Payroll Manager: 20-Month Contract

GolfBC; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual salary 90k–105k CAD

Extended health benefits

RRSP matching

Free golf

Employee discounts on meals

Team events

Job summary

GolfBC is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead accurate, on-time payroll for ~800 Team Members across golf and hospitality. The 20-month fixed-term role is based at our Head Office in Vancouver and starts in late Oct/early Nov, with a hybrid work model.

Responsibilities include managing onboarding/offboarding for ~700 seasonal staff, leading the ADP Workforce Now rollout, and delivering cost and headcount analyses. Collaboration with Finance and People teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of payroll experience.
• Payroll Compliance Professional certificate required.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll for hourly and salaried teams across multiple businesses with bi-weekly and semi-monthly pay schedules.
• Coordinate onboarding/offboarding for seasonal staff including final pay and benefits.
• Lead the transfer to ADP Workforce Now, including data validation and testing.
• Prepare labour cost, overtime and headcount analyses and reports.
• Complete journal entries, remittances, year-end reporting, and audits.
• Coach Payroll Administrator and advise managers on payroll, time and attendance.

Skills

Payroll management

Attention to detail

Independent work

Hospitality/seasonal payroll

Time management

Education

Payroll Compliance Professional certificate

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

GolfBC is looking for a detail-loving Payroll Manager to lead accurate, on-time payroll for approximately 800 Team Members across our golf and hospitality businesses. We support part-time, full-time, regular, and seasonal Team Members; spread across multiple businesses that work together in a fun, friendly, and fast-paced environment.

This 20-month fixed-term position is based at our Head Office in Vancouver and begins in late October or early November, ahead of maternity/parental leave beginning at the end of December.

We offer a welcoming, inclusive and flexible work environment, a hybrid work model, and the opportunity to play a key role in our ADP Workforce Now implementation.

We’d love to hear from you if you’re dependable, highly accountable, skilled at managing your time and excited to enrich lives and inspire connection.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead payroll for hourly and salaried Team Members across multiple businesses, with bi-weekly and semi-monthly pay schedules and significant seasonal volume.
• Coordinate the payroll aspects of onboarding and offboarding approximately 700 seasonal Team Members, including final pay, Records of Employment and benefits administration.
• Lead the transfer to ADP Workforce Now, including data validation, testing and launch.
• Prepare reports and analysis on labour costs, overtime, headcount and other workforce measures.
• Complete journal entries, reconciliations, remittances and year-end reporting, and provide records for audits.
• Coach and develop the Payroll Administrator, and help managers resolve questions about payroll, scheduling, time and attendance, and tax.
• Report to the Director of People and Culture and work closely with the Director of Finance.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• 7+ years of payroll experience
• Payroll Compliance Professional certificate
• Strong attention to detail
• Confident problem solver who works well independently in a fast-paced environment
• Hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now, including system implementation, is a significant asset
• Experience managing high-volume, multi-location payroll; hospitality or seasonal workforce experience is an asset
• Takes initiative and follows through with a high level of accountability
• Interacts effectively with Team Members at all levels of the organization
• Shows tact and discretion when dealing with confidential information
• Remains calm, organized and accurate under tight deadlines
• Strong computer skills, especially Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of payroll best practices, CRA requirements, and the BC Employment Standards Act
• Expression of our Core Values: Be Real, Own It, Bring Your Best, Succeed Together

WHAT WE OFFER

GolfBC is an amazing place to work; we give our Team Members a first-class experience! In addition to a competitive salary, we provide:

• $90,000 to $105,000 annually
• 15 days of annual vacation + paid time off between Christmas and New Year’s + Easter Monday off
• Robust extended health benefits package upon start, 100% employer-paid
• Flexible Health Spending Account
• RRSP matching
• Office kitchen stocked with snacks and drinks
• Free golf!
• Discounted meals at our restaurants in Richmond, Whistler, Victoria, and Kelowna
• Discounted stay at the Crystal Lodge in Whistler
• Regular team get-togethers
• A beautifully designed downtown office with a warm and friendly company culture

ABOUT GOLFBC

GolfBC enriches lives and inspires connection at world-class courses across British Columbia. From snow-capped peaks in Whistler and city views in Richmond to the sunny climes of Kelowna and Victoria, we offer the most naturally beautiful and challenging golf found north of the equator. Our portfolio also includes the Crystal Lodge and the Beacon Pub in Whistler.

We look for Team Members who are eager to learn and contribute alongside our many long-serving employees. Year after year, our people rate GolfBC as a great place to work! Our mission is to create welcoming environments and experiences worth talking about for both Guests and Team Members. In recognition of this commitment, GolfBC received the 2024 Employees First Award from the Tourism Industry Association of BC.