Payroll Lead

About us

At Primacorp Ventures, we are all about creating opportunities and making a meaningful impact. Founded in 1995, we're the largest accredited independent post-secondary education group in Canada. Yet, for us, this is just the opening act of our transformative journey!

Position: Payroll Lead

Reporting to: HR People Operations Manager

Location: Primacorp Head office, 960 Quayside Dr, New Westminster, BC V3M 6G2

Salary Range: $65,000-$75,000

Work type: In Office, Full-time, Monday-Friday

Job Purpose

The Payroll Lead is responsible for supporting the business through providing accurate and timely payroll processing and reporting for all Primacorp entities. The payroll lead mentors the payroll team, as well as provides supervisory-level direction. This role also requires being the go-to person for payroll support and managing all aspects of the payroll system, leading and training the payroll team, and ensuring all payroll accounting procedures are accurate.

Key Responsibilities

This role will take responsibility for:

• Process payroll payments accurately while meeting strict deadlines
• Calculate, verify, and process documentation related to changes such as wage and salary increases, employment status, tax withholding, and company deductions
• Ensure payroll amounts are in accordance with the provisions of company policies and procedures, approved pay plans, and contractual agreements
• Administer and interpret provincial and federal payroll regulations
• Assist with payroll cost and G/L entries
• Assist with yearend balancing
• Running all year-end tasks
• Run and analyze reports for payroll, employee pay, bonuses, vacation, sick, etc
• Full-cycle payroll processing
• Experience in running employer health tax/WBC for all provinces
• Provides training to the team on policies, regulations, and processes.
• Ability to liaise with stakeholders and manage expectations

Key competencies – Mandatory

• Minimum 3 years experience in payroll processing
• Minimum 2 years experience using Success Factors payroll software
• Experience with end-to-end payroll processing
• Strong working knowledge of payroll regulations
• Experience with SAP payroll processing
• Ability to complete work in a timely manner with accuracy and attention to detail
• Completion of payroll courses, working towards Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) designation

Key Competencies – Nice to have

• Experience in training and mentoring junior team members
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain a calm focus during hectic periods
• Able to articulate complicated information to non-Payroll experts

Don’t hold back!—apply today, even if you do not tick every skills list. We cherish diverse skill sets, knowing your unique experiences and perspectives enrich our dynamic team