Payroll Team Lead
Job Location:
Mississauga - Canada
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Job Summary
Payroll Team Lead- Canada
Mississauga Ontario
Human Resources
Hybrid Work- on average 3 days/week from office
Were looking for a Payroll Team Lead to help manage endtoend payroll for 2500employees across four Canadian legal entities based in Mississauga Ontario. This is a handson role that also provides daytoday guidance to one Payroll Analyst ensuring accurate compliant and timely payroll with a strong focus on controls and employee experience.
What youll do
Lead and perform fullcycle processing of regular and offcycle payrolls for all Canadian entities.
Review and approve payroll input/output (earnings deductions benefits RRSP/pension incentives taxable benefits).
Maintain compliance with federal and provincial requirements and manage yearend activities (T4/RL1 reconciliations filings).
Provide technical guidance and dailydirectionto the Payroll Analyst. Allocate workload and ensure coverage at peak times.
Act as senior point of contact for complex payroll issues and escalations partnering closely with HR Benefits Compensation and Finance.
Maintain and enhance payroll controls reconciliations and documentation.Support system changes and continuous improvement initiativesusing available automation tools (e.g. Power BI Power Automate AI Agents etc.)
Essential for the role
5-7 years of experience in Canadian fullcycle payroll including yearend and statutory reporting for at least 1000 employees
Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation from the National Payroll Institute
Previous experience in a senior lead or supervisory payroll role supporting at least one other payroll professional.
Solid knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation.
Proficiency withWorkday HCM Workday Payroll Workday Time and AbsenceandadvancedExcel.
High attention to detail strong controls approach excellent problemsolving skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
Flexibility to work extended hours during peak periods (e.g. yearend bonus cycles).
Desirable for the role
Postsecondary education in Accounting Finance Business HR or related field
Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) designation from the Canadian Payroll Association
Multientity payroll experience
Understanding of US payroll
Experience with Microsoft Power Automate PowerBI AI tools
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Annual base salary for this position ranges from 97901.60 to 128495.85.
AstraZeneca is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The range provided in this posting represents an offer pay range used in a majority of situations. The base pay offered will vary depending on multiple individualized factors including the candidates skills and experience job-related knowledge and other specific business and organizational some cases offers outside the range may also be considered to address unique circumstances.
In addition our permanent positions offer an annual Variable Pay Bonus/Short Term Incentive opportunity as well as eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (if applicable to role). Benefits offered for permanent roles include a competitive Flex Benefits & Retirement Savings Program 4 weeks paid vacation and annual Personal Days. Fixed Term Contract/Temporary positions (excluding students) are offered a Contract Benefits Program.
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