Global SSC Payroll/HR Manager - Redpath Mining
(2021-04)
- Served as Global Process Owner (GPO) for the implementation of Oracle Fusion HCM, leading business process design, integration development, and system configuration across global entities
- Led cross-functional collaboration between HR, Payroll, and IT teams to develop and execute seamless system integrations supporting core HR, Time & Attendance, and Payroll financial reporting.
- Responsible for developing/ maintaining processes, policies, and workflows that adhere to required legislation and provide high customer satisfaction.
- Aid auditors and coordinate data and staff requirements during audit processes relating to shared services
- Build a culture of continuous improvement that ensures process flows and standard operating procedures are both kept current and constantly enhanced and improved
- Complies with federal, state, and local legal and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing financial reports; advising management on needed actions and uses this information within the projects being responsible for.
- Managing/Processing bi-weekly/semi-monthly payroll for multiple BU (CAN, US, UK & Expats EE)
- Lead the year-end payroll processing cycle, reporting/ filing all government agency deadlines and year end accounting
- Ensure that all remittances, deductions and dues have been handled in time and according to legislation
- Responsible for developing/ maintaining payroll procedures, policies, and workflows that adhere to required legislation and provide high customer satisfaction. Identify and implement the appropriate process improvements where needed.
- Serve as subject matter expert in North American/UK payroll processing and legislation
- Work in conjunction with Human Resources in the processing of new hires, rehires, transfers, terminations, employee benefits, etc.
- Ensure proper internal controls, system standards, policies, financial controls and audit requirements are met, monitored and maintained
Human Resource Manager - DG Global Inc.
(2020-06 - 2021-04)
- Oversee all HR/Payroll/Total Rewards Functions- for salary, hourly, union(QC) employees
- Manage a team of 4 HR/Payroll team
- Managing Processes, People Management, Data Entry Management, Reporting Skills, Compensation and Wage Structure, Benefits Administration, Worker Compensation, Employment Law, Developing Standards, Financial Accounting- relation to Payroll/Benefits
- Implemented Ceridian payroll across Canada- BC, SK, QC, ON
- Implements employee benefits/RRSP programs and informs employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs and trends, recommending benefit programs to management.
- Supports organization by establishing a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting and analyzing exit interviews; and recommending changes.
- Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and provincial compliance
- Enforce management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures.
Sr. Payroll/Total Rewards Manager - CMIC
(2017-08 - 2020-01)
- Works collaboratively with internal clients and stakeholders to identify process workflows for HR/Payroll systems
- Performs gap analysis and cost benefit analysis between existing systems/processes to align with best practices
- Leads and monitors everyday workflow of all implementation processes and requirements including identifying and implementing technical enhancements to automate complex tasks and minimize manual work
- Leading regular progress meetings, provides reports and information on implementation to the Steering Committee and the leadership team
- Leads the development and testing of new HR/Payroll modules and functions
- Consults with various departments to determine reporting requirements, build reports, conduct analysis
- Builds and supports organization-wide HR metrics to support decision making on HR/Payroll programs and performances
- Auditing HR/Payroll system to ensure data integrity and accuracy as well as overseeing data management
- Provides appropriate training to end-user and ensures efficient implementation of all systems and modules
- Overseeing payroll processing for 3000 employees, resolving payroll discrepancies
- Processing Executive Payroll, Bonus, Stock Option, Merit Increases
- Preparing financial reporting, journal entries, forecasting, HR Metrics Reports, and Year-End payroll audit
- Overseeing and managing benefits, total rewards program, and benefits renewal
- Manage the overall operational, budgetary, and financial responsibilities and activities of the department
- Provided performance feedback to employee recognition, rewards, and disciplinary action, with the assistance of Human Resources
Human Resource Manager - Bureau Veritas
(2016-07 - 2017-08)
- Managed the HCM System, serving as the primary system administrator and superuser for SAP SuccessFactors
