Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey with Morgan Construction where you'll play a pivotal role in the dynamic world of heavy civil construction? Our team is made up of experts in their fields; we move the earth - and we love it

What You'll Do

Payroll Leadership & Team Development

- Provide leadership, coaching, and support to the payroll team.
- Establish clear expectations, priorities, and performance standards across the payroll team.
- Promote accountability, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing within the department.
- Ensure appropriate cross-training and succession planning to support business continuity.
- Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and service excellence within the payroll function.

Payroll Governance & Compliance

- Maintain overall accountability for payroll compliance across all Canadian provinces and U.S. jurisdictions in which Morgan operates.
- Ensure compliance with legislative requirements, employment standards, payroll tax regulations, union agreements, reporting obligations, and company policies.
- Oversee year-end reporting requirements, including T4s, T2200s, ROEs, WCB reporting, payroll tax remittances, and other statutory filings.
- Monitor legislative changes and implement required updates to payroll processes and controls.
- Coordinate and support payroll audits, tax reviews, and regulatory examinations.

Payroll Operations Oversight

- Provide oversight of all payroll cycles, including hourly, salaried, contractor, union, and U.S. payrolls.
- Review payroll activities by exception and risk, ensuring appropriate controls and validations are in place.
- Serve as the escalation point for complex payroll matters,



compliance concerns, taxation issues, and employee disputes.
- Ensure payroll processes are completed accurately, consistently, and within established deadlines.
- Monitor key payroll metrics and service levels to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Build effective working relationships across Operations, Human Resources, and Finance, serving as a trusted advisor on payroll-related matters.
- Navigate competing business priorities by identifying practical solutions that support operational needs while maintaining compliance with legislative requirements, collective agreements, company policies, and internal controls.

Cross-Border Payroll & Compliance

- Lead payroll compliance initiatives related to Canadian employees performing work in the United States.
- Coordinate with external advisors regarding cross-border payroll taxation, state withholding obligations, and emerging compliance requirements.
- Provide recommendations and subject matter expertise regarding U.S. payroll administration, payroll structure, and associated compliance considerations.
- Maintain oversight of payroll risks associated with domestic and international workforce mobility.

Controls, Systems & Continuous Improvement

- Own and maintain payroll policies, procedures, controls, and governance frameworks.




- Identify process gaps and implement scalable solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
- Demonstrate curiosity and sound judgment by proactively identifying process gaps, compliance risks, and opportunities for improvement, and developing practical solutions that support both operational effectiveness and legislative compliance.
- Partner with Finance, HR, IT, and Operations to streamline workflows and improve data integrity.
- Support system enhancements, automation initiatives, and payroll technology improvements.
- Establish and maintain documentation standards that support audit readiness and operational continuity.
- Support evolving business needs by contributing to projects, investigations, process improvement initiatives, and other assignments that enhance payroll operations, compliance, and organizational effectiveness.

Payroll Accounting & Reporting

- Oversee payroll-related reconciliations and ensure completeness and accuracy of payroll-related general ledger activity.
- Review payroll accruals, remittances, benefits reconciliations, and other payroll accounting requirements.
- Develop and maintain payroll metrics, dashboards, and management reporting.
- Provide payroll-related analysis, forecasting support, and operational insights to leadership.
- Partner with Finance and operational leaders to provide payroll-related insights, workforce analytics, and decision-support information.

What You Bring

- Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation required.
- Payroll Leadership Qualified (PLP) designation preferred.
- 10+ years of

📌 Payroll Manager (Edmonton)
🏢 Morgan Construction and Environmental
📍 Edmonton