Supervisor, Payroll and Benefits

**Our Culture**

We are a charitable organization that provides health and fitness opportunities, child care, housing, community initiatives, and other quality programs in Edmonton, Wood Buffalo, and Grande Prairie.

When you work at the YMCA, you’ll play an important part in building strong, thriving communities while positively impacting people’s lives. Join our team at the Y, a place where everyone belongs — including you.

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day, demonstrating our values in action.

**We** **do the right thing.**

We are caring, respectful, honest, and responsible in all that we do.

**We** **put people first.**

We believe in each other - our strengths, perspectives, and passions.

**We keep our promises.**

We do what we say we will do.

**We lead by example.**

We are courageous, speaking with conviction and always willing to listen and collaborate.

**About the Job**

As our Payroll & Benefits Supervisor you will be an enthusiastic leader with strong customer service and communication skills who will be directly responsible for supporting the Y’s people strategy through your accountability and oversight of the Y’s full-cycle processing of bi-weekly payroll for approximately 1200 full and part time employees.

This position will appeal to a Payroll and Benefits professional with proven leadership and strong analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills.

**What you’ll do**
- Reporting to the Director, Total Rewards & HR Technology, you will lead a team consisting of two Payroll & Benefit Administrators to ensure accurate and efficient payroll & benefit processing.
- Oversee the full cycle payroll processing of bi-weekly payroll for approximately 1200 salaried and hourly employees within a time-sensitive timeline.
- Manages all year-end activities including T4, WCB & T2200.
- Responsible for system development efforts including identification needed enhancements, testing, communication of those enhancements.
- Continually reviews practices and procedures for better operational efficiency.
- Provides strategic input to leadership team for joint projects and processes.
- Acts as the company’s expert on complex issues related to payroll, benefits, pension, HRIS system, and disability management.
- Ability to challenge traditional policies and procedures to introduce innovative changes for greater account.
- Coordinate audit support activities for payroll, benefit, pension, and workers compensation compliance.
- Collaborate with finance to ensure compliance with payroll accounting and proper general ledger entries.
- Responds to or supervises responses and inquiries in a timely manner and solves payroll discrepancies with a focus on providing positive customer service to all staff.
- Perform payroll reconciliations within the payroll cycle to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Performs account reconciliation and remittance for the Group Benefit plans, pension, WCB, etc.
- Ensures report and data requested by various teams and departments are provided on time.
- Proactively establishes and implements policies and procedures ensuring departmental needs are met and payroll process best practices are followed.
- Stays current with all aspects of Canadian payroll legislation, privacy laws and benefit administration and applies continuous learning strategies.
- Complies with provincial and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
- Takes a lead or key role in payroll-related systems improvements, including implementation of new software(s).

**What we’re looking for**
- Minimum of five years of hands-on payroll experience in a supervisory or management role.
- Certified Payroll Designation or equivalent.
- A self-starter that has a passion for HRIS technology and continuous improvement.
- Experience working with UKG is a preference.
- Working knowledge and proficiency within HRIS platforms (Payroll, Scheduling, Time & Attendance) is required.
- Prior experience with API connections or secure file imports.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel Knowledge.
- Ability to work both independently to provide solutions and as part of a team to accomplish tasks.
- Excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

**What we can offer you**
- Flexible work arrangements (up to 3 days work from home)
- On-site parking
- A meaningful job in a caring work environment with a friendly and professional team
- A culture of honesty, respect, and pride in what we do
- Colleagues who bring diverse perspectives and talents to the workplace
- The opportunity to grow into new employment opportunities
- A comprehensive benefits package comparable to some of Canada’s best employers
- A generous vacation entitlement that increases with seniorit