Payroll Operations Manager

Toronto, ON

Salary: $100,000 + 10% annual bonus

One of our clients in the beauty and wellness industry is seeking a Payroll Operations Manager to oversee payroll operations across the US and Canada. This role will manage payroll processes using Workday and other systems, ensuring compliance with local regulations while supporting system implementation, testing, and change management. The Payroll Operations Manager will drive process standardization, maintain data integrity, and deliver a seamless employee experience.

Responsibilities:

• Own and oversee the end-to-end payroll process across North America, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery for all employees.
• Manage relationships with external payroll providers, monitoring service quality, , issue resolution, and adherence to processes.
• Lead the migration from local payroll systems to a global payroll solution, including data migration, testing, parallel runs, and post-go-live stabilization while maintaining local compliance.
• Ensure compliance with all labor, tax, and social security regulations, oversee statutory filings, audits, and maintain robust payroll controls and documentation.
• Act as the primary contact for HR Business Partners and key stakeholders, addressing payroll-related questions, escalations, and complex cases.
• Maintain HRIS and payroll data integrity, oversee system integrations, and drive continuous process improvement, automation, and standardization.
• Partner with Finance and HR teams on payroll reporting, reconciliations, variance analysis, and data-driven insights to support leadership decision-making.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field; payroll certifications such as CPP (U.S.) or CIPP/E are a plus.
• Experience with global payroll or HRIS systems, including Workday (preferred), ADP WorkforceNow, SAP, or similar platforms.
• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with reporting or analytics tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Strong knowledge of local labor, tax, and payroll legislation.
• Proven ability to manage payroll operations across multiple countries, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and process efficiency

If you are keen to discuss the details further, please apply today or send your cv to Nas at COREcruitment dot com –Sarah@corecruitment.com

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