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Payroll ManagerRobert Half • Toronto, ON, CA
Payroll Manager

Payroll Manager

Robert Half • Toronto, ON, CA
11 days ago
Job type
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Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee and lead a high-performing, payroll team. This role will be responsible for ensuring accurate and compliant end-to-end payroll processing across multiple provinces, while providing leadership, mentorship, and strategic direction to a small team.


This is a hands-on leadership role ideal for someone who enjoys both people management and being actively involved in payroll operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a small team of Payroll Administrators
  • Foster a collaborative, high-performance team environment
  • Provide training and ongoing support to ensure continuous development
  • Oversee and review end-to-end payroll processing for a high-volume, multi-province, unionized environment
  • Approve payroll to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timeliness
  • Act as a backup for full-cycle payroll when required
  • Lead all year-end payroll activities including reconciliations and reporting
  • Ensure compliance with federal and provincial payroll legislation, including union requirements
  • Support internal and external payroll audits
  • Prepare and analyze payroll reports for internal stakeholders
  • Leverage Excel to manage and interpret large data sets
  • Work closely with Finance and HR to ensure alignment on payroll processes and reporting
  • Communicate payroll policies, updates, and changes clearly across all levels of the organization
  • Participate in and lead payroll-related projects such as upgrades or M& A activities
  • Support the integration of newly acquired employees into the payroll system, ensuring accurate onboarding, data validation, and alignment with internal payroll processes and policies
  • Partner with HR and Finance during acquisitions to ensure a smooth transition, including payroll setup, compliance, and employee communication
  • Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiencies






Qualifications

  • PCP or PLP designation preferred
  • Minimum 2+ years of payroll management experience
  • Proven experience overseeing high-volume, multi-province payroll in a unionized environment
  • Experience leading and supporting a small, tenured payroll team
  • Experience with Payroll Software such as Dayforce, ADP WFN or UKG strongly preferred
  • Advanced Excel skills including: Pivot Tables, XLOOKUPs, Managing large data sets
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong presentation skills



Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training.All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.

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