for your employees, allowing them to securely access their pay stubs and T4s from anywhere.

A number of year-end services are also included with our online payroll services, including CRA reconciliation, PIER review, T4 review and submission, RL 1/RL 2 summary audit and submission, and termination pay calculations.

Additional Assistance

Need more of a helping hand? We got you. As your payroll partner, we offer several advanced options designed to meet the specific needs of your business, including:

Vacation management tracking through platforms like Humi
T2200 form assistance
Coordinating with lawyers on HR & employment law questions
Benefits management
Group RRSP/pension plan management
Workers’ compensation & employer health tax across provinces
Off-cycle pay runs, including bonuses or gross-ups

As well as any special reporting requirements your business or industry has.

Business Services

Accounting Taxes Payroll Advisory

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Discover how Zenbooks can help you solve business challenges–schedule a complimentary consultation today.

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Client Reviews

Jeremy Irving

IC 360 Solutions

Excellent modern accounting firm to work with. Recommended!

Marie Haynes

Marie Haynes Consulting Inc

Zenbooks has been an important part of the growth of our business. We have grown from a solo consultancy to now having ten people on payroll, thanks to the advice from Colin, Eric, and the Zenbooks team. They take care of accounting, bookkeeping and payroll for us. They have also helped make tax headaches much less of a headache. I’m so happy to have these knowledgeable people to help me in this area! I would highly recommend their services.

Joy Hawkins

Sterling Sky

I use these guys for the accounting for my small business and couldn’t be happier. I am clueless about taxes and find the topic really stressful, but Colin is always great at simplifying things and handling all the stuff I don’t want to handle myself. Their fees are reasonable, and I love the fact that they have our bookkeeping up-to-date instead of months behind. I’d strongly recommend them if you’re looking for a good accounting firm.

Mark Sutcliffe

Mayor of Ottawa

As a business owner, I'm very impressed with the approach and philosophy that Colin and Eric have embraced with Zenbooks. Their processes and fees are transparent, their use of technology is efﬁcient and effective, and their overall strategy is innovative and leading-edge. They present a compelling solution for business owners who want both straightforward solutions and strategic advice.

Frequently Asked Payroll Questions

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Who We Help…

If you’re a founder in a $1M - $10M revenue organization looking for a modern approach to accounting, one that’s based on your long-term goals instead of transactional services, we’re here for you. While we can assist those in many industries, we most often have the pleasure of helping those in the following verticals:

E-Commerce

Professional Services

Non-Profits

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Marketing and Creative Agencies

Industries We Serve

About Us

We realized that mid-market founders were stuck between low-level bookkeepers and overpriced corporate CFOs. Zenbooks was built to be the high-functioning 'engine room' in the middle and be your finance department.

Shaping the Industry

Zenbooks isn’t just another accounting firm; we are the voice setting the standard for the modern Canadian finance department. We are a cited authority in the national business ecosystem, frequently featured for our financial expertise and thought leadership in The Toronto Star, CBC, CTV, BetaKit, and The Canadian Press. From advocating for smarter fiscal policy in Policy Options and The Hill Times to providing regional insights in the Ottawa Business Journal, our team is actively shaping how modern $1M–$10M organizations navigate the complexities of growth. When you partner with us, you aren’t just getting a service provider, you’re gaining an industry leader.