Employment - Payroll Manager
Payroll Manager
Cape Breton University
Full-Time Permanent
Weekdays
Description
- Supervise and co-ordinate workload of payroll staff to meet operational requirements.
- Process and manage full-cycle payroll for all salaried and hourly employees across a varied workforce
- Administer and manage DB and DCPP pension plans; RRSP and TFSA plans for the university including the processing and reporting requirements.
- Prepare and manage bi-weekly journal entries along with monthly accruals for the general ledger
- Ensure compliance with CRA reporting and filing requirements.
- ·Maintain ongoing thorough knowledge and compliance of federal, provincial, and pension legislation as it relates to payroll.
- Investigate, resolve and manage all payroll-related inquiries from employees and other stakeholders within established guidelines for resolution.
- Manage the year end process including the calculation of Pension Adjustments, taxable benefits, preparation of T4/T4A slips and filing with CRA within deadlines.
- Lead and oversee the annual external payroll audit
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of payroll documentation and transactions.
- Prepare various payroll reports for analysis
- Implement policies and drive process improvement with evolving requirements of the business.
- Execute other responsibilities, as required.
Requirements
- Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) or Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) certification with a minimum of 5+ years of progressive experience in full-cycle payroll in a high volume, complex environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge and experience working with both DB and DC pension plans and employee benefit plans is considered an asset
- Experience working in a unionized environment.
- Knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
- Experience processing payroll in the academic industry would be considered an asset
- In-depth working knowledge of automated payroll systems and working with ERPs and internal controls
- Proficient in MS Office tools with ability to manipulate and calculate large data sets in Excel, including the use of pivot tables, functions/formulas
- Knowledge and thorough understanding of Federal and Provincial employment standards and payroll legislation
- Excellent organizational and record management skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and partner with key stakeholders
- An analytical mind with solution focused, problem solving aptitude
- Aptitude to leverage technology to simplify internal processes, minimize manual work and limit delays in payroll processing
- Ability to prioritize and deliver results independently while working with a team in a fast-paced growth environment
How To Apply
Cape Breton University will be accepting applications for this opportunity via their Human Resource Information System (HRIS), or other external site. Please follow the link and the instructions below carefully. Failure to do so may result in disqualification.
Intended Audience
This employment opportunity is open for: Canadian, Permanent Residents, and Temporary Residents who are able to work for any employer in Canada (Study Permit and Open work permit holders).
Only applicants who are authorized to work in Canada will be considered.
Location Information
- Community
- Sydney
- County
- Cape Breton Regional Municipality
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
Opportunity Information
- Employer
- Cape Breton University
- NOC Code
- Payroll administrators (1432)
- Experience Required
- Yes
- Available Openings
- 1
- Pay Type
- To be Determined
- Remuneration
- To be Determined
- Estimated Weekly Hours
- —
- Start Date
- —
- End Date
- —
- Language
- English
- Language Proficiency Level
- Fluent (CLB 10-12)
- Posted on
- June 7th 2022
- Expires
- June 28th 2022