Payroll Administrator

Brandon University; Brandon; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Brandon is seeking a Payroll Administrator to manage bi-weekly payroll for hourly and salaried staff across the organization and partner agencies. The role requires accuracy, confidentiality, and timely processing of timesheets, deductions, and remittances.

With a 36.25 hour work week and a competitive annual rate of $66,963.35, the successful candidate will maintain payroll records, reconcile general ledger entries, and respond to payroll inquiries while ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent education required.
• Post-secondary education in business/accounting fields preferred.
• PCP certification or willingness to obtain within defined period.
• Minimum three years’ experience administering a computerized payroll system.

Responsibilities

• Processes bi-weekly payroll accurately and on time.
• Verifies hours and discrepancies with supervisors when needed.
• Calculates earnings, deductions, and benefits for payroll.
• Prepares government remittances, reports, and year-end documents.
• Maintains employee records and processes changes in payroll data.
• Reconciles general ledger accounts and prepares journal entries.
• Responds to payroll inquiries from employees and managers.
• Works with IT to maintain payroll systems and test updates.

Skills

Payroll accuracy

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Grade 12, GED, CAEC, or Mature High School Diploma

Post-secondary education in Business Administration, Management, HR, Accounting

Tools

Dayforce

Payroll system (computerized)

Job description

City of Brandon Posted: October 21, 2026
Expires: November 21, 2026

Position Conditions:

This is a full-time, permanent position of 36.25 hours per week. This position is not part of a collective agreement and is open to all interested parties. The City of Brandon reserves the right to underfill this position.

Successful applicants must obtain satisfactory results from a criminal background investigation.

The successful applicant must maintain legal eligibility to work in Canada. If the successful applicant possesses a work permit, it is their responsibility to ensure the permit remains valid.

NOTE:

The City of Brandon requires proof of mandatory qualifications. Please ensure these documents are attached when completing your application.

Rate of Pay:

$66,963.35 annually (2026 Rates)

Closing Date:

11:59 pm on November 5, 2026.

This competition will include testing and an interview.

PURPOSE OF POSITION

As part of a team, the Payroll Administrator is responsible for processing the bi-weekly payroll for the hourly and salaried employees of the City of Brandon and partner agencies.

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Processes bi-weekly payroll, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Processes all incoming time sheets/reports, verifies hours and discusses discrepancies on reports with supervisors if needed.
• Calculates earnings, special payments, and benefits for the biweekly payroll.
• Computes deductions such as income tax, employment and other insurances, union payments, medical and pension plans, garnishments, charitable donations and other special allowances and taxable benefits.
• Calculates the prorating of accruals such as vacation time and stat banks.
• Prepares remittances for government, benefit providers and union associations.
• Prepares and distributes accounts payables to appropriate organizations on behalf of deductions withheld from employees' pay cheques.
• Prepares and forwards accounts receivables for payroll services performed for arms-length organizations and unions.
• Reconciliation of various general ledger accounts and preparation of journal entries as they pertain to payroll.
• Prepares, prints, and distributes various daily, weekly, and/or monthly payroll reports to appropriate people.
• Maintains records pertaining to employee information, including new hires, rates of pay, deductions, employment dates, addresses, and entering data into the computer system.
• Researches and resolves payroll queries/issues.
• Trains and monitors City staff on the coding and inputting of bi-weekly payroll information.
• Works with Information Technology to establish and maintain computer systems to record and produce payroll information and monitor/test new program releases to ensure appropriate service is maintained.
• Prepares Records of Employment, government reports, surveys, and pension reports as required.
• Prepares for year-end balancing and reporting.
• Prepares annual T4 and T4A information, produces and distributes T4 and T4A documentation.
• Responds to enquiries/requests relating to Payroll from employees, supervisors, government agencies and the public, both in person and by telephone.
• Prepare ad hoc employee payroll reports to managers.
• Verifies the data approved by managers on employee change notices to ensure accuracy.
• Follows government legislated deadlines for various remittances and reports.
• Responsible for paying over 750 employees and $ 2.3 million in gross wages biweekly.
• Adjusts employees' income, deductions, and benefits as necessary.
• Follows up with managers who are late approving employee timesheets.
• Provides information to collective agreement bargaining teams.
• Accepts cash payments from employees for benefits and insurance while on a leave of absence.
• Develops, recommends, documents, and coordinates the implementation of GOG's, policies, and procedures to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of payroll functions.
• Calculates continuous seniority dates.
• Review, interpret and implement payroll-related clauses across City policies and multiple collective agreements, including CUPE, IAFF, BPA, E-111 and ATU.
• Calculates retroactive pay and other salary adjustments.

NOTE:

The duties listed are not set forth for the purpose of limiting the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties to be performed under the position title or those to be performed temporarily outside an employee's normal line of work.

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Grade 12, G.E.D., C.A.E.C., or Mature High School Diploma.
• Post-secondary education in Business Administration, Management, Human Resources, Accounting, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) certification or willingness to obtain the certification within a defined period.
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience administering a computerized payroll system.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Course work or training in general accounting practices is an asset.
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience in Dayforce is an asset.
• Five (5) or more years’ experience in payroll administration preferred.

WORK CONDITIONS

• The Payroll Administrator works independently and in a team environment.
• Works in coordination as part of the Human Resources team to deliver quality human resource services to the organization (daily);
• Wide variety of tasks requiring ability to manage multiple projects and make independent decisions (daily);
• Works in a shared and consultative manner with other employees (daily);
• Self-motivated and quality driven to perform independent projects (daily);

The City of Brandon is committed to an inclusive, barrier free environment and will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those advancing in the competition will be contacted. If contacted to participate in the process, please advise if you require an accommodation.