Sr. Manager, Payroll

The impact you will have:

Payroll Operations

• Own the full payroll cycle — semi-monthly and off-cycle runs — for all US and Canadian employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and a clean audit trail on every run
• Manage the payroll calendar, cut-off deadlines, and coordination with HR and Finance to ensure data integrity from hire to final pay
• Serve as the primary escalation point for payroll discrepancies, employee queries, and operational issues — resolving with speed and precision
• Drive continuous improvement across payroll processes, reducing manual effort and increasing controls without sacrificing responsiveness

Technology & Systems

• Work within Workday Payroll and Workday HCM as the primary payroll platform — managing pay runs, earnings and deduction codes, and audit reporting
• Utilise ADP Smart Compliance for multi-state and provincial tax filing, remittance, and amendment management
• Partner with HRIS and IT on system upgrades, open enrolment changes, and configuration changes requiring payroll impact assessment
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual reconciliation and improve data accuracy across the payroll tech stack

Tax Compliance — US & Canada

• Ensure full compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax obligations across all US jurisdictions including multi-state nexus, SUI, SDI, and local levies
• Manage Canadian payroll tax compliance across all provinces — CPP, EI, provincial income tax, and Quebec-specific requirements (QPP, QPIP)
• Own year-end processes end to end — W-2, W-2c, T4, T4A, RL-1 — from reconciliation through employee distribution and agency filing
• Manage tax registration, filing, amendment, and penalty response across all active jurisdictions
• Stay ahead of legislative changes — federal and sub-national — and translate them into process and system updates before they become compliance gaps

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