The Senior Payroll Administrator is a hands-on, right-hand role to the Head of Payroll combining full-cycle payroll processing with a more advanced mandate: reconciling and tying together payroll results across every Canadian region, leading year-end sign-off, and playing a lead role in testing and configuring the Company's new, independent Ceridian Dayforce environment ahead of a targeted 2027 go-live. This is a backfill for a departing incumbent, and an opportunity to grow into a trusted, largely autonomous partner to the Head of Payroll once ramped up.

Key Responsibilities
Payroll Processing

Process full-cycle, bi-weekly payroll for an assigned employee population, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable federal and provincial requirements.

Prepare and issue Records of Employment (ROEs) and T4s as required.

Process new hires, terminations, leaves of absence and other employee lifecycle changes within the payroll system.

Support special or off-cycle payroll runs as needed, using sound judgment — off-cycle runs are intentionally rare.

Tie together and reconcile payroll results across every Canadian region, including cross-provincial employee transfers, to ensure accurate, balanced totals.

Lead year-end T4 sign-off and reconciliation across the organization.

Post payroll-related general ledger entries and reconcile related accounts.

Ensure compliance with employment standards, tax and remittance requirements across all provinces where the Company operates.

Systems & Process Improvement

Play a lead role in testing and configuring the Company's new, independent Ceridian Dayforce setting ahead of a targeted January 1 go-live.

Identify and recommend process improvements as the payroll function modernizes its systems.

Support the Senior Payroll Manager on ad hoc projects related to payroll operations.

Team Support

Act as a right-hand resource to the Senior Payroll Manager,



providing backup and support across the payroll team as needed.

Provide guidance to Payroll Administrators, particularly on complex or cross-provincial payroll issues.

Maintain strong working relationships with Finance, HR and store/field operations stakeholders.

Qualifications
Education & Experience

Minimum 5-7 years of progressive, full-cycle payroll experience, including multi-provincial payroll.

Post-secondary education in accounting, business or a related field is an asset; a Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation is an asset.

Experience with Ceridian Dayforce or a comparable enterprise payroll/HRIS platform is strongly preferred.

Experience supporting a payroll system implementation, migration or configuration project is a strong asset.

Strong analytical skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment, particularly around off-cycle and exception scenarios.

Comfortable operating with ambiguity and adapting to new systems and processes.

Excellent communication skills and a genuine team-first, “how can I help” attitude.

Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information with discretion.

What We Offer

Competitive salary of $85,000–$95,000, commensurate with experience.

50% Discount of company products.

100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits, with no premiums for employees or dependents.

Hands-on training and mentorship from the Senior Payroll Manager, with a genuine path to increased autonomy and hybrid flexibility (two days remote per week) once ramped up.

The opportunity to play a lead role in a significant payroll systems transformation project.

About the Company
The organization is a well-established, multi-location business with operations across Canada employing more than 3,000 people in total. The Payroll team sits within Finance and is currently modernizing its systems as part of a transition to a new, independent Ceridian Dayforce environment.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Team Lead & Snr Payroll Specialist (British Columbia)
🏢 Important Business
📍 British Columbia