Payroll Manager

Role: Payroll Manager

Status: Permanent

Location: Toronto, ON

Responsibilities:

• Monitor compliance with payroll legislation. Research payroll and tax-related problems and inquiries
• Manage day-to-day activities, including supervising 5 payroll staff. Prepare performance and salary reviews for staff
• Serve as a payroll technical liaison with internal contacts and functional managers throughout the firm including human resources, legal, finance, and IT
• Analyze needs to recommend and implement methods to improve efficiency and reduce costs, including testing new systems and procedures when requested
• Plan and control payroll projects / new system software through the project life cycle, with the overall goal of process improvement
• Configure payroll reports utilizing Dayforce tools; create, modify, and utilize spreadsheets additionally to administer various payroll transactions; conduct payroll analysis as required
• Prepare and maintain Payroll process documentation to support training needs and support continuous improvement. Establish and maintain process metrics/reporting
• Monitor compliance with accounting policies and internal accounting controls
• Reconcile and sign off on Payroll Liability G/L accounts monthly and make required adjustments
• Prepare payroll taxable benefits on a quarterly basis for gifts to staff, fitness, professional dues
• Prepare and submit all annual returns in a timely manner (T4, T4A’s, Releve1, EHT, WCB)
• Act as a liaison with all Government agencies and assist with internal / external audits including CRA and WCB

Qualifications:

• 12 years of payroll experience in large professional services environment
• 3 years managerial experience
• Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) Certificate required; CPM Certificate preferred
• Experience in accounting/reconciliations of payroll liabilities accounts and knowledge of Payroll GL
• Advanced working knowledge of Ceridian Dayforce payroll system required
• Advanced expertise in Excel, other IT tools and protocols

• Job ID / No. du Poste: 26143
• Open Positions / Postes Ouverts: 1