Manager, Payroll
- Waterloo, ON
- On-site
- Posted Aug 26, 2026
- 1 position
$95,538–$119,423 / year
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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Lead · 10+ years
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The Manager, Payroll oversees all functions related to compensation delivery and payroll services while ensuring compliance with government legislation and university policies. They also act as a subject matter expert for the Workday HR/Payroll system and manage the payroll team to ensure accurate and timely processing.
Job details
The Manager, Payroll oversees all functions related to compensation delivery and payroll services while ensuring compliance with government legislation and university policies. They also act as a subject matter expert for the Workday HR/Payroll system and manage the payroll team to ensure accurate and timely processing. Candidates must have 7-10 years of progressive payroll and management experience in a large-scale environment. A post-secondary degree and the Canadian Payroll Association Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) certification are required.
What you’ll do
The Manager, Payroll oversees all functions related to compensation delivery and payroll services while ensuring compliance with government legislation and university policies. They also act as a subject matter expert for the Workday HR/Payroll system and manage the payroll team to ensure accurate and timely processing.
Requirements
Candidates must have 7-10 years of progressive payroll and management experience in a large-scale environment. A post-secondary degree and the Canadian Payroll Association Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) certification are required.
Listed skills
- Customer service · Preferred
- Problem solving · Preferred
- Financial Reporting · Preferred
- Leadership · Preferred
- Data analysis · Preferred
- Compliance · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
- Staff Development · Preferred
- Project management · Preferred
- Workday · Preferred
- Process Improvement · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Payroll management
- Workday
- Compliance
- Canadian tax provisions
- Leadership
- Problem-solving
- Process improvement
- Data analysis
- Financial reporting
- Communication
- Policy interpretation
- Audit support
- Staff development
- Customer service
- Project management
Job areas
- Human Resources
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Education