Payroll Supervisor

Location: North York, ON, 5 days onsite
Language: English, strong written and verbal communication skills required
Duration: 7-month contract with strong potential for extension (until March 31, 2027)

About the Opportunity
We’re hiring a Payroll Supervisor to join a public sector organization supporting large-scale payroll and expense operations across Ontario. This is an opportunity to combine hands-on Canadian payroll expertise with people leadership, process improvement, and systems-focused work in an environment where accuracy, readiness, and service are critical.

You’ll lead a small payroll team during regular operations while helping build the processes, documentation, and structure needed to scale significantly during peak periods. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys improving how work gets done, coaching others, and staying close to the technical details of payroll.

What’s In It for You
• Join a purpose-driven environment focused on accessibility, integrity, fairness, and public service
• Gain exposure to highly complex, high-volume payroll operations that can scale significantly during peak periods
• Take ownership of process improvements, SOP development, and payroll system enhancements
• Work closely with Finance, HR, operations, and senior stakeholders

Your Responsibilities
• You’ll supervise and coach a payroll team, managing day-to-day workloads, priorities, performance, and service delivery
• You’ll oversee full-cycle Canadian payroll, including year-end processing, T4s, T4As, ROEs, reconciliations, and adjustments
• You’ll review and approve employee expenses and support accurate, timely reimbursement processes
• You’ll lead payroll process and systems improvements, including the creation of SOPs, documentation, and scalable workflows
• You’ll support internal and external audits, investigate complex payroll issues, and ensure legislative compliance
• You’ll build strong relationships across Finance, HR, operations, management, and senior leadership

Skills and Qualifications
• 5+ years of full-cycle Canadian payroll experience, including high-volume payroll environments
• 5+ years of people management or payroll team lead experience
• Strong knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation, year-end requirements, T4s, T4As, and ROEs
• Proven experience improving payroll systems, processes, workflows, and documentation
• Experience supporting internal and external audits and employee expense processing
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including working with large datasets and reconciliations
• Dayforce experience is highly desirable, while D365 experience is considered an asset

Why Partner with Altis
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We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals.All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.