Payroll Supervisor

Overview:
Join a hospital where everyone makes a difference Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a thriving community hospital that proudly provides acute care services including: Emergency, Surgery, Medicine, Women’s and Children’s Health, Intensive Care, Mental Health, and Inpatient Rehabilitation.

Our vision is to **_creating healthier communities together_**_._ Our dedicated and skilled staff are passionate about providing outstanding patient-centred care, and an exceptional patient experience to residents of the Waterloo Region and beyond.
- Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Group Benefits, including Health & Dental, for full time employees
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Career Development & Education Grant
- Wellness & Wellbeing Program
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives

**Job Description**:
**Position Summary**:

- Providing ongoing supervision and coordination of the day to day activities within the Payroll Department including hiring and training
- Overseeing the processing of bi-weekly payroll for 1100 union and non-union employees within a specified timeline
- Auditing bi-weekly payroll for accuracy and investigating exceptions
- preparing wage/benefit accruals and month end working papers for payroll accounts
- Reconciling all employee/employer deductions to general ledger including benefit accounts
- Implementing benefit and Collective Agreement/legislative changes (i.e. new tax tables etc)
- Performing specialized calculations including pension, maternity leave, retroactive pay, manual pay adjustments and garnishments
- Ensuring policies and procedures are documented and updated as required
- Recommending and implementing process improvements and efficiencies
- Processing and reporting Lab funding and Pay for Results reconciliations
- Effectively communicating with directors, managers and employees regarding payroll information
- Troubleshooting payroll system issues; maintaining payroll system dictionaries; updating payroll calendar
- Assisting with year-end audit and external information requests (Statistics Canada survey)
- Completing and reconciling annual year end T4’s, T4A’s, NR4, T2200’s, WSIB, EHT, HOOPP MDC
- Other duties as assigned

The physical demands of the role may include but are not limited to prolonged sitting, standing, walking, bending, lifting, pushing and pulling. This position contributes to ensuring there is a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP), Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) and member in Canadian Payroll Association
- 5 years’ current experience with general accounting
- 3 years’ current experience as supervisor/coordinator of large unionized payroll
- Experience with Meditech financial system
- Extremely detail oriented and strong analytic skills
- Advanced level Excel expertise
- View to process improvement
- Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis is required

**Note: This position maybe combined with Payroll Administrator position.**
- The successful external applicant is required to provide the applicable criminal record check, as requested by Human Resources, in accordance with federal and provincial legislation. Valid criminal record checks are in original format and dated with two months from date of conditional offer from CMH._
- Cambridge Memorial Hospital is committed to providing and fostering a respectful workplace. All reasonable accommodation will be made to support participation in the recruitment process. Where needed, accommodations for disabilities will be provided, on request, to support participation in all aspects of the recruitment process._**_We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted._