Senior Payroll & Benefits Lead - Workday Expert (Canada)

Vaco; Toronto; Presencial; CAD 110.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Leader in the Greater Toronto Area to oversee all aspects of payroll, pensions, and benefits for a multi-faceted organization. You will guide a team, ensure statutory compliance, and advise stakeholders across HR and Finance.

The role requires 5+ years in full-cycle payroll and benefits, with Workday experience and PCP certification. On-site in Toronto, with opportunities to optimize processes and controls.

Formación

• 5+ years of full cycle payroll and benefits experience.
• Payroll lead experience is required.
• Workday experience is essential.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the Payroll & Benefits team, ensuring accurate, timely, confidential, and compliant payroll, pension, and benefits administration.
• Oversee complex payroll processing, benefits, pension, leaves, disability, terminations, severance, year-end activities, and statutory reporting.
• Ensure compliance with CRA, employment standards, pension legislation, internal policies, financial controls, and audit requirements.
• Provide subject matter expertise and advice to HR, management, employees, government partners, and external stakeholders on payroll, benefits, pension, compensation, and legislative matters.
• Manage external payroll, pension, benefits, and consulting providers, including service delivery, issue resolution, system changes, and vendor relationships.
• Identify and mitigate operational and financial risks, strengthen controls, investigate discrepancies, and drive continuous process and system improvements.
• Lead payroll and benefits projects, policy and legislative changes, system implementations, audits, reporting, and organizational initiatives.
• Develop payroll calendars, year-end processes, special payroll runs, financial accruals, and workforce planning requirements.
• Provide employee education and confidential support regarding payroll, pension, benefits, and employment-related matters.
• Coach, mentor, and develop the Payroll & Benefits team, managing workload, performance, priorities, and business continuity.
• Build strong relationships across HR, Finance, government, auditors, consultants, and service providers to support effective program delivery.

Conocimientos

Workday experience

Full cycle payroll

Benefits administration

Payroll lead

Educación

PCP required

Descripción del empleo

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Leader in the Greater Toronto Area to oversee all aspects of payroll, pensions, and benefits for a multi-faceted organization. You will guide a team, ensure statutory compliance, and advise stakeholders across HR and Finance.

The role requires 5+ years in full-cycle payroll and benefits, with Workday experience and PCP certification. On-site in Toronto, with opportunities to optimize processes and controls.