Team Lead & Snr Payroll Specialist

Confidential; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid extended health and

Dental benefits

Hybrid flexibility (two days remote)

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Senior Payroll Administrator in Vancouver to own full-cycle payroll processing while reconciling results across Canadian regions. You will lead year-end sign-off, test and configure Ceridian Dayforce ahead of the 2027 go-live, and partner closely with the Head of Payroll.

This role backfills an incumbent and offers mentorship, hybrid flexibility (two remote days/week) and growth toward autonomous partnership with Finance and HR stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of progressive, full-cycle payroll experience including multi-provincial payroll.
• Post-secondary education in accounting, business or related field is an asset; PCP designation is an asset.
• Experience with Ceridian Dayforce or comparable payroll/HRIS is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting payroll system implementations, migrations or configurations is a strong asset.
• Strong analytical skills with high accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Process full-cycle, bi-weekly payroll for a defined employee population with compliance.
• Prepare ROEs and T4s as required.
• Handle new hires, terminations and lifecycle changes in the payroll system.
• Support off-cycle payroll runs when needed.
• Reconcile payroll results across Canadian regions and cross-provincial transfers.

Skills

Multi-provincial payroll

Analytical skills

Communication

Discretion

Independent work

Education

Accounting/Business education

Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation

Tools

Ceridian Dayforce

Job description

The Senior Payroll Administrator is a hands-on, right-hand role to the Head of Payroll combining full-cycle payroll processing with a more advanced mandate: reconciling and tying together payroll results across every Canadian region, leading year-end sign-off, and playing a lead role in testing and configuring the Company's new, independent Ceridian Dayforce environment ahead of a targeted 2027 go-live. This is a backfill for a departing incumbent, and an opportunity to grow into a trusted, largely autonomous partner to the Head of Payroll once ramped up.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Processing

• Process full-cycle, bi-weekly payroll for an assigned employee population, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable federal and provincial requirements.
• Prepare and issue Records of Employment (ROEs) and T4s as required.
• Process new hires, terminations, leaves of absence and other employee lifecycle changes within the payroll system.
• Support special or off-cycle payroll runs as needed, using sound judgment — off-cycle runs are intentionally rare.
• Tie together and reconcile payroll results across every Canadian region, including cross-provincial employee transfers, to ensure accurate, balanced totals.
• Lead year-end T4 sign-off and reconciliation across the organization.
• Post payroll-related general ledger entries and reconcile related accounts.
• Ensure compliance with employment standards, tax and remittance requirements across all provinces where the Company operates.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Play a lead role in testing and configuring the Company's new, independent Ceridian Dayforce environment ahead of a targeted January 1 go-live.
• Identify and recommend process improvements as the payroll function modernizes its systems.
• Support the Senior Payroll Manager on ad hoc projects related to payroll operations.

Team Support

• Act as a right-hand resource to the Senior Payroll Manager, providing backup and support across the payroll team as needed.
• Provide guidance to Payroll Administrators, particularly on complex or cross-provincial payroll issues.
• Maintain strong working relationships with Finance, HR and store/field operations stakeholders.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Minimum 5-7 years of progressive, full-cycle payroll experience, including multi-provincial payroll.
• Post-secondary education in accounting, business or a related field is an asset; a Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation is an asset.
• Experience with Ceridian Dayforce or a comparable enterprise payroll/HRIS platform is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting a payroll system implementation, migration or configuration project is a strong asset.
• Strong analytical skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment, particularly around off-cycle and exception scenarios.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and adapting to new systems and processes.
• Excellent communication skills and a genuine team-first, “how can I help” attitude.
• Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information with discretion.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary of $85,000–$95,000, commensurate with experience.
• 50% Discount of company products.
• 100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits, with no premiums for employees or dependents.
• Hands-on training and mentorship from the Senior Payroll Manager, with a genuine path to increased autonomy and hybrid flexibility (two days remote per week) once ramped up.
• The opportunity to play a lead role in a significant payroll systems transformation project.

About the Company

The organization is a well-established, multi-location business with operations across Canada employing more than 3,000 people in total. The Payroll team sits within Finance and is currently modernizing its systems as part of a transition to a new, independent Ceridian Dayforce environment.