Payroll Manager SAP

FINTECH PROFESSIONALS CORP; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work from home options

Job summary

FINTECH PROFESSIONALS CORP is seeking a Payroll Manager/Lead with SAP/ECP expertise for a 6-month hybrid role in Scarborough. The position focuses on leading the year-end payroll cycle, managing regular and off-cycle runs, and ensuring accurate tax forms and filings.

Strong Excel, UAT, and SAP/HCM certification are required. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in payroll leadership, experience in year-end processes, and the ability to document end-to-end procedures for audit readiness.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Payroll Manager, Payroll Lead, or equivalent payroll-focused position.
• Hands-on experience processing payroll and managing year-end payroll activities within SAP/ECP Payroll
• Advanced Excel skills, including: Pivot Tables, Formulas, Data analysis and reconciliation, Reporting, Macros
• Experience planning and executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities
• SAP/HCM Payroll Certification

Responsibilities

• Leads and drives a customer-focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge
• Leads and runs the full payroll year-end cycle in SAP/ECP Payroll, including planning, readiness checklists, timelines, reconciliation, and close
• Runs payroll processing in SAP/ECP, including regular and off-cycle payroll runs, postings, validations, and reconciliations; investigates issues
• Produces and reconciles year-end tax forms (T4, T4A, RL-1) and filings with authorities and employees on time
• Documents end-to-end year-end process, process maps, roles, and controls for audit readiness
• Gathers and validates business requirements for year-end and payroll changes; works with cross-functional partners
• Plans and runs testing for year-end, legislative and tax updates; unit, integration, regression and parallel testing
• Writes UAT scripts and tests, logs defects and gets sign-off before deployment
• Collaborates with Payroll Transformation and ECP teams to improve SAP/ECP Payroll efficiency
• Ensures compliance with Bank policies and regulatory requirements

Skills

Payroll management

SAP ECP Payroll

Advanced Excel

UAT testing

SAP HCM Cert

Education

SAP/HCM Payroll Cert

PLP PCP Cert

Tools

SAP

ECP Payroll

Excel

Job description

Payroll Manager/ Lead - SAP/ECP

Location Address:

Hybrid - Scarborough - 3 days/week (Monday, Wednesday as anchor days, subject to change)

Contract Duration:

6 months | Strong possibility of extension & possibility of conversion to FTE

Schedule Hours:

8:30 am-5 pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week

Typical Day in Role:

• Leads and drives a customer-focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge
• Leads and runs the full payroll year-end cycle in SAP/ECP Payroll. This includes year-end planning, readiness checklists, timelines, year-to-date and tax balance reconciliation, and final year-end close
• Runs payroll processing in SAP/ECP, including regular and off-cycle payroll runs, payroll postings, validations, and reconciliations. Investigates, analyzes, and resolves payroll system problems
• Produces, validates, and reconciles year-end tax forms (e.g., T4, T4A, RL-1) and electronic filings. Ensures they are accurate and submitted to tax authorities and employees on time
• Processes year-end tax form amendments, cancellations, and reissues, along with prior-year adjustments. Keeps a complete audit trail and reconciles all changes
• Documents the full end-to-end year-end process, including process maps, desktop procedures, roles and responsibilities, key controls, and timelines, so the process is repeatable and ready for audit
• Gathers, documents, and validates business requirements for year-end and payroll changes. Works with Payroll Operations, Tax, Finance, Technology, and vendor partners to make sure requirements are complete and traceable
• Plans and runs testing for year-end, legislative and tax updates, support packs, and system changes. This includes unit, integration, regression, and parallel testing
• Writes User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts and test scenarios, runs UAT, logs and tracks defects until they are resolved, and gets business sign-off before deployment
• Works with the Payroll Transformation and ECP project teams to share year-end insights, support knowledge transfer, and make SAP/ECP Payroll more efficient
• Ensures all activities are complete in compliance with the Bank's policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Payroll Manager, Payroll Lead, or equivalent payroll-focused position
• Hands-on experience processing payroll and managing year-end payroll activities within SAP/ECP Payroll
• Advanced Excel skills, including: Pivot Tables, Formulas, Data analysis and reconciliation, Reporting, Macros
• Experience planning and executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities
• SAP/HCM Payroll Certification

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• PLP/PCP certification
• Audit experience
• Technical and process documentation writing experience
• Bilingualism in French

Soft Skills Required:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Highly organized with strong planning and prioritization abilities.
• Analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.

Education:

• SAP/HCM payroll certified
• PLP/PCP certifications

Flexible work from home options available.