Assistant Payroll Manager

Overview

We are currently looking to add a full-time Assistant Payroll Manager to our HR team. This exciting position is based out of our corporate Home Office in Toronto, Ontario.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead, mentor and support a busy team of payroll administrators, demonstrating strong team-building and motivational skills.
2. Audit and balance payroll prior to processing.
3. Complete full-cycle biweekly payroll processing for commission, salary and hourly employees (1500+ employees bi-weekly).
4. Maintain time & attendance tracking system.
5. Issue ROEs and prepare payroll reports as requested.
6. Respond to payroll inquiries from retail locations with urgency and be a solution provider.
7. Be a competent collaborator and skilled cross-functional communicator, working closely with retail locations and other areas within the organization.
8. Ensure compliance with federal, provincial, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
9. Be accountable for the quality of work performed.
10. Some accounting is required.
11. Assist with other payroll duties, as assigned.

Experience Required:

1. Extensive knowledge of the payroll function including preparation, balancing and payroll control plus 5+ years in a supervisory capacity.
2. 2-5 years of high volume retail and payroll experience (processing payroll for 500+ employees weekly).
3. Experience with multi-province ESA.
4. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
5. Strong analytical, problem-solving and planning skills.
6. Must have a roll-up-the-sleeve work ethic and be comfortable with rapid change.
7. Knowledge of ADP, Kronos and Workforce Now (WFN) preferred.
8. Knowledge of current provincial and federal employment rules and regulations.
9. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
10. Skilled in preparing detailed reports, as well as evaluating and analyzing technical payroll activities.
11. Advanced Excel skills including VLOOKUP, pivot tables, data manipulation and analysis.
12. Ability to manage confidential and sensitive employee personnel files.
13. Exceptional organizational and time-management skills required.
14. Must display a positive attitude, be flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities.
15. Achievement-oriented; ability to multitask and meet deadlines under pressure, be flexible without sacrificing detail and adapt to changing priorities.
16. Self-starter and team player with strong leadership skills; able to work independently with minimal supervision.
17. Ability to interpret, implement and adhere to organizational policies and procedures.
18. Knowledge of the principles, methods and practices of process improvement.

Education:

1. Payroll, Accounting, Human Resources, or related fields required.
2. Must have CPM or be working towards it.
3. Bilingual French preferred.

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