Overview:
Key Responsibilities:
We are currently looking to add a full-time Assistant Payroll Manager to our HR team. This exciting position is based out of our corporate Home Office in Toronto, Ontario.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor and support a busy team of payroll administrators, demonstrating strong team-building and motivational skills
- Audit and Balance payroll prior to processing
- Complete full-cycle biweekly payroll processing for commission, salary and hourly employees (1500+ employees bi-weekly)
- Maintain time & attendance tracking system
- Issue ROEs and prepare payroll reports as requested
- Respond to payroll inquiries from retail locations with urgency and be a solution provider
- Be a competent collaborator and skilled cross-functional communicator; working closely with retail locations and other areas within the organization
- Ensure compliance with federal, provincial, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices
- Be accountable for the quality of work performed
- Some accounting is required
- Assist with other payroll duties, as assigned
Experience Required:
- Extensive knowledge of the payroll function including preparation, balancing and payroll control plus 5+ years in Supervisory capacity
- 2-5 years of high volume retail and payroll experience (processing payroll for 500+ employees weekly)
- Experience with multi-province ESA
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong Analytical, problem-solving and planning skills
- Must have a roll-up-the-sleeve work ethic and be comfortable with rapid change
- Knowledge of ADP, Kronos and Workforce Now (WFN) preferred
- Knowledge of current provincial and federal employment rules and regulations
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Skilled in preparing detailed reports, as well as evaluating and analyzing technical payroll activities
- Advanced Excel skills including VLOOKUP, pivot tables, data manipulation and analysis
- Ability to manage confidential and sensitive employee personnel files
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills required
- Must display a positive attitude, be flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities
- Achievement-oriented; ability to multitask and meet deadlines under pressure, be flexible without sacrificing detail and adapt to changing priorities
- Self-starter and team player with strong leadership skills; able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to interpret, implement and adhere to organizational policies and procedures
- Knowledge of the principles, methods and practices of process improvement
Education:
- Payroll, Accounting, Human Resources, or related fields required.
- Must have CPM or working towards
- Bilingual French preferred
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