Payroll Team Lead at Alberta Pensions Services Corporation (APS)

Position: Payroll Team Lead

Position Type: Full-time, Permanent, Excluded

Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Classification: Pay Group IV

Salary Range: $75,113.00 to $110, 524.00

Closing Date: June 29, 2026 @ 4:00 p.m. MT

“Are you a seasoned payroll leader,

who thrives in a complex, team orientated environment

while staying hands-on in the work,

then this is the place for you!”

What you’re passionate about

You want to make a difference and are excited about leading a collaborative and effective team. You see the big picture. You are a payroll master and enjoy getting involved in the strategic as well as the day-to-day aspects of the role. You bring people and your plans together and can adapt with ease. You love a good challenge and enjoy collaborating with others to create solutions and solve problems.

A typical day for the Payroll Team Lead

• Lead and support the delivery of full-cycle payroll for semi-monthly and off-cycle payroll groups, ensuring all transactions are processed accurately and on time.
• Supervise, coach, and support payroll staff by assigning work, providing guidance, and fostering a high standard of service and accountability.
• Review and approve payroll calculations, adjustments, deductions, overtime, taxable benefits, and off-cycle payments.
• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation, organizational policies, procedures, and collective agreement provisions.
• Oversee employee leave administration, including general illness leave, vacation, personal leave, long-term disability, maternity leave, and WCB.
• Administer pension and benefits processes, including eligibility, enrolments, changes, terminations, remittances, reporting, and year-end activities.
• Maintain payroll data integrity in Dayforce, support system updates, and work closely with the HRIS Analyst on reporting and process improvements.
• Prepare payroll, tax, benefits, and finance-related reports, and support internal and external audit requirements.
• Act as a key point of contact for payroll-related inquiries and resolve issues with professionalism, accuracy, and sound judgment.
• Identify and improve payroll processes, strengthen controls, and enhance service delivery.

What you bring

• University degree with five or more years of directly related experience. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
• Payroll designation such as PCP or CPM.
• Progressive payroll experience in a large, complex and unionized environment, including full-cycle payroll processing and payroll leadership responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, collective agreements, payroll best practices, and statutory reporting requirements.
• Experience administering payroll in Dayforce or a comparable payroll/HRIS system, with strong systems and reporting capability.
• Strong supervisory, organizational, and time management skills, with the ability to lead day-to-day operations and support team success.
• Well-developed communication, consulting, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, supported by sound judgment and a strong service focus.
• Ability to interpret legislation and business requirements, influence decisions, mitigate risk, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and confidence working across payroll, HR, and finance stakeholders.

Why choose APS

APS is made up of hard-working, respectful and talented people who understand and invite diversity to the workplace. We take pride in holding ourselves accountable and continuing to meet or exceed service levels for plan members, pensioners and employers. We ensure they receive quality services because they—along with our people—are the reason we endure and succeed.

And it sure feels good helping hard-working Albertans receive their well-deserved pensions.

What APS has to offer

• Defined benefit pension plan
• Community-minded workplace with a friendly team environment
• Vacation starting at 15 days per year, 13 statutory holidays, personal days, plus office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Competitive benefit package featuring extended health and dental benefits and a 100% employer-paid flexible spending account
• In-house training programs, extensive career development and coaching program, access to external education opportunities and wellness programs
• Discount programs through various partner agencies