Payroll Manager

Job details
City of Prince Rupert

Payroll Manager

Department: Finance

Reports to: Deputy CFO

Job Type: Permanent full-time

Date of Posting: 29-JUL-2026

Closing Date: 26-AUG-2026

Employment Type: Mgmt.- Exempt

Salary Range: $103,766 to $118,670

Why work for the City of Prince Rupert
The City delivers the essential services that keeps our community moving and supporting residents, local businesses, and industry every single day. Working here means more than just doing a job; it?s about serving the community you call home, building meaningful relationships, and seeing the real impact of your work firsthand. We are deeply committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and supportive workplace where diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and local knowledge are not only welcomed, but truly valued. We encourage applications from individuals who share our commitment to public service and who want to help build a community where everyone feels they belong.

Let your skills and talent grow alongside us as we reshape our city?s future!

The City of Prince Rupert respectfully acknowledges that we live and work on the traditional and unceded territories of the Ts?msyen and Sm?algyax-speaking peoples. We offer gratitude to the people who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.

Who you are
You are a cooperative and strategic payroll professional who thrives on accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement. You bring strong leadership experience, sound judgment, and a commitment to providing exceptional service to employees, managers, and stakeholders.



You enjoy solving complex payroll and financial challenges, building effective processes, and ensuring payroll operations are delivered with integrity, confidentiality, and excellence. Drawing on your knowledge of payroll legislation, accounting principles, benefits administration, and labour agreements, you provide trusted advice that supports organizational success and employee confidence.

What you will do

Lead and oversee payroll operations for multiple employee groups, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing.

Supervise, mentor, and develop payroll staff while fostering a collaborative, respectful, and high-performing team workplace.

Ensure compliance with payroll legislation, collective agreements, employment contracts, pension plans, benefit programs, and organizational policies.

Oversee payroll accounting, reconciliations, statutory remittances, year-end reporting, and audit activities.

Lead payroll system administration and updates, business process improvements, and operational efficiency initiatives.

Serve as the City's payroll subject matter expert and a trusted advisor to Finance, Human Resources, management, employees, and external agencies.

Provide payroll analysis, reporting,



and recommendations that support informed organizational decision-making.

Develop and strengthen payroll controls, procedures, documentation, and governance practices that support fiscal accountability and risk management.

What you will bring

A genuine passion for contributing to the growth and prosperity of Prince Rupert.

Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related field.

Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) designation and/or Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation is considered an asset.

A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible payroll experience, preferably within a unionized environment.

A minimum of three (3) years of supervisory or leadership experience.

Strong knowledge of payroll administration, payroll accounting, taxation, employment legislation, collective agreements, pension administration, and benefit programs.

Demonstrated leadership, coaching, employee development, and performance management skills.

Advanced analytical, problem-solving, financial reporting, and reconciliation skills.

Proficiency with payroll, human resources, timekeeping, and financial management systems, along with advanced Microsoft E

Additional details

Location: Prince Rupert, BC

Work location: On site

Salary: $ 103,766 YEAR annually

Terms of employment: Permanent employment Full time

Starts as soon as possible

Vacancies: 1 vacancy

Source: CivicJobs.ca #115125

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📌 manager, payroll service (British Columbia)
🏢 City of Prince Rupert
📍 British Columbia