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About the role

  • Payroll Lead overseeing payroll and pension processes and managing system implementations for the City of Hamilton. Ensuring compliance and integration across various platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Reporting to the Manager, HR Technology & Analytics, the Payroll Lead is the functional owner and subject matter expert (SME) for Payroll and Pension processes.
  • Responsible for ensuring accurate payroll processing, compliance, and seamless integration between Time & Attendance, Payroll, and HR systems.
  • Lead payroll design, validation, and optimization activities.
  • Provide end-to-end leadership of the payroll workstream.
  • Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, Operations, and union representatives to gather requirements and validate solutions.
  • Act as a trusted advisor and liaison between internal teams and external vendors.
  • Drive process improvements to increase payroll efficiency, automation, and compliance.

Requirements

  • University degree in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • 5+ years of progressive payroll experience, including implementation of enterprise workforce management system.
  • Hands-on experience implementing or supporting UKG Pro WFM (Dimensions or Workforce Central).
  • Proven experience leading enterprise T&A implementations for large and complex organizations (3,000+ employees preferred).
  • Experience in unionized or public sector environments is an asset.
  • Experience working with payroll systems, or integrated HCM platforms (e.g., Oracle Fusion HCM, PeopleSoft HR).
  • Deep knowledge and understanding of: Payroll processing, taxation, and compliance regulations.
  • Proficient with Oracle OTBI, PeopleSoft Query, UKG Pro Analytics, and/or other HCM reporting solutions.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$95,757 - CA$119,701 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Oracle

Location requirements

HybridHamiltonCanada

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