Interim Assistant Payroll Director
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Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Who We Are
For more than 130 years The Salvation Army has served people in need in communities across Canada and Bermuda. Building on our roots as a world-wide Christian church each year we help more than 2 million people providing necessities such as food clothing and addition we support people experiencing unemployment addiction and family challenges. We continually adapt and innovate to meet emerging needs and live out our mission vision and values of hope service dignity and stewardship. As a faith- and values-based organization we hire and serve people of all backgrounds and walks of life - there is a place for everyone to belong here.
Mission Statement
The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.
Job Description:
Job Summary
The Assistant Director of Payroll Services (ADPS) reports to the Director of Payroll Services and assists with managing supervising and leading the day-to-day operation of the payroll staff at the Territorial Headquarters of The Salvation Army. This position will collaborate with director to develop and administer payroll programs and solutions for The Salvation Army divisions units and ministries and contribute to the strategic planning and execution of innovative client payroll solutions integration and growth opportunities.
Key Accountabilities
- Manages day-to-day payroll activities supervises staff and ensures accurate and timely employee payments.
- Supports the Director in developing training and distributing workload among payroll team members for efficient operations.
- Works with departments like ER IT and ministry units to enhance payroll procedures and system integration.
- Builds strong relationships across divisions to understand business needs and streamline payroll workflows and automation.
- Manages and ensures the integrity of payroll-related systems including HRIS Time and Attendance and related software.
- Identifies opportunities for process and technology improvements to boost payroll efficiency and accuracy.
- Oversees all payroll deductions (e.g. taxes union dues garnishments) and ensures timely accurate government remittances.
- Ensures timely completion of year-end processes including T4s and ROEs and responds to payroll-related inquiries.
- Assists with payroll accounting audits GL reconciliation and preparation of reports for financial statements.
- Hires and trains new payroll staff and contributes to various special projects as needed.
Education and Experience Qualifications
- Completion of an undergraduate degree in accounting finance HR or IT; and successful completion of the Canadian Payroll Association Payroll Manager Certificate.
- At least 5-7 years senior experience in full cycle of payroll preferably within a unionized environment across Canada and 3-5 years at the managerial level.
- An in-depth understanding of integrated cross-functional system environment
- Knowledge of the key business processes associated with Human Resources and Payroll
- Supervisory and leadership experience
- Experience with system / process implementations
- Payroll systems knowledge and working knowledge of PC-based applications
- Excellent verbal and communication skills
- Commitment to quality customer service
- Ability to be an out of box thinker
Compensation:
The target hiring range for this position is $81170.48 to $101463.10 with a maximum of $121755.72.Placement in the salary range will be based on factors such as market conditions internal equity and candidate experience skills and qualifications relevant to the role.
The Salvation Army will provide reasonable accommodation upon request. Please email if you have a need for any accommodation and we will be pleased to discuss this with you.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Data Entry
- Paychex
- QuickBooks
- Accounting
- 10 Key Calculator
- Paylocity
- Microsoft Excel
- Payroll
- ADP
- Administrative Experience
- Human Resources
- Bookkeeping
About Company
The Salvos are made up of people who believe. Many of us believe in God. At the Salvation Army, we believe in doing good that brings hope and transforms lives.
