Payroll Manager SAP

Job summary

The Payroll Manager leads the full payroll year-end cycle in SAP/ECP, including tax reconciliation, processing, and regulatory filings. They also document end-to-end processes and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure system efficiency and compliance.

Job details

Payroll Manager/ Lead - SAP/ECP Location Address: Hybrid - Scarborough – 3 days/week (Monday, Wednesday as anchor days, subject to change) Contract Duration: 6 months | Strong possibility of extension & possibility of conversion to FTE Schedule Hours: 8:30 am-5 pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week Typical Day in Role: • Leads and drives a customer-focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge • Leads and runs the full payroll year-end cycle in SAP/ECP Payroll. This includes year-end planning, readiness checklists, timelines, year-to-date and tax balance reconciliation, and final year-end close • Runs payroll processing in SAP/ECP, including regular and off-cycle payroll runs, payroll postings, validations, and reconciliations. Investigates, analyzes, and resolves payroll system problems • Produces, validates, and reconciles year-end tax forms (e.g., T4, T4A, RL-1) and electronic filings. Ensures they are accurate and submitted to tax authorities and employees on time • Processes year-end tax form amendments, cancellations, and reissues, along with prior-year adjustments. Keeps a complete audit trail and reconciles all changes • Documents the full end-to-end year-end process, including process maps, desktop procedures, roles and responsibilities, key controls, and timelines, so the process is repeatable and ready for audit • Gathers, documents, and validates business requirements for year-end and payroll changes. Works with Payroll Operations, Tax, Finance, Technology, and vendor partners to make sure requirements are complete and traceable • Plans and runs testing for year-end, legislative and tax updates, support packs, and system changes. This includes unit, integration, regression, and parallel testing • Writes User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts and test scenarios, runs UAT, logs and tracks defects until they are resolved, and gets business sign-off before deployment • Works with the Payroll Transformation and ECP project teams to share year-end insights, support knowledge transfer, and make SAP/ECP Payroll more efficient • Ensures all activities are complete in compliance with the Bank’s policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills: • 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Payroll Manager, Payroll Lead, or equivalent payroll-focused position • Hands-on experience processing payroll and managing year-end payroll activities within SAP/ECP Payroll • Advanced Excel skills, including: Pivot Tables, Formulas, Data analysis and reconciliation, Reporting, Macros • Experience planning and executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities • SAP/HCM Payroll Certification Nice-To-Have Skills: • PLP/PCP certification • Audit experience • Technical and process documentation writing experience • Bilingualism in French Soft Skills Required: • Strong verbal and written communication skills. • Exceptional attention to detail. • Highly organized with strong planning and prioritization abilities. • Analytical problem-solving skills. • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. • Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills. Education: • SAP/HCM payroll certified • PLP/PCP certifications Flexible work from home options available.

What you’ll do

The Payroll Manager leads the full payroll year-end cycle in SAP/ECP, including tax reconciliation, processing, and regulatory filings. They also document end-to-end processes and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure system efficiency and compliance.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience in payroll management or business analysis with hands-on SAP/ECP expertise. Proficiency in advanced Excel and experience executing User Acceptance Testing are required, along with relevant SAP/HCM certifications.

Listed skills

• Business analysis · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Data analysis · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• SAP/ECP Payroll
• Payroll Management
• Year-end Processing
• Tax Reconciliation
• Business Analysis
• User Acceptance Testing
• Excel
• Data Analysis
• Reporting
• Process Documentation
• Stakeholder Management
• Payroll Compliance
• SAP/HCM
• Problem Solving
• Planning
• Communication
• Knowledge Transfer
• Operations
• Timelines
• Business Requirements
• Prioritization
• Detail Oriented
• French Language
• Finance
• Collaboration
• SAP Applications
• Customer Service
• Auditing
• Payroll Systems
• Ability To Meet Deadlines
• Reconciliation
• Scenario Testing
• Acceptance Testing
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Excel Macros
• Payroll Processing
• SAP ERP
• Pivot Tables And Charts
• IRS Tax Forms
• Checklists
• Process Mapping

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• Human Resources
• Finance & Accounting
• Technology
• Management & Leadership
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