Senior Payroll Manager

Job summary

Lead payroll operations within a large unionized environment, focusing on compliance, transformation initiatives, and reporting. Manage cross-functional teams and engage with executives and union leaders to ensure ethical and efficient payroll delivery.

Job details

Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business; Payroll Compliance detail oriented (PCP) designation required Payroll Leadership detail oriented (PLP) designation or equivalent experience with large unionized Canadian Payroll Minimum 8 years of progressive payroll leadership experience in large, unionized environments Demonstrated expertise in Canadian payroll legislation, benefits administration, and pension compliance Proven track record with large ERP platforms (Workday preferred; SAP or Oracle acceptable) and payroll transformation initiatives Strong analytical and reporting skills, including experience building performance dashboards and KPIs Experience leading cross-functional teams, managing conflict, and mentoring high-performing staff Effective communicator comfortable engaging with executives, faculty, union leaders, and technical teams Experience with ServiceNow ticketing systems and orientation training for new staff Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and ethical leadership Experience handling complex overpayment, reconciliation, and collections processes Familiarity with CRA regulations and direct liaison experience with federal tax authorities Experience in multi-union and employee groups strongly preferred CPA prep and/or designation preferred

What you’ll do

Lead payroll operations within a large unionized environment, focusing on compliance, transformation initiatives, and reporting. Manage cross-functional teams and engage with executives and union leaders to ensure ethical and efficient payroll delivery.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business, with PCP and PLP designations and at least 8 years of progressive payroll leadership experience. Expertise in Canadian payroll legislation, ERP platforms like Workday, and experience with multi-union groups is essential.

Listed skills

• Collections · Preferred
• Analytical · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• staff · Preferred
• ERP · Preferred
• Detail-oriented · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• Payroll · Preferred
• Oracle · Preferred
• Accounting · Preferred
• Workday · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Payroll Leadership
• Canadian Payroll Legislation
• Benefits Administration
• Pension Compliance
• ERP Platforms
• Payroll Transformation
• Analytical Reporting
• KPI Development
• Cross-functional Team Leadership
• Conflict Management
• Executive Communication
• ServiceNow
• Overpayment Reconciliation
• CRA Regulations
• Unionized Environment Management
• Ethical Leadership

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Human Resources
• Education
• Government & Public Sector