Payroll Manager

Summary

Join Jobber's Finance and Operations department as a Payroll Manager for an 18-month maternity leave contract. You will manage the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring timely and accurate processing, compliance with regulations, and exceptional employee service. This role requires demonstrated Canadian payroll experience, attention to detail, strong collaboration skills, and comfort with technology. Jobber offers a comprehensive compensation package including extended health benefits, retirement savings plan matching, stock options, and various paid time off options. The company fosters a supportive and inclusive work environment and provides professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in issuing and administration in Canadian payroll
• Eyes for the details. Dealing with people’s pay is important, so your attention to detail when dealing with the dollars and cents is crucial
• A high level of trustworthiness . You’re dealing with sensitive information day in and day out, so having a high degree of ethics is needed
• The ability to collaborate and communicate . You’ll be working with members of our Accounting, Finance, and People teams on a regular basis, so you’re open to learning, communicating, and providing feedback on workflows to make sure we’re running smoothly. You’ll also be the most company facing role of the Accounting team, so the ability to communicate with ease the payroll process to employees should give you a level of excitement
• A comfort with technology . Not only do we use multiple different systems here (ADP, Gusto, Shareworks, etc), while working on Macbooks, we’re also looking at implementing new technology on the team, so being able to learn new systems quickly will be a big part of the role
• An incredible passion for our customer and a connection to our purpose - to help small businesses be more successful

Responsibilities

• Oversee and lead the payroll processing on a bimonthly basis. As we continue to grow, you’ll conduct routine audits and reviews to ensure payroll batches are processed in a timely, efficient and effective manner with a high degree of accuracy
• Ensure compliance with payroll standards. You’ll be responsible for maintaining our payroll compliance including meeting deadlines for issuing T4s/W2s, payroll tax filings, and other worker’s compensation reporting
• Support the sales commissions process. You’ll work closely with both the sales and accounting teams to ensure that commissions are calculated and paid accurately
• Research and find new opportunities. Whether it’s researching the rules around taxable benefits associated with new Jobber perks, entering a new payroll jurisdiction or making recommendations for new software we should be using, you’ll stay on top of new information and changes that could benefit your team
• Support company wide initiatives. You’ll work closely with our People team to help in implementing Jobber’s greatest ideas and initiatives
• Support a team of payroll professionals, coaching and mentoring staff to elevate and improve their skill set. You’ll be the first point of contact for our junior team members when it comes to questions about their assigned tasks

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with US payroll
• A payroll designation

Benefits

• A total compensation package that includes an extended health benefits package with fully paid premiums for both body and mind, retirement savings plan matching, and stock options
• A dedicated Talent Development function, including Development Coaches, to help build the career you want and hit the goals you set, while ensuring you’re reaching your fullest potential
• Support for all your breaks: from vacation to rest and recharge, your birthday off to celebrate, health days to support your physical and mental health, and parental leave top-ups to support your growing family