Manager, Payroll and Benefits

What You Will Do

Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, this position works closely with the Finance team and the Human Resources team to ensure timely and effective processing of a semi-monthly payroll and ongoing administration of our benefit and pension plans. This position also leads benefit renewals and benefit changes. The Manager, Payroll & Benefits provides leadership to the Payroll & Benefits Specialist and guidance to the Compensation / HRIS Analyst.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and oversee the overall semi-monthly payroll for all DUC employees across the country. Payroll includes full cycle payroll including onboarding new employees, employee compensation changes, and terminations.
• Managing employee benefits, insurance, and pension plans including conveying benefit information to employees and updating them on any changes with their benefits.
• Working closely with the Human Resources operations team to manage disability management claims and files.
• Develop employee guides and tools related to various leave and compensation programs (i.e. Maternity Leave and New Employee Onboarding).
• Ensures HRIS functionality, validity and integrity through ongoing clean up, maintenance and improvement of HRIS
• Ensure effective program delivery and compliance through analytics, reporting and account reconciliations.

Requirements

• Diploma in Business, Finance, or Human Resources.
• Certification as a Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) and/or Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) is preferred. 
• Minimum of 5 years of experience performing full-cycle payroll in a company with 200 or more employees.
• 3-5 years’ experience in administering group benefits.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in a leadership capacity.
• Experience using various payroll software is required. Experience with ADP is an asset.
• Experience with completing payroll in all provinces is preferred.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office programs – strong experience in using Excel (I.e. pivot tables).
• Superior organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills.
• High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills.
• French and English (oral and written) would be an asset.

What We Offer

• 3 weeks’ vacation with paid personal and sick days 
• Comprehensive compensation & benefits package
• Hybrid work arrangement

How to Apply 

DUC is proud to be recognized as a non-profit employer of choice for the second year in a row. Working for DUC is a career highlight for many staff. Let us know if making a difference is important to you.  

If you are qualified and interested in this opportunity, please hit Apply on our online career center to submit your application for confidential consideration.

Ducks Unlimited Canada is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment. If you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please email us at hr@ducks.ca.  All requests for accommodation will be handled in a confidential manner.

While DUC would like to thank all applicants, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted