Payroll Manager

Job summary

Lead bi-weekly Canadian payroll operations, manage and mentor the payroll team, and oversee reconciliations, statutory remittances, audits, and year-end reporting. Maintain compliance and optimize UKG Pro Payroll and Workforce Management through implementation leadership, system improvements, automation, and collaboration with HR, Finance, IT, and vendors.

Job details

Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Manager, Payroll to lead end-to-end Canadian payroll operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and optimize payroll processes. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in UKG Pro Payroll and UKG Workforce Management (WFM), along with proven payroll leadership and UKG implementation experience. Key Responsibilities Manage bi-weekly payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely payments. Lead, mentor, and manage the payroll team. Oversee payroll reconciliations, statutory remittances, audits, and year-end reporting, including T4s and RL-1s. Ensure compliance with Canadian federal and provincial payroll legislation and collective agreements. Configure, troubleshoot, and optimize UKG Pro Payroll and WFM, including integrations, reporting, and system controls. Lead UKG implementations, upgrades, testing/UAT, data validation, and post-go-live support. Drive payroll automation, process improvements, data integrity, and operational efficiency. Collaborate with HR, Finance, IT, and external vendors to resolve issues and enhance payroll operations. Required Qualifications 12+ years of Canadian payroll experience, including 5+ years in a leadership or managerial role. Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) designation required. Extensive hands-on experience with UKG Pro Payroll and UKG Workforce Management (WFM). Proven leadership experience in an end-to-end UKG implementation. Strong knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation, taxation, statutory deductions, and year-end processes. Experience with multi-province, federally regulated, or unionized payroll environments is preferred. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, and complex reconciliations. Excellent leadership, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. Interested candidates: Please share your updated resume highlighting your Canadian payroll leadership and UKG implementation experience.

What you’ll do

Lead bi-weekly Canadian payroll operations, manage and mentor the payroll team, and oversee reconciliations, statutory remittances, audits, and year-end reporting. Maintain compliance and optimize UKG Pro Payroll and Workforce Management through implementation leadership, system improvements, automation, and collaboration with HR, Finance, IT, and vendors.

Requirements

Requires 12 or more years of Canadian payroll experience, including at least five years in a leadership role, a Payroll Leadership Professional designation, and extensive hands-on UKG Pro Payroll and Workforce Management experience. Candidates must have led an end-to-end UKG implementation and demonstrate strong knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation, year-end processes, and advanced Excel; multi-province, federally regulated, or unionized payroll experience is preferred.

Listed skills

• Data Validation · Preferred
• Process Improvement · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Canadian Payroll Operations
• Payroll Leadership
• UKG Pro Payroll
• UKG Workforce Management
• Payroll Compliance
• Payroll Reconciliation
• Statutory Remittances
• Year-End Reporting
• UKG Implementation
• System Configuration
• User Acceptance Testing
• Data Validation
• Payroll Automation
• Process Improvement
• Microsoft Excel
• Team Management

Job areas

• Human Resources
• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Transportation
• Logistics

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