Payroll & Compensation Operations Specialist

Hire Authority; Peterborough; Hybrid; CAD 99,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Peterborough is seeking an Administrator, People Operations & Compensation to administer and deliver payroll, ensuring accurate, on-time payments and compliance with legislation, policies, and collective agreements.

The role emphasizes payroll oversight, compensation administration, job evaluation, and pay equity, with HRIS responsibilities for SAP/SuccessFactors and collaboration with People & Culture, Finance, IT, and union representatives for continuous process improvements.

Qualifications

• Must have a College Diploma in Accounting and payroll experience.
• Experience with SAP/SuccessFactors and payroll legislation guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll full-cycle processing for assigned employee groups with accurate and timely payments.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, collective agreements, policies, procedures, and audit requirements.
• Provide guidance on payroll legislation, pension administration, and compliance requirements.
• Lead compensation initiatives: job evaluation, position classification, salary benchmarking, pay equity, and organizational reviews.
• Provide analysis and operational support on labour relations, compensation, job evaluation, classification, recruitment, and workforce initiatives.
• Act as an HRIS Super User for SAP/SuccessFactors, supporting testing, implementation, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Provide responsive guidance to employees, leaders, union reps, and external stakeholders on payroll, compensation, and related matters.

Skills

Payroll administration

Compensation analysis

Job evaluation

Pay equity

Labour relations

HRIS administration

Data analysis

Communication

Education

College Diploma in Accounting

Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP)

Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP)

CHRP designation

HR Management education (asset)

Tools

SAP

SuccessFactors

Job description

The City of Peterborough is seeking an Administrator, People Operations & Compensation to administer and deliver payroll, ensuring accurate, on-time payments and compliance with legislation, policies, and collective agreements.

The role emphasizes payroll oversight, compensation administration, job evaluation, and pay equity, with HRIS responsibilities for SAP/SuccessFactors and collaboration with People & Culture, Finance, IT, and union representatives for continuous process improvements.