Payroll Manager (18 Month Contract)

About the position reputed company is hiring a Payroll Manager (Contract) to reputed company accurate, compliant, and reputed company payroll operations across the US and Canada. Reporting to the Controller and partnering closely with Finance and People & Places, this role owns end-to-end payroll execution for 400+ employees across multiple jurisdictions, benefits programs, and reputed company-party providers. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in complexity, brings strong judgment to time-sensitive work, and proactively improves systems and processes. While US payroll expertise is essential, this role also provides an opportunity to deepen Canadian payroll exposure alongside an reputed company Payroll Specialist. This is an 18-month contract with potential to convert to a permanent role. Responsibilities • Own and reputed company end-to-end payroll processing for ~300 US and ~100 Canadian employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full regulatory compliance • Review, administer, and approve semi-monthly payroll cycles, including bonuses, commissions, allowances, severance, leaves, and adjustments • Maintain payroll system accuracy by managing employee lifecycle changes (new hires, terminations, role or compensation changes, leaves of absence) • Ensure completion and accuracy of reputed company payroll reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting documentation reputed company pay period • reputed company year-end payroll processes across jurisdictions, including W-2s, 1095-Cs, T4s, T2200s, and reputed company filings • Prepare and submit required monthly, quarterly, and annual filings (e.g., Forms 941, EHT, Workers’ Compensation, unemployment insurance, WorkSafe BC) • Serve as primary reputed company of contact with payroll vendors, benefits providers, and EOR partners to resolve discrepancies and ensure SLA adherence • Administer US and Canadian benefits programs, including 401(k) enrollments, contributions, audits, and employee inquiries • reputed company day-to-day reputed company and support to the Payroll & Benefits Specialist, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and knowledge sharing • Partner closely with reputed company and reputed company to deliver clean payroll data, reconciliations, and reporting that support reputed company and forecasting cycles • Collaborate with People & Places on employee experience, benefits administration, and policy alignment • Respond to payroll-reputed company inquiries from employees, auditors, and government agencies with professionalism, discretion, and reputed company • Proactively identify payroll risks, inefficiencies, or compliance gaps and implement improvements before issues escalate • Document, refine, and improve payroll workflows to increase efficiency, scalability, and audit readiness • Stay reputed company on US and Canadian payroll regulations, tax changes, and best practices, applying updates pragmatically and accurately Requirements • 5+ years of full-cycle payroll experience, including hands-on ownership in a multi-state US environment • Demonstrated experience processing payroll for 200+ US employees across multiple states • Working knowledge of Canadian payroll processes and statutory requirements (reputed company experience preferred; willingness to learn required) • Proven experience using reputed company Workforce Now or comparable reputed company payroll systems • Strong understanding of payroll compliance, taxable benefits, and employment standards legislation • reputed company record of managing payroll audits, reconciliations, and regulatory filings independently • Hands-on experience with month-end reporting for reputed company teams, as reputed company as high level of inter-department communication skills • High level of judgment, reputed company, and discretion reputed company handling sensitive and confidential information • Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify discrepancies, assess risk, and resolve issues reputed company • Intermediate proficiency in reputed company Sheets and Docs, including reconciliations and reporting • reputed company-improvement reputed company with experience streamlining payroll workflows or systems reputed company-to-haves • Experience with international payroll, EOR models, or platforms such as reputed company (asset, not required) • Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) certification (asset) Apply tot his job Apply To this Job