Senior Manager, Payroll POST NUMBER: 478026

About the Opportunity
Strategic Payroll Leadership

• Partner closely with the Vice President, Finance to drive the strategic, tactical, and operational direction of Payroll, including day-to-day management of departmental and cross-functional initiatives.
• Identify payroll-related opportunities and issues, proactively developing and implementing effective solutions.
• Ensure recommendations and decisions are grounded in strong analytics, data, and business insights.
• Clearly define, communicate, and execute the pathway from strategy through implementation to successful delivery.

• Execute and oversee bi-weekly payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and proactive resolution of omissions, discrepancies, and compliance issues.
• Manage monthly and annual payroll remittances, filings, and reconciliations in compliance with all applicable government and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the accurate and timely preparation and distribution of annual employee tax documents (PIER, T4, T4A, RL?1, etc.).
• Oversee U.S. payroll processing in partnership with a third-party payroll provider.

• Lead, motivate, develop, and retain a high-performing Payroll team, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and customer excellence.
• Ensure the team consistently meets or exceeds internal service-level agreements and provides timely, customer-focused responses to all payroll inquiries.

• Serve as the subject matter expert and primary resource for Workday Payroll functionality, performance, and ongoing success.
• Partner closely with the Workday system administrator, functional configurators, and cross-functional stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and implement system enhancements.
• Drive post-implementation optimization initiatives to continuously improve Workday Payroll processes and capabilities.
• Troubleshoot payroll issues in collaboration with system and functional partners.

• Oversee the accurate transmission of Workday Payroll costing and accrual data into the NetSuite integration.
• Prepare, compile, and analyze payroll data, summaries, and reports for internal and external auditors, regulatory agencies, business partners, and management, as required.

• Post-secondary education in a related field or equivalent work experience 
• Completion of Canadian Payroll Association Payroll Management Certificate 
• Demonstratable strategic payroll leadership and change implementation experience 
• 5  years experience in a fast paced, high growth environment, including a minimum of 4 years in a leadership capacity 
• 3 years of successful experience managing and using Workday Payroll functionality 
• Implementation and post-implementation optimization experience using Workday 
• Strong knowledge of Canadian payroll regulations and U.S. payroll regulations  
• Strong critical thinking capabilities; always positive consensus-focused collaborator and skilled cross-functional communicator 
• Strong team building skills and ability to positively motivate and support others 
• Thorough knowledge of provincial legislation and compliance experience relevant to payroll 
• Good knowledge of Canadian Workers Compensation remittance requirements 
• Proven analytical and payroll software problem-solving skills and attention to detail 
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with a can-do attitude and the ability to adjust to dynamic changing requirements 
• Must have ability to at all times maintain confidentiality and practice professional discretion in interactions and dealings with all others 

Pay Range
$130,000 - $150,000 per year

How to Apply
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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.