Classic Fire + Life Safety is a leader in the fire protection and life safety industry because of our talented, knowledgeable, and motivated staff.

Classic

Fire + Life Safety is a leader in the fire protection and life safety industry because of our talented, knowledgeable, and motivated staff. Our goal is to partner with our customers, to ensure their buildings, and the people in them are secure, from new building construction activities, modernization activities, and demand for system upgrades, through to preventative maintenance and service. CFLS is local and is part of the community.

CFLS is a full-service fire protection contractor. Employee referral bonus program.

Social events: Building camaraderie and fostering a sense of community is essential. As we scale our operations and improve our systems and processes, we are seeking a results-focused, collaborative and detail-oriented Payroll Manager.

The Payroll

Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's payroll operations across Canada, supporting approximately 850 employees in both field and office-based roles. This includes weekly payroll processing for hourly unionized employees (across multiple collective bargaining agreements), hourly non-union employees, and salaried staff. This role ensures the accurate and timely delivery of payroll while maintaining full compliance with federal and provincial regulations and collective agreements.

This position also plays a critical role in system and process improvement initiatives and leads post-acquisition payroll and HRIS integrations, supporting the company’s continued growth. The ideal candidate combines hands‑on payroll expertise with strong systems knowledge and project management capability, and thrives in a dynamic, growing, multi‑entity and multi‑union environment.

Payroll Operations

Manage payroll team to process full‑cycle weekly payroll for approximately 850 employees across multiple provinces and business units.



Ensure accurate application of pay rules, overtime, shift premiums, travel pay, union dues, benefits and statutory deductions. Oversee payroll reconciliations, journal entries and coordination with Finance for labour costing and GL accuracy.

Responsible for all employee related tax, benefit and compliance calculations and payments. Manage year‑end payroll activities including T4/RL‑1 preparation, reconciliations, and government filings. Supervise, coach, and develop payroll team members, fostering a culture of accuracy, accountability and service.

Partner with Finance for payroll reporting, labour cost analysis and budgeting. Build strong relationships with operations leaders and regional managers to ensure payroll accuracy and responsiveness to payroll related queries. Serve as the main contact for payroll-related audits, remittances and government inquiries.

Maintain and document payroll policies, procedures and internal controls to support consistent, audit‑ready processes. Systems, Process Improvement & Implementation Partner with HR, Finance and IT to improve integration between payroll, HRIS, time tracking and accounting systems. Support the evaluation, selection and implementation of any potential new payroll system ensuring scalability for continued acquisitions and workforce growth.

Post‑Acquisition Integration Lead payroll and HRIS integration activities for newly acquired companies across Canada. Assess inherited payroll processes and systems, align pay practices and consolidate into company standards. Work closely with HR,



Finance and IT on data conversion, onboarding and compliance.

Provide communication and training to acquired teams during transition. Diploma or degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related field.

Payroll Compliance

Practitioner (PCP) or Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) designation from the National Payroll Institute (NPI) preferred. 5+ years of payroll experience, including at least 2 years in leading a team. ~ Experience managing payroll in multi-entity, multi-province organisations with unionised and field-based employees. ~ Proven success in HRIS or payroll system implementation. ~ Experience with post-acquisition payroll integration in a growing or acquisitive environment preferred. ~ Strong working knowledge of major payroll systems and advanced Excel/data analysis skills. ~ Experience with Jonas as a payroll system and experience with Bamboo HR as an HRIS is an asset. Deep knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation, taxation and unionised pay structures. Demonstrated ability to lead system and process transformation initiatives.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across both office and field environments. Salary/Wage placement within the stated range is determined by evaluating the candidate’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications, along with internal equity and prevailing market conditions. These factors are applied consistently to support transparent and equitable compensation practices in Ontario.

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Fire + Life Safety is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We are also committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner and will do so by preventing and removing barriers to accessibility and meeting accessibility requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

📌 Payroll Supervisor - Operations (Toronto)
🏢 Classic Fire + Life Safety
📍 Toronto