Embark on a journey with one of Canada's fastest growing companies – welcome to goeasy! We have been honored with recognitions such as Waterstone Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, the 2022 Report on Business Women Lead Here, Report on Business for Canada’s Top Growing Companies and TSX30as one of the best performing companies on the TSX. We've also received the Greater Toronto Top Employers Award and certified as a Great Place to Work®. We're on the lookout for the best and brightest to join our team!
Our vision is to provide everyday Canadians a path to a better tomorrow, today. As one of Canada’s leading non-prime consumer lenders, we offer a full suite of products including non-prime leasing, unsecured and secured loans as well as point-of-sale-financing though easyhome, easyfinancial, and LendCare.
Reporting into the Senior Manager, Payroll, goeasy is seeking a talented and hands-on Payroll Manager to lead a team in a highly dynamic & fast paced environment.
What will you be doing?
Leadership
- Manage payroll team; provide training and guidance on a daily basis.
- Systematize the workflow to ensure all cutoffs and deadlines are met.
- Create, maintain and ensure strict adherence to internal control procedures
- Lead problem resolution with other departments
- Lead contact for payroll related questions from internal and external auditors
- Develop ‘Best Practices’ within the department, especially on the customer service, timeliness and accuracy aspects.
- Manage the vendor relationship with payroll provider
- Manage assigned departmental initiatives
Professional and Technical
- Identify Ultipro (UKG) codes which should be revised or deleted based on company’s current reporting needs
- Ensure on-time, and accurate remittances/payments of all payroll taxes and worker’s compensation remittances, including those administered internally and through Ultimate Software Payment Services
- Contacts third parties for any payroll concerns
- Cross checking of reports generated by the Payroll Reporting Analyst prior to release to concerned department
- Ensure complete reconciliation of biweekly, quarterly, monthly and annual statutory compliance reporting requirements
- Final examination of preview reports (i.e. pay ending dates, pay dates, zero net, pay-offs which would affect the GL entries) prior to payroll run
- Release monthly reports to concerned departments
- Ownership of Time & Attendance administration for all company codes.
- Administration of payroll GL process; liaise with Finance teams
- Attend to payroll escalated issues, comments and inquiries
- Recognize further areas of improvements through constant assessment of each payroll associate’s work load
- Completion of special requests as they arise
- Maintain and enforce access control to ensure a confidential and tightly controlled environment
- Monitor updates on Payroll Processing and Reporting (newly created) manuals
Administration
- Establishment of each payroll associate’s KRA’s for the year
- Regular monitoring of payroll associates’ quarterly reports as indicated on their KRA’s
- Rating payroll associates’ performance for the year
- Conduct monthly team meetings (with minutes saved on the payroll drive) to discuss addressed payroll issues, changes and reminders
- Delegation of tasks outside the normal payroll processin.
- Training and development for new staff
What experience do you have?
- Minimum of 5 years+ of managing/supervising a payroll team
- Knowledge with SaaS based payroll; Ultimate Software (Ultipro – UKG) experience is an asset
- Individual is a true professional with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- High level of quality/accuracy in work, detail oriented and low level of supervision
- Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to make decisions independently
- Capable of managing multiple tasks at once and prioritizing work
- Ability to create a sense of urgency in work and react quickly and appropriately to problems at the store level
- Ability to comfortably interact with all levels of Management
- High level of computer literacy, Intermediate to Advanced skill level with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office Applications
We offer a Flexible Work Program that provides you the ability to work three days onsite per week at our Mississauga office.
Internal Applicants: please apply through the link and provide written endorsement from your current manager.
Why should you work for goeasy?
In keeping with our mission to create better tomorrows for our employees, each year goeasy commits to continuously enhancing its total rewards. Here are some of the perks we offer…
Financial Benefits:
- Leverage our RRSP match and Employee Share Purchase Plan programs.
- Annual bonus that rewards your hard work and dedication.
- Employee discounts on furniture, electronics, and appliances.
- MAT & PAT leave top-up.
- Expand your financial knowledge through engaging Financial Literacy Learning opportunities.
Health and Lifestyle:
- Enjoy company-paid volunteer days to give back to the community.
- Access 24/7 healthcare with Virtual Doctor Appointments.
- Personalize your benefits with a flexible modular benefits package.
- Stay fit and energized with exclusive access to our on-site private gym at our head office.
Employee Perks:
- Fuel your growth with the Tuition Assistance Program.
- Double the impact of your generosity with Company Matched Charitable Donations.
- Internal development training programs and platforms including job-specific training, career coaching, leadership excellence, mentorship, and many others.
- Enjoy a state-of-the-art office space with perks like a games room, a healthy snack program, a fitness studio, free gated parking, and more!
Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity Employment:
At goeasy, we believe that we can only be the best when people are able to bring their best selves to work every day. This means that we are committed to cultivating and preserving a work culture where we celebrate who we are, where everyone feels seen and heard and where every employee can fulfill their potential. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with all legislative requirements throughout Canada. Please let us know if you require an accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.
Additional Information:
All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check, credit check, and validation of their work experience to qualify for hire. We thank all interested applicants, however we will only be contacting those for interview who possess the skills and qualifications outlined above.