Payroll Manager

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Manager 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. The position reports directly to the Director of Finance Operations . 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

Nice to Have's include the following;

• Experience in not for profit, healthcare, higher education, or another large, complex organization with a variety of pay types
• Experience supporting organizations with multiple collective agreements.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $125,000-$130,000
• Comprehensive benefits package with excellent coverage
• Membership in an outstanding retirement plan, offering long-term retirement value

If you have the skills required to be successful in this role and you would like to learn more, please send your updated resume in MS Word format to Divya Shukla at View email address on ifg-global.com. Other opportunities can be viewed at