Payroll Manager Sap

Payroll Manager/ Lead - SAP/ECPLocation Address:Hybrid - Scarborough - 3 days/week (Monday, Wednesday as anchor days, subject to change)
Contract Duration:6 months | Strong possibility of extension & possibility of conversion to FTE
Schedule Hours:8:30 am-5 pm Monday-Friday;
standard 37.5 hrs/week
Typical Day in Role:
Leads and drives a customer-focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge
Leads and runs the full payroll year-end cycle in SAP/ECP Payroll. This includes year-end planning, readiness checklists, timelines, year-to-date and tax balance reconciliation, and final year-end close
Runs payroll processing in SAP/ECP, including regular and off-cycle payroll runs, payroll postings, validations, and reconciliations. Investigates, analyzes, and resolves payroll system problems
Produces, validates, and reconciles year-end tax forms (e.G., T4, T4A, RL-1) and electronic filings. Ensures they are accurate and submitted to tax authorities and employees on time
Processes year-end tax form amendments, cancellations, and reissues, along with prior-year adjustments. Keeps a complete audit trail and reconciles all changes
Documents the full end-to-end year-end process, including process maps, desktop procedures, roles and responsibilities, key controls, and timelines, so the process is repeatable and ready for audit
Gathers, documents, and validates business requirements for year-end and payroll changes. Works with Payroll Operations, Tax, Finance, Technology, and vendor partners to make sure requirements are complete and traceable
Plans and runs testing for year-end, legislative and tax updates, support packs, and system changes. This includes unit, integration, regression, and parallel testing
Writes User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts and test scenarios, runs UAT, logs and tracks defects until they are resolved, and gets business sign-off before deployment
Works with the Payroll Transformation and ECP project teams to share year-end insights, support knowledge transfer, and make SAP/ECP Payroll more efficient
Ensures all activities are complete in compliance with the Bank's policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Payroll Manager, Payroll Lead, or equivalent payroll-focused position
Hands-on experience processing payroll and managing year-end payroll activities within SAP/ECP Payroll
Advanced Excel skills, including: Pivot Tables, Formulas, Data analysis and reconciliation, Reporting, Macros
Experience planning and executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities
SAP/HCM Payroll Certification
Nice-To-Have Skills:
PLP/PCP certification
Audit experience
Technical and process documentation writing experience
Bilingualism in French
Soft Skills Required:
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Exceptional attention to detail.
Highly organized with strong planning and prioritization abilities.
Analytical problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
Education:
SAP/HCM payroll certified
PLP/PCP certifications
Flexible work from home options available.
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