Manager, Payroll

Ontario Health atHome; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 102,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive compensation packages

Benefits

Defined benefit pension plan

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Ontario Health at Home is seeking an experienced Finance leader to manage payroll operations and financial planning. You will oversee payroll systems, develop analyses, and support board and managerial decisions with robust financial modeling.

The role reports to the Director, Payroll and requires a university degree, payroll certification, and 5–7 years in finance with payroll oversight. Strong Excel/SQL skills and knowledge of applicable legislation are essential.

Qualifications

• University degree in Mathematics, Finance, Business, Economics.
• Payroll Certification or credential is required.
• 5 to 7 years of experience in finance including payroll oversight.
• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting and analysis of revenue/expenses.
• Experience with MIS reporting and payroll systems.
• Knowledge of Employment Standards Act and Canada Labour Code.

Responsibilities

• Develops, analyzes and communicates ongoing and ad hoc financial information across the organization.
• Provides decision support to identify issues, opportunities and trends for resource allocation.
• Supervises and manages payroll staff.
• Leads special projects and delivers results timely and professionally.
• Builds financial models and forecasts based on multiple drivers.
• Prepares financial modeling scenarios for collective bargaining and participates on the negotiating team.
• Ensures data accuracy across internal functions and provides timely solutions.

Skills

Payroll certification

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

MIS reporting

Education

University degree in Mathematics, Finance, Business, Economics

Tools

Excel

Access

Visio

MS Project

SQL query tools

Great Plains

Quadrant Payroll

Job description

Job Description

Are you a strategic Finance professional with experience leading payroll teams? Are you passionate about exceptional health care and driven by a desire to help others?

If so, take a look at this rewarding career opportunity working alongside a supportive and collaborative team of over 9,000 regulated health care and other professionals. We are amid a momentous time for health care in Ontario as we move to a more connected health care system through the Ontario Health Teams model of care.

Ontario Health at Home is looking for an experienced leader in Finance with strong expertise in administrative functions for payroll systems. Reporting to the Director, Payroll, the Manager, Payroll collects and analyzes fiscal data and performs financial modeling including analysis and recommendations that are required for board and managerial decisions to meet strategic and operational objectives. The position is responsible for the creation of financial policies and auditing of financial performance in relation to the budget as well as leading payroll administrative staff.

What do we offer?

We know wellness is supported with work-life balance. In an inclusive culture committed to support your passion for continuous learning, growth and innovation, we offer:

• Attractive comprehensive compensation packages and benefits
• Valuable development opportunities
• Membership in a world class defined benefit pension plan
• Salary: $101,626 to $121,346
• Flexible work location - this position can be located at any Ontario Health atHome office, space permitting

What will you do?

• Develops, provides analysis, and communication of on-going and ad hoc financial information across the organization
• Provides decision support analysis to identify issues, opportunities and emerging trends for effective and efficient resource allocation
• Supervises and manages payroll staff
• Takes full ownership of special projects and delivery of results in a timely and professional manner
• Builds financial models that consider multiple drivers and relay those drivers into accurate forecasts
• Prepares financial modeling scenarios for collective bargaining and is a member of the negotiating team
• Works closely with internal functional areas to ensure data accuracy; investigate potential issues and provide solutions in a timely and efficient manner
• Takes large amounts of complex information from multiple sources and produce simple and clear explanations of financial results
• Develops and enhances analytical methods to meet user requirements and improves labor and service efficiency
• Runs multiple scenarios to test the relative sensitivity of key cost drivers
• Performs financial impact analysis to monitor and evaluate the financial performance of proposed strategies
• Monitors trends in performance and forecast variances
• Finds and explains actionable cause and effect relationships
• Creates detailed and flexible analysis that enable stakeholders to fully understand key drivers of budget results
• Provides training and support to internal clients upon request
• Leads on-going process improvements/enhancements to ensure data integrity and accuracy

What must you have?

• University degree in Mathematics, Finance, Business, Economics
• Payroll Certification
• 5 to 7 years of experience in finance including responsibility for overseeing payroll operations
• Expertise in the analysis of revenue and expenses, budgeting and forecasting
• Ability to use computer finance planning and modeling tools and knowledge of business budgeting and forecasting
• Experience with issue definition and solving, determining the appropriate solution based upon MIS principles, GAAP requirement and Ministry Directives
• Demonstrated experience with MIS reporting (equivalent to Level 1 MIS)
• Experience with Administrative functions for Payroll systems
• Knowledge of tools, systems and databases used in processing payroll, financial and statistical transactions
• Ability to understand and implement information relevant to collective agreements
• Knowledge of relevant legislation such as Employment Standards Act and Canada Labor Code
• Advanced Microsoft Office applications knowledge (Excel, Access, Visio, MS Project; SQL query tools, Great Plains financial systems and Quadrant Payroll)
• We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. As a condition of employment, all employees are required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination status prior to start date

What would give you the edge?

• Financial accreditation (e.g. CA, CPA, CMA, etc.)
• Experience in project management and/or process improvement
• Strong planning, organizational and analytical skills

Who are we?

We are Ontario Health atHome, ready to serve every person in Ontario.

We partner with patients and caregivers, family physicians, hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes, service providers and Ontario Health Teams, to deliver responsive, accessible, integrated, patient-centred care.

Why join us?

If you’re interested in driving excellence in care and service delivery, and seeking an unparalleled opportunity to lead and learn, partner and connect, care and be cared for, this is your home.

Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Anti-Racism Commitment

Ontario Health atHome is committed to a culture of equity, inclusion, diversity and anti-racism. We are committed to attracting, engaging and developing a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.