The Senior Payroll Manager will manage the organization's payroll functions, ensuring pay is processed on time, accurately, and in compliance with government regulations. The Senior Payroll Manager will be responsible for hiring and training new staff in the department.

Skills & Responsibilities

• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff in the department
• Oversees and manages the daily workflow of the department
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
• Implements, maintains, and reviews payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions
• Ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll updates including new hires, terminations, and changes to pay rates
• Prepares and maintains accurate records and reports of payroll transactions
• Ensures compliance with federal, provincial employment laws and best practices
• Facilitates audits by providing records and documentation to auditors
• Identifies and recommends updates to payroll processing software, systems, and procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Required:

• Minimum 8 years' experience in payroll management
• National Payroll Association Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) Certification
• National Payroll Association Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) Certification
• Post-secondary education in accounting/financial/payroll studies
• UKG implementation experience
• Successful background check

Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Extensive knowledge of the payroll function including preparation, balancing, internal control, and payroll taxes
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
• Proficient with payroll software
• High level of integrity, confidentiality, and accountability

We are ChangeMakers

ChangeMakers is a 400+ person independent reputation management, social impact and marketing firm with offices throughout Canada and in the US. ChangeMakers combines deep business specialization with human-centered strategies, working alongside our clients to succeed in a disruptive world.

An equitable employer:

ChangeMakers is committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in all its forms, a commitment that enriches our company culture, the ideas that we generate, and the quality of service that we provide our clients. We encourage applications from Indigenous communities, racialized communities, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ people, and people from other historically marginalized communities.

ChangeMakers is committed to providing employment accommodation under the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility Disabilities Act provincially by providing employment accommodations. If you are a job applicant with a disability, ChangeMakers will make every effort to accommodate you throughout the recruitment process. Please inform us if you require any accommodation, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

At ChangeMakers we recognize that the best candidate may not meet all the criteria listed above. We encourage all those interested and with relevant experience to apply even if you don't match the job posting perfectly. We welcome creative, out-of-the-box thinking, and lived-experience and we strive to provide an environment for best-in-class innovation that quickly and fulsomely meets our clients' needs.