- Successfully implemented ADP for payroll processing and Concur Expense for travel and expense management, ensuring seamless integration with SAP-SuccessFactors and finance workflows
- Oversee the payroll function, with high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Manage and maintain HR records and documents, including benefits administration
- Check and maintain accuracy of time and attendance data in ADP
- Complete payroll year-end duties including T-4's and summaries
- Reconcile payroll sub-ledger accounts to general ledger accounts
- Work with government officials- audits take place
- Generates monthly finance reports, KPI's, budget reports, expenses
- Support recruiting process for senior positions
- Recommend and implement improvement to the Health and Safety programs
- Assess and manage compliance needs for the site including required statutory/regulatory reporting requirements (e.g. AODA, ESA, OHRC)
- Administer the compensation program, monitor the performance evaluation
- Develop and implement new procedures and processes to improve team workflow
- Hold regular team meeting and individual coaching sessions with staff
- Responsible for ensuring all internal audit processes and procedures are in place
- Responsible for supporting business partners/consultants in executing various HR programs and solutions including performance management, succession planning, and salary administration
Payroll & Benefits Supervisor - The Legacy Company
(2013-10 - 2016-07)
- Manage a team of 4 Payroll Specialists and oversee payroll processing for 1000 employees in both Canada and multiple US states with a very complex setup of biweekly payroll frequency for hourly, union and salaried employees
- Lead on implementing ADP Pay@Work - Canadian division/ PayChex - US division
- Meet payroll operational standards by contributing information to strategic plans and reviews; assessing procedure and process, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying process improvements
- Provide leadership, guidance, training and support to the Payroll Specialists on all levels, systems, mentoring and development; Solve payroll management related problems and escalated issues
- Work with various vendor Support teams on system related payroll break-and-fix; Manage and lead system configuration enhancements and all on-going payroll projects and initiatives
- Coordinate with HR team and leading HRIS Quarterly system upgrade payroll testing and monthly payroll tax/legislative update.
- Contribute to annual budgeting from the payroll expense perspective, data support to the annual compensation and bonus review process
- Serve as the main contact for all internal Payroll audit tasks; Work with Grant Thornton on annual payroll audits
- Manage and prepare US quarter end tax filing, lead Year End process for both Canadian and US payroll, reconcile and balance year end data, file with different government agencies (EHT, WSIB, CSST, RL1 Summary, etc), produce and distribute T4, T4A, RL1 and W2 statements
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks
- Preparing month and year-end reconciliations for all payroll related GL accounts
- Preparing payroll journal entries- posting and resolving discrepancies
- Managing; Expense and Travel System- Concur/Time and Attendance System
- Overseeeing and managing benefits, total rewards program, and benefits renewal
- Manage the overall operational, budgetary, and financial responsibilities and activities of the department
- Provided performance feedback to employee recognition, rewards, and disciplinary action, with the assistance of Human Resources
SSC Sr. Payroll Specialist - KIK Custom Products
(2012-08 - 2013-10)
- Payroll and Benefits Administration: assisted with administering semi-monthly payroll and benefits enrollment; Calculated insurable earnings and hours and issued ROE after termination; Maintained, updated and archived employment information on HRIS and in employee files; Provided requested data to employees, line managers, lawyers and CRA; Prepared letters to employees on leave of absence regarding benefits issues
- Assisted Senior Manager with new staff onboarding project; collected feedback from line managers and provided improvement suggestions
- Assisted HR team with HR needs, HR projects and general administrative functions
- Updated job descriptions; posted job postings both online and on internal job board; conducted reference check
- Performance Management: organized and administrated performance evaluation process
- Training: Created monthly training reports and updated training records on HRIS
- Labor Relations: Assisted Labor Relations Manager with reviewing draft collective agreements from different unions; developed employment summaries for case review
- Health & Safety: Prepared LTD packages; coordinated with Fire Drill preparation; attended H&S Committee meetings
- Generated correspondences and manuals; replied to inquiries from employees, line managers and CRA regarding HR/Payroll issue
