Payroll Manager - Accounting

Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Payroll Supervisor

The Payroll Supervisor is responsible for overseeing payroll administration and preparation, ensuring the payroll department meets operational needs by effectively allocating workloads, monitoring staff scheduling and leaves, and providing training to maintain a well-equipped team for biweekly payroll processing, as well as efficient use of department resources while maintaining exceptional customer service standards.
This role also maintains compliance with established payroll principles, collective agreements, best practices, and standards, as well as the requirements of regulatory bodies such as Revenue Canada, Employment Standards, Pension Corporation, and WorkSafe BC. They are also responsible for system testing and ensuring the accuracy of information required by IT and HRIS.
A Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation from the National Payroll Institute, plus completion of at least one year of an accounting/business program at an accredited post-secondary institute;
Two years of previous supervisory experience in the areas of recruiting, training, scheduling, assigning work and conducting performance appraisals;
Demonstrated working knowledge of integrated HRIS and accounting systems.
Demonstrated knowledge and advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications.
Demonstrated ability to work with minimum supervision, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines.
Proven ability to communicate courteously and effectively in English both verbally and in writing with faculty, staff, administrators, auditors, Ministry and agency officials and the public.
As per the KPU-BCGEU Collective Agreement, qualified internal applicants within the BCGEU bargaining unit are given first consideration in filling this position.