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Payroll Lead

Full-time

Confidential

Job Responsibility: Position Description: We are seeking an experienced Payroll Lead with North American payroll experience to join our team in a confidential capacity. This role will serve as a key contributor to payroll operations, providing leadership, guidance, and expertise to ensure compliance and efficiency across all payroll activities. The successful candidate will have hands-on payroll experience, supervisory experience, and experience managing unionized payroll environments, with a strong understanding of payroll systems, preferably Dayforce. Responsibilities:
  • Lead and supervise a small payroll team (1-2 direct reports).
  • Serve as backup for payroll operations, including processing and journal entries for all payrolls.
  • Advise payroll administrators and support teams on processes and best practices.
  • Manage payroll audits (internal and external) and ensure accurate reporting.
  • Oversee payroll accruals, including vacation, and perform year-end reconciliations.
  • Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements including Year-End filings and Workers Compensation.
  • Manage payroll for unionized employees, ensuring collective agreement compliance.
  • Support system-related initiatives, including understanding and optimizing payroll systems (Dayforce preferred).
  • Assist with payroll-related projects and continuous process improvement.
  • Travel occasionally as required.
Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of payroll experience, preferably in North America.
  • 1-2 years of supervisory experience.
  • Experience managing payroll in a unionized environment.
  • Strong knowledge of Quebec payroll, compliance, and legislation
  • Strong understanding of payroll compliance, year-end processes, reconciliations, and filings.
  • Experience with payroll systems; Dayforce is preferred.
  • Solid analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills; confident and able to provide guidance to teams.
  • Friendly, approachable, and professional demeanor.
Personal Attributes:
  • Assertive and able to communicate needs clearly to leadership.
  • Collaborative team player with leadership capability.
  • Adaptable and willing to travel occasionally.
Confidentiality Notice This is a confidential posting. Candidates will be required to maintain discretion throughout the hiring process.

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