Payroll Manager: 20-Month Contract

Job summary

The Payroll Manager will lead payroll operations for approximately 800 employees across multiple business locations, including managing seasonal onboarding and offboarding. They are also responsible for leading the implementation of ADP Workforce Now and preparing detailed labor cost and workforce reports.

Job details

GolfBC is looking for a detail-loving Payroll Manager to lead accurate, on-time payroll for approximately 800 Team Members across our golf and hospitality businesses. We support part-time, full-time, regular, and seasonal Team Members; spread across multiple businesses that work together in a fun, friendly, and fast-paced environment. This 20-month fixed-term position is based at our Head Office in Vancouver and begins in late October or early November, ahead of maternity/parental leave beginning at the end of December. We offer a welcoming, inclusive and flexible work environment, a hybrid work model, and the opportunity to play a key role in our ADP Workforce Now implementation. We’d love to hear from you if you’re dependable, highly accountable, skilled at managing your time and excited to enrich lives and inspire connection. RESPONSIBILITIES * Lead payroll for hourly and salaried Team Members across multiple businesses, with bi-weekly and semi-monthly pay schedules and significant seasonal volume. * Coordinate the payroll aspects of onboarding and offboarding approximately 700 seasonal Team Members, including final pay, Records of Employment and benefits administration. * Lead the transfer to ADP Workforce Now, including data validation, testing and launch. * Prepare reports and analysis on labour costs, overtime, headcount and other workforce measures. * Complete journal entries, reconciliations, remittances and year-end reporting, and provide records for audits. * Coach and develop the Payroll Administrator, and help managers resolve questions about payroll, scheduling, time and attendance, and tax. * Report to the Director of People and Culture and work closely with the Director of Finance. CANDIDATE PROFILE * 7+ years of payroll experience * Payroll Compliance Professional certificate * Strong attention to detail * Confident problem solver who works well independently in a fast-paced environment * Hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now, including system implementation, is a significant asset * Experience managing high-volume, multi-location payroll; hospitality or seasonal workforce experience is an asset * Takes initiative and follows through with a high level of accountability * Interacts effectively with Team Members at all levels of the organization * Shows tact and discretion when dealing with confidential information * Remains calm, organized and accurate under tight deadlines * Strong computer skills, especially Microsoft Office * Knowledge of payroll best practices, CRA requirements, and the BC Employment Standards Act * Expression of our Core Values: Be Real, Own It, Bring Your Best, Succeed Together WHAT WE OFFER GolfBC is an amazing place to work; we give our Team Members a first-class experience! In addition to a competitive salary, we provide: * $90,000 to $105,000 annually * 15 days of annual vacation + paid time off between Christmas and New Year’s + Easter Monday off * Robust extended health benefits package upon start, 100% employer-paid * Flexible Health Spending Account * RRSP matching * Flexible work hours * Hybrid work model * Office kitchen stocked with snacks and drinks * Free golf! * Discounted meals at our restaurants in Richmond, Whistler, Victoria, and Kelowna * Discounted stay at the Crystal Lodge in Whistler * Regular team get-togethers * A beautifully designed downtown office with a warm and friendly company culture ABOUT GOLFBC GolfBC enriches lives and inspires connection at world-class courses across British Columbia. From snow-capped peaks in Whistler and city views in Richmond to the sunny climes of Kelowna and Victoria, we offer the most naturally beautiful and challenging golf found north of the equator. Our portfolio also includes the Crystal Lodge and the Beacon Pub in Whistler. We look for Team Members who are eager to learn and contribute alongside our many long-serving employees. Year after year, our people rate GolfBC as a great place to work! Our mission is to create welcoming environments and experiences worth talking about for both Guests and Team Members. In recognition of this commitment, GolfBC received the 2024 Employees First Award from the Tourism Industry Association of BC. Join us in living our Purpose: To enrich lives and inspire connection

What you’ll do

The Payroll Manager will lead payroll operations for approximately 800 employees across multiple business locations, including managing seasonal onboarding and offboarding. They are also responsible for leading the implementation of ADP Workforce Now and preparing detailed labor cost and workforce reports.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 7 years of payroll experience and hold a Payroll Compliance Professional certificate. Strong proficiency in ADP Workforce Now, knowledge of CRA requirements, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment are essential.

Benefits

• Extended health benefits • Flexible health spending account • RRSP matching • Paid time off • Annual vacation • Hybrid work model • Flexible work hours • Free golf • Discounted meals • Discounted hotel stays

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• ADP Workforce Now · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Data Validation · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• Team Leadership · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Payroll management
• ADP Workforce Now
• Payroll compliance
• Data validation
• Financial reporting
• Reconciliations
• Year-end reporting
• CRA requirements
• BC Employment Standards Act
• Team leadership
• Time management
• Problem solving
• Microsoft Office
• Attention to detail
• Report Writing
• Tactfulness
• Accountability
• Tourism
• Time Off Management
• Willingness To Learn
• Auditing
• Benefits Administration
• Computer Literacy
• Data Validation
• Finance
• Problem Solving
• Proactivity
• Remittance
• Scheduling
• System Implementation
• Detail Oriented

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Human Resources
• Management & Leadership
• Hospitality
• Payroll Manager
• Payroll Clerks
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers