Interim Payroll Manager

Our client, a large not for profit, is seeking an experienced Interim Payroll Manager for a 4 month contract to lead payroll operations for a large, complex organization with approximately 5,000 employees paid on a bi-weekly basis. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for overseeing the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring compliance, managing a team of four payroll professionals, and partnering closely with Finance.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex payroll challenges, and has experience managing multiple employee groups, collective agreements, and payroll systems.

***This is a hybrid role requiring you to work 3 days a week in office

Key Responsibilities include the following;

• Lead and manage the organization's end-to-end payroll function for approximately 5,000 employees across multiple employee groups
• Supervise, mentor, and support a team of payroll professionals
• Oversee payroll processing for a diverse workforce, including: Full-time and part-time employees Salaried and hourly staff Contract employees Unionized and non-unionized employees Management employees
• Review and approve payroll reports, create payroll files, and ensure accurate transmission to Finance for payment processing
• Manage bi-weekly payroll cycles as well as frequent off-cycle payrolls required under collective agreements
• Ensure payroll compliance with employment standards, tax legislation, collective agreements, and organizational policies
• Work collaboratively with Finance, HR, and other stakeholders to resolve payroll issues and improve processes
• Support ongoing stabilization and optimization of the organization's recently implemented ERP payroll system
• Identify process improvements and help streamline payroll operations while maintaining accuracy and compliance

To be considered for this role, our client is looking for someone with the following skills/Qualifications;

• Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) designation or Payroll Manager certification preferred
• Proven experience managing payroll for a large, complex organization
• Experience processing payroll for unionized and non-unionized employee groups
• Strong knowledge of Ontario payroll legislation, with exposure to payroll requirements in other Canadian provinces
• Experience with multiple employee classifications, shift work, scheduling, and complex pay rules
• Previous experience leading and developing payroll teams.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities