Payroll Manager

Ministry Office | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | Full Time The Opportunity At Baptist Housing, every day is an opportunity for you to help our seniors experience life well in supportive communities. As a member of our team, you can experience a fulfilling career while working in a collaborative environment where support for you is prioritized. Reporting to the Controller, you lead our payroll team, collaborating closely with HR and Finance leadership. You are accountable for continuous improvement of our payroll processes and accurate timely completion of bi-weekly payroll. This is a key role in ensuring compliance with payroll regulations and tax laws while providing exceptional service to our employees. This position plans, develops, implements, and maintains payroll systems and processes required to support a complex payroll operation. About The Role As the Payroll Manager at Baptist Housing, you ensure accurate and efficient payroll operations while fostering a positive team environment. You lead and mentor our payroll team, collaborate with human resources and finance leadership to enhance payroll processes, and ensure compliance with federal and provincial regulations. This role is ideal for a collaborative servant leader who is passionate about delivering excellence in payroll operations. Key Responsibilities Lead and mentor payroll team, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing. Collaborate with human resources and finance leadership to assess and implement process improvements. Mentor payroll team on complex payroll issues and professional development opportunities. Support the implementation of HRIS/Payroll technology. Oversee payroll operations for a complex organization with five collective agreements and almost two thousand team members. Maintain compliance with collective agreements, federal, and provincial legislation. Responsible for continuous transformation of the payroll process, by identifying opportunities to streamline payroll processes. Participate in special projects, evaluation of new systems and procedures, and other ad hoc projects and analytics to support senior management. Analyze payroll internal control processes and procedures and serve as primary liaison for audits and regulatory inquiries. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in business administration. Focus on human resources or accounting preferred. Current Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) certification required. Five to seven years’ payroll experience in a unionized organization with over 500 employees. Health care experience strongly preferred. Two to four years’ payroll leadership experience. About You You are a dedicated and detail-oriented payroll professional who thrives in a collaborative and mission-driven environment. As a servant leader, you approach your work with humility and grace, always prioritizing the needs of others. Your strong interpersonal skills allow you to build trusting relationships with team members and external partners, while your analytical mindset ensures accuracy and efficiency in payroll processes. You excel in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. Your ability to adapt to change, think innovatively, and embrace continuous learning makes you an asset to any team. Above all, you bring a sense of fun to your work, recognizing that a positive and engaging workplace fosters success. Compensation and Benefits We offer a competitive compensation package, featuring an annual salary of $90,000 to $105,000. Your comprehensive benefits include employer-paid extended health and dental coverage, along with a generous four weeks of vacation. Additionally, we provide RRSP matching contributions and support for your ongoing professional development. How To Apply To apply for this position, please click the 'Apply' button by March 14, where you can submit your resume and complete the necessary steps to apply for this job. We look forward to reviewing your application Why Work at Baptist Housing? Meaningful Service: Your work matters You make a real impact on the lives of our residents. Your role is both fulfilling and purposeful. Supportive & Fun Community: We're more than colleagues. Experience a supportive, safe and fun environment where we take our work seriously, but not ourselves. Recognition & Appreciation: Experience appreciation events and receive recognition awards through our team programs. #J-18808-Ljbffr