Payroll Manager

Job Description

• Supervise and co-ordinate activities of payroll staff
• Manage payroll workload to meet operational requirements
• Ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll updates including new hires, terminations, and changes to pay rates. (8,000 employees)
• Oversee compliance with statutory reporting and filing requirements
• Prepare, review and maintain accurate payroll general ledger account reconciliations
• Review and improve payroll policies and procedures
• Ensure all payroll information and records are maintained in accordance with statutory requirements
• Support all internal and external audits related to payroll
• Oversee process of weekly payroll for executives and office staff
• Manage and resolve issues relating to payroll production
• Manage and develop payroll staff
• Familiar with Microsoft Great Plains, Greenshades, Word, and Excel
• Able to work in a team environment
• Able to complete tasks in a timely and efficient manner
• Able to communicate clearly and succinctly to other members of the finance/accounting department, as well as members of the wider Jack’s management team
• Self-starter, able to identify areas for improvement and act on those improvements, as well as take on additional responsibilities in the future
• Organized
• Able to learn quickly and able to cross-train others on the payroll team

Personal attributes that support your success

The Payroll Manager should ideally possess the following attributes:

• You are results oriented and exercise sound judgment in your work
• You are dedicated to achieving excellence and work with others to tackle the tasks at hand
• Have strong mathematical, accounting, and analytical skills
• You are helpful, a team player, and show respect while collaborating with others
• A lifelong learner, who is inquisitive and solves problems with strategic thinking and innovation
• Excellent organizational, problem solving, written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional communication skills
• Excellent project management skills