Payroll Manager

**Employment Opportunity**

**Payroll Manager**

**TO Live**

**Toronto, Canada**

This role also optimizes the contribution of the team through coaching, counseling and implements workable solutions to business issues/problems within the payroll department.

**KEY ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Payroll & Benefits**
- Verify source payroll data (timesheets & timecards) for input into payroll system.
- Prepare payroll submission for a weekly and by-weekly payroll.
- Assist with the maintenance of all full time and part time employee files.
- Assist with the administration of new hires and terminations.
- Prepare and file payroll reports and forms as required for government employment programs (Employment Insurance (EI), Record of Employment (ROE), EI request for Payroll information on employees, CPP).
- Prepare other statutory and contractual reports and remittances for payment in accordance with required deadlines.
- Assist with the coordination of group benefit payments, union benefit remittances, and the pension plan for all eligible employees.
- Assist with communication between relevant agencies and employees on benefit inquiries.
- Keep apprised of current statutory program and benefit rates changes, union benefit rates, OMERS contribution rates, insurance premium rates and other plan changes in the organization.
- Keep updated knowledge of current payroll practices and legislated standards.
- Supervise, coach/mentor payroll staff.

**Accounting & Administrative**
- Prepare payroll accounting journal entry for entry to the General Ledger.
- Analyze and reconcile payroll balance sheet accounts on a regular basis.
- Prepare, review and distributes T4 information slips for year end.
- Reconciliation of the payroll register to the general ledger.
- Assist with interim and year end audits.

**General**
- Act as backup to other payroll staff.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned by the Director of Finance and/or VP of Finance & Administration.

**JOB SPECIFICATIONS**
- Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) certification and five to seven years of payroll and benefits processing, in a non-unionized and unionized environment.
- Superior knowledge of payroll administration principles and practices.
- Sound knowledge of a payroll input software.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate well in an internal and external environment.
- Superior knowledge of employment legislation and government benefits.
- Knowledge of OMERS administration plan an asset.
- Experience with software implementation of new payroll providers an asset

**WORKING** **CONDITIONS**
- Flexibility in hours and schedules and include work on nights and weekends as required.
- Lack of natural light in workplace.
- Occasional objectionable odours in workplace.
- Travel between TO Live venues as required

**THE ORGANIZATION**:
TO Live is one of Canada’s largest multi-arts organizations, operating three iconic venues: Meridian Hall, the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts and Meridian Arts Centre. In addition, TO Live presents a full range of performing arts, theatrical and concert events at these venues in both downtown and uptown Toronto. With these two hubs of creativity and content creation, TO Live has a unique place and perspective to activate creative spaces by inspiring local and international artists, connect audiences and to be the nexus for new ideas, elevate artistic potential, and be the catalyst for creative expression that is reflective of Toronto’s diversity.

**HOW TO APPLY**:
We are committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environment in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). The Human Resources department will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the hiring process.