CHEO

CHEO

Manager, Payroll - Permanent Full-Time (1.0) / Gestionnaire de la paie, Poste permanent a temps plein (1,0)

Ottawa, ON · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$59k-$69kDetected 13 days ago
TypeScriptAccessibilityAccountingProcess ImprovementHRHRISCustomer SupportResearchLeadershipCollaborationOrganizational SkillsInternal Audit

About the role

  • If you are a current CHEO employee with access to Workday, please apply to this posting via the Workday application as an internal applicant using the Jobs Hub.
  • To successfully apply for this position, please submit your application by 11:59 pm the day before the advertised closing date in the posting to ensure your application is received.

Responsibilities

  • Behind every clinician, researcher, and support professional is a team ensuring they are supported accurately, fairly, and consistently - and payroll is a critical part of that experience.
  • CHEO is seeking a collaborative and highly skilled Manager, Payroll to lead payroll operations across CHEO, CHEO Research Institute and Roger Neilson Children's Hospice.
  • The successful candidate will lead a dedicated payroll team while ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, legislative compliance, collective agreement interpretation, strong internal controls, and exceptional service delivery.
  • As Manager, Payroll, you will lead and mentor the payroll team, fostering a culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, confidentiality, continuous improvement, and customer service excellence.
  • You will serve as a senior escalation point for complex payroll matters and support leaders and employees through issues requiring expert interpretation and guidance.
  • The role also leads year-end payroll activities including T4 and related reconciliations, statutory filings, audit support, government reporting, and payroll account reconciliations.
  • Working closely with partners across Talent Services, Labour Relations, Time Tracking, Information Services, and Finance, you will help implement enhancements within UKG and Workday while ensuring payroll practices remain aligned with collective agreements, organizational policies, and legislative requirements.

Requirements

  • You are an experienced payroll professional with 5 years of experience, who combines technical expertise with a collaborative and people-focused approach.
  • You are known for your integrity, sound judgment, and ability to navigate sensitive and confidential matters with professionalism.
  • You are collaborative, solutions-focused, and comfortable working across multiple teams and priorities in a dynamic environment.
  • Bilingualism (French/English) will be validated by a language proficiency assessment conducted by a third party provider.
  • Candidates will be required to meet the minimum linguistic profile prior to the date of hire.
  • Consistent with that commitment, all applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for any staff or volunteer opportunities.
  • Success in this role requires a strong understanding of payroll administration within a complex unionized environment, exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical capability, and the ability to build trusted partnerships across the organization.
  • You are an experienced payroll professional with 5 years of experience, who combines technical expertise with a collaborative and people-focused approach. You hold a College Diploma in Accounting, Finance or a related field, as well as an active Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation with the National Payroll Institute. You thrive in complex environments, are highly organized, and can balance multiple priorities while maintaining a high standard of accuracy and service. You are an experienced people leader with demonstrated success leading payroll operations in a complex environment, ideally within healthcare or another large, unionized setting. You bring deep knowledge of payroll legislation, pension administration, statutory remittances, and collective agreement interpretation, along with experience managing payroll systems, audits, reconciliations, and year-end processes.
  • You are known for your integrity, sound judgment, and ability to navigate sensitive and confidential matters with professionalism. You are collaborative, solutions-focused, and comfortable working across multiple teams and priorities in a dynamic environment. Experience with UKG, Workday, and healthcare payroll practices is considered a strong asset.
  • Why join CHEO
  • At CHEO, you will join a purpose-driven organization committed to providing exceptional care for children and youth while fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and supportive workplace culture. You'll work alongside passionate teams who are dedicated not only to operational excellence, but also to making a meaningful difference for patients, families, and one another.
  • If you are looking for an opportunity to lead impactful work in an organization that values compassion, accountability, innovation, and partnership, we would love to hear from you.
  • Effective March 29, 2021, CHEO will conduct a more comprehensive pre-screening and evaluation process. This process may include more varied and multidimensional testing such as a written test, practical exam, or other assessment. All candidates who meet the essential and preferred qualifications may be tested. Bilingualism (French/English) will be validated by a language proficiency assessment conducted by a third party provider. Candidates will be required to meet the minimum linguistic profile prior to the date of hire.
  • Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at TalentAcquisition@cheo.on.ca. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. CHEO is committed to providing a safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors. Consistent with that commitment, all applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for any staff or volunteer opportunities. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to receive their COVID-19 booster shots when eligible to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Upon hiring, presentation of government issued documentation confirming full vaccination must be provided, or presentation of supporting documentation of a valid medical contraindication or other reasonable consideration pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.
  • Si vous êtes actuellement un employé du CHEO ayant accès à Workday, veuillez postuler à cette offre via l'application Workday en tant que candidat interne.
  • Pour postuler avec succès à ce poste, veuillez soumettre votre candidature avant 23 h 59 la veille de la date de clôture annoncée dans l'affichage pour vous assurer que votre candidature est reçue.
  • Ottawa est bâtie sur un territoire non cédé du peuple Algoquine Anishinabe. Les Anichinabés vivent sur ce territoire depuis des millénaires. Nous leur rendons hommage, ainsi qu'à ce territoire. Leur culture et leur présence ont enrichi le territoire et continuent de l'enrichir. Le CHEO rend également hommage à l'ensemble des Premières Nations, des Inuit et des Métis, de même qu'à leurs précieuses contributions, passées et présentes, à ce territoire.

Nice to have

  • If you are a current CHEO employee with access to Workday, please apply to this posting via the Workday application as an internal applicant using the Jobs Hub.
  • To successfully apply for this position, please submit your application by 11:59 pm the day before the advertised closing date in the posting to ensure your application is received.
  • Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory.
  • The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinabek Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land.
  • Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land.
  • CHEO also honours all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.
  • Join the team behind the people who care for kids
  • At CHEO, every role contributes to something bigger.

Compensation

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Benefits

  • This is an opportunity for an experienced payroll leader to step into a complex, fast-paced healthcare environment where precision, service, compliance, and partnership matter every day.
  • You are an experienced people leader with demonstrated success leading payroll operations in a complex environment, ideally within healthcare or another large, unionized setting.
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