Payroll, Team Lead

Payroll Team Lead

Location: Ontario
Salary: $75,000 – $85,000

Are you an experienced payroll professional with a strong understanding of payroll operations and a passion for supporting and developing a team?

Our client is seeking a Payroll Team Lead to oversee day-to-day payroll operations, provide guidance to a team of Payroll Administrators, and ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on payroll professional who enjoys problem-solving, improving processes, and supporting a team through ongoing operational and system changes.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple payroll cycles, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with applicable legislation, company policies, and collective agreements.

• Review and approve payroll transactions, adjustments, and reconciliations.

• Coordinate team workloads, monitor deadlines, and address complex payroll issues.

• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and support to Payroll Administrators, including training and reviewing completed work.

• Support Payroll Supervisors during payroll system implementations and enhancements, including testing, validation, documentation, and issue resolution.

• Maintain payroll continuity and support team members through system and process transitions.

• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation, internal controls, and union agreements.

• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, accuracy, and efficiency.

• Assist with payroll audits, reporting, and related requirements.

What We're Looking For

• Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation required; Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) designation considered an asset.

• Minimum 5 years of progressive payroll experience, ideally within a multi-payroll or multi-jurisdiction environment.

• Previous team lead, supervisory, or leadership experience preferred.

• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, payroll systems, and unionized payroll environments.

• Demonstrated ability to interpret collective agreements and apply provisions relating to pay rules, premiums, leaves, and employee entitlements.

• Experience supporting payroll system implementations or major system enhancements is an asset.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including XLOOKUP, PivotTables, formulas, data analysis, and reconciliations.

• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to manage competing priorities while meeting critical deadlines.

Compensation

The anticipated salary range for this position is $75,000 – $85,000, based on experience and qualifications.

If you are a knowledgeable payroll professional ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to a collaborative payroll team, we would love to hear from you!

AI may be used to support certain administrative aspects of our recruitment process. However, all applications and resumes are reviewed by qualified human reviewers, and all screening and hiring decisions are made solely by the hiring team.

The posted salary range reflects expected compensation for this role in accordance with Ontario pay transparency requirements. Actual compensation will be determined based on the successful candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications and may fall anywhere within the range.