Manager, Payroll

• Manage the bi-weekly disbursement of multi-province payroll via ADP, including garnishments, benefits, tax and other source deductions (consistent with federal and provincial payroll legislation), contributions to RRSP and/or share purchase plan, employee expense reimbursement etc.
• Process incentive payments to ensure accuracy and timeliness of payments (includes compliance relevant instructions such as rolling amounts into RRSPs)
• Ensure new hires, hourly employees, employee transfers, promotions, terminations etc. are processed accurately and timely
• Maintain severance payment schedule, prepare relevant entries for severance accrual and ensure severance payments are accurately processed
• Ensure that relevant information received from the Human Resource department is approved and on captured on the designated form
• Ensure payroll remittances are prepared accurately and filed in accordance with regulatory deadlines
• Manage execution of all year end reporting and filing requirements including T4s, Releve1s, Employee Health Tax reports etc.

• Provide direct management to the payroll administrator which includes reviewing the administrator's work, ensuring procedures and controls are being followed and work load is appropriately balanced
• Provide effective and continuous performance feedback along with coaching and counselling.

• Serve as primary liaison to:
• Company's external payroll provider (ADP)
• Government agencies such as Canada Revenue Agency, Service Canada
• Human Resources department on all payroll matters
• External and internal auditors on payroll matters which includes preparing or providing requested audit evidence
• Other departments with respect to payroll related inquiries and relevant management reporting
• Individual employees pertaining to specific payroll-related questions (or supervise payroll administrator in addressing employee inquiries)

• Provide payroll expertise to Human Resources department and other departments as needed
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities
• Utilize payroll expertise to help assess the current state of the payroll function and to develop a plan to transform and modernize the payroll function over the next few years and lead execution of this plan

• Support the accounting processes pertaining to payroll (ie required manual journal entries, reconciliations etc.) by providing required source information to Finance colleagues (masking employee names and individual employee level confidential information as appropriate)
• Assist in payroll related variance analysis
• Address or investigate payroll related questions as they pertain to financial reporting

• Post secondary degree or diploma required (University degree preferred) in Accounting, Finance or equivalent or Business or equivalent
• Certification(s)/Designation(s) preferred in Payroll

• Minimum 10 years of relevant payroll experience
• CPM designation,
• Strong interpersonal relationship building and listening skills
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Excellent organizational, time management, strategic thinking, research/ analysis skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written / verbal communication and professional maturity

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