Payroll and Benefits Team Lead

About Us

At West Coast Seniors Housing Management, we see our communities as a family and we are equally committed to our residents and our staff. We provide an engaging work environment and treat each other with respect and dignity. We invest in the growth and development of our teams to actively participate in the creation of memories and moments that matter to our residents.

About The Role

Working under the direction of the Senior Finance Manager, the Payroll Team Lead provides supervision and direction to a team of Payroll Specialists and Benefits Administrator, as well as being responsible for accurate, timely and confidential processing for the company’s payroll portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Process biweekly & semi-monthly payroll for the company’s portfolio, as assigned
• Review the payroll team’s processing to ensure accuracy and timeliness
• Become the resident expert in payroll processing and the ADP system
• Serve as the administrator of the ADP system, adding and removing users and recording time off requests
• Develop and implement best practices and standard procedures
• Work with ADP to ensure accurate setup and programming for both payroll and benefits
• Ensure all statutory deductions, remittances, and reporting requirements are met. These include union dues, WCB, CRA remittances and tax forms, pension, EHT, benefits, HSCIS, etc.
• Ensure legislation, collective agreements & company policies are met
• Prepare payroll reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Manage the year-end payroll processes and work with the external auditors to provide information requested
• Review all payroll-and-benefit-related payment requests to ensure they are legitimate and calculated correctly
• Provide direction to the payroll and benefit team to resolve any issues that arise
• Hire and train new staff as needed
• Develop existing staff through mentoring and regular check-ins, including performance management if necessary
• Respond to enquiries as required and provide support to the sites in processing payroll
• Other ad-hoc duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years of payroll processing experience in high-volume, complex unionized environments preferred
• Sound knowledge of payroll employment standards and regulations
• Proficient in payroll applications ADP WFN (Work Force Now) and WFM (Work Force Manager)
• Proficient in MS Office, with intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Strong organizational, problem solving, decision making, multitasking and communication skills
• Ability to exercise a high level of professionalism and discretion with confidential information
• Highly developed time management skills
• Strong inter-personal skills with ability to train and coach more junior staff
  
  

BENEFITS OFFERED: Annual Bonus, Pension, Extended Health Benefits

West Coast Seniors Housing Management

is an equal opportunity employer.