Payroll Manager

Planning, overseeing, and leading payroll projects to drive process improvements across a mega project.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Evaluates current processes, procedures, systems, and tools and develops project plans to address inefficiencies within the payroll function for the mega project.
• Partners with internal and external teams to improve operational effectiveness of the mega project payroll function.
• Reports team results to key stakeholders, including presentations to leaders.
• Manages the adoption of newly implemented initiatives (internal and/or external).
• Supports employee onboarding by verifying, collecting, and entering employee benefits, demographics, and personal data into HRIS.
• Prepares and pays federal withholding including Medicare, Social Security, Federal Income Tax, Child Support withholdings, as well as federal unemployment taxes.
• Reviews all certified payroll for subcontractors.
• Leads all communications to internal and external customers.
• Documents and trains affected parties on new processes, procedures, systems, and tools.
• Assumes a leadership role to ensure project meets all agreed to deliverables.
• Maintains knowledge of Company’s values and strategic plan.
• Supports and abides by published corporate policies.
• Performs additional assignments per management’s direction.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, or related field required.
• 8+ years’ experience with in-house payroll processes required.
• Experience with JDE World and JDE One environments preferred.

Certifications and/or Licensing Requirements

• US Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Canada Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of payroll practices and applicable legislation.
• Ability to perform detailed analysis and apply business acumen to develop insightful valued-added solutions/process improvements.
• Effective communications skills (oral and written), including presentations to all levels within an organization.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Planning & organizational skills, results-oriented, and the capability of driving multiple projects simultaneously to completion.
• High initiative, strong judgment, and solutions orientation.
• Strong team orientation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc) and payroll systems.

Some of the benefits you may be eligible for as an employee are:

• Comprehensive compensation package and paid time off program
• Industry leading 401(k)/RRSP
• Medical/Extended Health Care, Dental, Vision and/or Provincial Medical
• Wellness benefits & Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

We are an EEO/ADA/Veterans employer.