Implementation Lead, Payroll Specialist

3 weeks ago


Aurora, Ontario, Canada Magna International Full time
About the Role

The Implementation Lead, Payroll is responsible for overseeing the successful implementation of payroll and general ledger (GL) modules of Dayforce, ensuring compliance with organizational policies, and harmonizing processes across Divisions. This role requires close collaboration with technical teams, external consultants, and divisional finance teams to support the design, build, and deployment phases of the project.

Key Responsibilities
  • Technical Implementation/Design: Oversee the completion and interpretation of payroll workbooks, act as the primary contact for the System Integrator (SI) regarding pay and time policy clarification, and the extent of harmonization for pay calendars and pay codes.
  • Training Development and Documentation: Support the Training Lead in developing a comprehensive payroll training program, collaborate with the Training Lead to review and sign off on training deliverables.
  • Testing: Lead payroll UAT execution in collaboration with Functional Test Lead, unit test for global configuration changes, provide final sign-off on functional unit testing completed by the System Integrator (SI) if applicable.
  • Payroll and Audit Compliance/Governance: Provide oversight on payroll functions, including the development and enforcement of policies and procedures, ensure compliance with relevant legislative requirements, maintain audit process compliance and develop minimum control procedures.
  • Calendar Harmonization: Oversee the harmonization of pay calendars to ensure consistency across the organization.
  • General Ledger and Labour Metrics Implementation Oversight: Lead discovery calls in collaboration with the System Integrator (SI) GL configuration lead, provide guidance to Divisional Finance teams on GL scoping and direction, ensure that Month-End Close (MEC) processes are fully supported by the GL system.
Requirements
  • Extensive experience in payroll and general ledger system implementation.
  • Strong understanding of payroll processing, compliance, and audit procedures.
  • Experience working with external consultants and managing cross-functional teams.
  • Proficiency in payroll and financial systems, with experience in system integration and configuration.
  • Strong project management skills.
What We Offer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects.

We believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.



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