Wakefield Canada Inc. is an industry leading Canadian company that manufactures, distributes and markets category-leading products for the automotive, commercial heavy-duty, and industrial markets including Castrol, the #1 brand of passenger car motor oil in Canada, and the “Super Clean” cleaner-degreaser brand.

Wakefield Canada Inc. has an excellent opportunity for a PAYROLL MANAGER, a role we rely upon to manage all aspects of payroll and benefits for our business.  This role reports to the VP of Human Resources and is integral to the success of our HR team. 

In this role you will be:
• Managing bi-weekly, multi-provincial payroll for 200+ employees including hourly, salaried, and unionized staff.   
• Reconciling journal entries to payroll register and preparing month end variance analysis. 
• Managing remittances for taxes, workers compensation, union dues and benefits carriers.
• Responsible for year end processing, reporting functions and government filings.  
• Ensuring compliance with applicable federal and provincial legislation, pension and benefits policies and programs and collective agreement provisions.   Advise on any new legislation and market developments.  
• Assisting with interpretation of multiple union contracts ensuring all payments, calculations and other interpretations are correct.    
• Supporting the budget process.   Monitor and analyze expenditures against budget.  
• Managing full-cycle benefits administration and reconciliation of group benefits, pension and group RRSP programs.  Update and reconcile monthly accounts; calculate and remit monthly payments to carriers.
• Supporting pension governance, including management of required filings.  

We’re looking for someone who:
• Has a Certified Payroll Manager designation. 
• Has 10+ years in payroll management for organizations with both union and non-union employees.
• In the last 3 years, has used ADP Workforce Now.    
• Is a mathematical genius and is very confident in their Excel skills. 
• Can always communicate respectfully and professionally.
• Loves problem-solving and can always find and correct errors before it becomes a bigger problem.
• Has previous experience in pension and benefits administration.

We would love it if you had (Ideal, but not a must): 
• Accounting or finance degree/diploma and work experience. 
• Bilingual (French and English) languages. 

Now the real important stuff… What’s in it for you?
• A full-time, permanent position with a very competitive total compensation package, commensurate with experience
• Amazing group benefit coverage available to you on the first day on the job, with an additional $1000/year for mental wellness. 
• 6% bi-weekly employer contribution to company pension plan.  
• $400 annual fitness/wellness reimbursement for things like gym memberships, a personal trainer, weight loss programs, running clinics, golf lessons etc. 
• Covered cost of professional dues in support of continued personal development. 
• Vacation, floater and community days. 
• A fun, exciting work environment that loves to celebrate our amazing team. We have BBQs, ticket giveaways for sporting events, Holiday parties and other celebrations, food and ice cream trucks, Wellness Wednesdays, lunch and learns and much, much more.   

At Wakefield Canada Inc., we are dedicated to inclusion and collaborative work. It’s important to us that we have a diverse team with a variety of skills and abilities from the top down. Everyone’s diversity inspires creativity and drives innovation in our organization. We are committed to building a team that is representative of different backgrounds and perspectives, and we encourage applications from all candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada.

Reasonable accommodations are available during the hiring process. If you require special assistance or accommodation, please contact Human Resources at 416.252.5511.