Manager, Payroll Services, Compensation & HR Reporting

at  Keyano College

The Opportunity
Join our dynamic and diverse People and Culture team as a Manager, Payroll Services, Compensation and Reporting and make a mark as the subject matter expert in all things compensation. This role supports the goal to bring our process to be best in class through data-driven decisions and advice. As a leader at Keyano College, you would be fostering a collaborative, efficient environment, and building strong stakeholder relationships. This role offers the opportunity to shape and mentor the Payroll Team and Sr. Analyst People & Culture, driving institutional growth and development.
Note: This is not a remote or hybrid work opportunity, you will be required to work on campus and relocate to Fort McMurray, AB.
About Us
Keyano College is a comprehensive post-secondary educational institution in Fort McMurray, nested in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo on traditional Treaty 8 territory. We are a strategic community partner that meets both the training and talent upgrading needs of industry and the Wood Buffalo community’s personal enrichment and cultural needs. We take pride in offering a safe work and study environment that embraces Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. Our students and customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. That is why we are committed to hiring great people from various backgrounds because it strengthens our employee community.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Payroll Team and the Analyst, People and Culture, ensuring alignment with institutional goals.
• Provide expert advice on compensation, payroll, benefits, and HR reporting to the People & Culture team and the College leadership.
• Ensure compliance with payroll, benefits, pension and employment standards legislation and implement strategic policies.
• Maintain and update compensation and payroll guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Address inquiries and resolve issues from internal and external stakeholders including auditors
• Execute full pay cycle administration and reconcile financial reports
• Lead the payroll, pension and benefits administration, ensuring necessary adjustments and reporting are completed with accuracy and in compliance with collective agreements terms, labor laws and other applicable regulations
• Manage compensation practices, addressing inequities and maintaining compliance by updating compensation framework and processes.
• Develop and maintain time and attendance policies and process.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting by leveraging business intelligence tools for reporting and analytics.
• Lead the development and analysis of HR metrics, surveys, and reports.
• Drive policy development to streamline operations and enhance institutional success.
• Ensure understanding and compliance with collective agreements, employment and labor legislation and any other applicable regulations and updates to regulations
• Classification of roles (union and exempt) utilizing various classification methods.
• Complete public sector and other compensation surveys by providing accurate reports and analysis
• Research and implementation of best practices in compensation, payroll, benefits and/or reporting
• Collaborate with the larger People & Culture department members to ensure smooth processing between the areas with a collaborative and continuous improvement mindset.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years direct payroll, benefits & pension hands-on experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, Management, etc.)
• Minimum of 3 years in an evolving role working with data analysis tools and techniques and/or HR reporting experience.
• 2+ years of leadership experience in a fast-paced organization
• Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) designation or in-process of completing the certification within 1 year is required.
• Experience working with classification and job evaluation systems (Hay/Korn Ferry or point factor classifications)
• Experience in unionized environment (labor relations); experience in post-secondary or public sector is an asset

Please note that if your education was received internationally, upon hire we will require you to provide an international education assessment completed through WES, IQAS or one of the other IRCC approved designated organization.
Compensation and Benefits

What we offer

• We offer an attractive competitive compensation package.
• Employer paid comprehensive health and dental benefits, including a health spending account.
• Defined Benefit pension plan (LAPP) - one of the best in Canada
• This position qualifies for additional payment of the Northern Living Allowance of $1,040.00 per month (This allowance is reviewed annually and is subject to budget approval).
• Professional training and development funding is provided annually.
• Generous vacation entitlement and the bonus of paid holidays between Christmas and New Years
• Paid sick days

We offer various perks and discounts to our employees:

• Employee Service and Academic Achievement recognition awards annually
• Greatly discounted employee membership to the Syncrude Sports and Wellness Centre (our gym and recreational facility).
• Tuition waiver for all employees and dependents to take courses at Keyano College to support your thirst for learning.
• Employee Discounts for the Keyano Theatre and the Keynotes Bookstore.
• Various other perks and discounts for cell phone plans, insurance, hotels, car rentals, stores etc.

• Lead and mentor the Payroll Team and the Analyst, People and Culture, ensuring alignment with institutional goals.
• Provide expert advice on compensation, payroll, benefits, and HR reporting to the People & Culture team and the College leadership.
• Ensure compliance with payroll, benefits, pension and employment standards legislation and implement strategic policies.
• Maintain and update compensation and payroll guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Address inquiries and resolve issues from internal and external stakeholders including auditors
• Execute full pay cycle administration and reconcile financial reports
• Lead the payroll, pension and benefits administration, ensuring necessary adjustments and reporting are completed with accuracy and in compliance with collective agreements terms, labor laws and other applicable regulations
• Manage compensation practices, addressing inequities and maintaining compliance by updating compensation framework and processes.
• Develop and maintain time and attendance policies and process.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting by leveraging business intelligence tools for reporting and analytics.
• Lead the development and analysis of HR metrics, surveys, and reports.
• Drive policy development to streamline operations and enhance institutional success.
• Ensure understanding and compliance with collective agreements, employment and labor legislation and any other applicable regulations and updates to regulations
• Classification of roles (union and exempt) utilizing various classification methods.
• Complete public sector and other compensation surveys by providing accurate reports and analysis
• Research and implementation of best practices in compensation, payroll, benefits and/or reporting
• Collaborate with the larger People & Culture department members to ensure smooth processing between the areas with a collaborative and continuous improvement mindset