Payroll Supervisor

About the Opportunity

• Manage full-cycle weekly payroll processing for approximately 800 employees across multiple provinces and business units.
• Ensure accurate application of pay rules, overtime, shift premiums, travel pay, union dues, benefits, and statutory deductions.
• Oversee payroll reconciliations, journal entries, and coordination with Finance for labour costing and GL accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with collective agreements, including wage rate changes and dues remittances.
• Responsible for all employee-related tax, benefit, and compliance calculations and payments.
• Manage year-end payroll activities including T4/RL-1 preparation, reconciliations, and government filings.

• Maintain compliance with CRA and provincial employment standards across all jurisdictions.
• Serve as the main contact for payroll-related audits, remittances, and government inquiries.
• Maintain and document payroll policies, procedures, and internal controls to support consistent, audit-ready processes.

• Partner with HR, Finance, and IT to improve integration between payroll, HRIS, time tracking, and accounting systems.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, improve accuracy, and enhance reporting capabilities.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and standardized reports to support management decision-making.
• Manage the evaluation, selection, and implementation of any potential new payroll and HRIS systems, ensuring scalability for continued acquisitions and workforce growth.
• Define business requirements, assess vendor solutions, and lead implementation planning.
• Oversee configuration, data migration, testing, and change management.
• Deliver system training and post-implementation support.

• Lead payroll and HRIS integration activities for newly acquired companies across Canada.
• Assess inherited payroll processes and systems, align pay practices, and consolidate into company standards.
• Ensure smooth employee transitions by harmonizing pay frequencies, benefits deductions, and system access.
• Work closely with HR, Finance, and IT on data conversion, onboarding, and compliance.
• Provide communication and training to acquired teams during transition.

• Supervise, coach, and develop payroll team members, fostering a culture of accuracy, accountability, and service.
• Collaborate with HR on employee lifecycle activities, including new hires, terminations, pay changes, and benefits.
• Partner with Finance for payroll reporting, labour cost analysis, and budgeting.
• Build strong relationships with operations leaders and regional managers to ensure payroll accuracy and responsiveness to payroll-related queries.

• Diploma or degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) or Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) designation from the National Payroll Institute (NPI) required.

• 7+ years of progressive payroll experience
• Experience managing payroll in multi-entity, multi-province organizations with unionized and field-based employees.
• Proven success in HRIS or payroll system implementation.
• Experience with post-acquisition payroll integration in a growing or acquisitive environment preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of major payroll systems (e.g., ADP Workforce Now, Ceridian Dayforce, UKG, Work Day) and advanced Excel/data analysis skills.
• Experience with Jonas as a payroll system is advantageous.
• Experience with Bamboo HR as an HRIS is an asset.

Pay Range: $90,000 - $105,000 per year

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