We are seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead payroll operations for a large, complex organization with approximately 5,000 employees paid on a bi-weekly basis. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for overseeing the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring compliance, managing a team of four payroll professionals, and partnering closely with Finance. The position reports directly to the Director of Finance Operations.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced setting, enjoys solving complex payroll challenges, and has experience managing multiple employee groups, collective agreements, and payroll systems.

This is a hybrid role requiring you to work 3 days a week in office

Key Responsibilities include the following;

- Lead and manage the organization's end-to-end payroll function for approximately 5,000 employees across multiple employee groups
- Supervise, mentor, and support a team of payroll professionals
- Oversee payroll processing for a diverse workforce, including:
- Full-time and part-time employees
- Salaried and hourly staff
- Contract employees
- Unionized and non-unionized employees
- Review and approve payroll reports, create payroll files, and ensure accurate transmission to Finance for payment processing
- Manage bi-weekly payroll cycles as well as frequent off-cycle payrolls required under collective agreements
- Ensure payroll compliance with employment standards, tax legislation, collective agreements, and organizational policies
- Work collaboratively with Finance, HR,



and other stakeholders to resolve payroll issues and improve processes
- Support ongoing stabilization and optimization of the organization's recently implemented ERP payroll system
- Identify process improvements and help streamline payroll operations while maintaining accuracy and compliance

To be considered for this role, our client is looking for someone with the following

skills/Qualifications;

- Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) designation or Payroll Manager certification preferred
- Proven experience managing payroll for a large, complex organization
- Experience processing payroll for unionized and non-unionized employee groupsStrong knowledge of Ontario payroll legislation, with exposure to payroll requirements in other Canadian provinces
- Experience with multiple employee classifications, shift work, scheduling, and complex pay rules
- Previous experience leading and developing payroll teams.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

Nice to Have's include the following;

- Experience in not for profit, healthcare, higher education, or another large, complex organization with a variety of pay types
- Experience supporting organizations with multiple collective agreements.
- Comprehensive benefits package with excellent coverage
- Membership in an outstanding retirement plan, offering long-term retirement value

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📌 Payroll Manager (Toronto)
🏢 IFG - International Financial Group
📍 Toronto