Payroll Manager at Brookfield Global Listed Infrastructure Income Fund in Toronto, ON

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director, HRS Operations, the Manager, Payroll is responsible for partnering with his/her Payroll Manager colleagues to ensure payroll operations, compliance and projects are executed according to established Service Level Agreements (SLAs). While based in the US, with a focus on US Payroll, the Manager, Payroll will also be responsible to support Canadian payroll, where required. The Manager will ensure compliance with Federal, State and Local (US)/Federal and Provincial (Canada) legislation and regulations that apply to payroll and ensuring compliance with company policies and SOC1 requirements.

Partnering with the respective Brookfield companies’ HR teams, the incumbent ensures the delivery of HRS Payroll Services. The Manager, Payroll is also responsible for working with the Brookfield HRIS team for Workday HRIS payroll tables and codes administration, to create Workday HRIS environment change requests and validate test results when received prior to implementation in production.

Responsibilities

Serve as Payroll subject matter expert within the HR workgroup and in Workday HRIS

Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely processing of payroll, payroll funding, tax filing on a pay period and on-going basis

Create and maintain all process documentation for existing and new processes

Manage payroll projects partnering with the individual payroll analysts, HR, finance and the HRIS teams

Co-ordinate changes of custom reports, journals, new payroll codes as required within Workday HRIS

Conduct various payroll audits to ensure accuracy and quality control; work with auditors as required

Ensure on-going and Year-End reporting is balanced and filed in accordance with legislation and deadlines are met

Ensure the team is consistently delivering products & services up to the expected standards and within SLAs

Prioritize process improvement to continually improve efficiencies and create capacity within the team; review all manual processes to automate or standardize where possible

Leadership Competencies

People/Team Focus - Ability to inspire, lead and engage the team to consistently deliver products, services and results to the expected standards

Service Focus - Deliver service consistent with Brookfield’s global service delivery standards

Accountability – Takes responsibility for results, whether good or bad. Holds team and self responsible for actions and outcomes

Drive for Results – Focus on desired end results through planning, monitoring progress and adjusting as required

Strategic Thinking - Ability to understand and apply big picture thinking to create strategic roadmaps and objectives

Exhibit effective presentation skills through clear expression of information and appeal to the audience both aesthetically and persuasively

Qualifications & Requirements

Minimum 10 years of payroll experience (including, but not limited to, processing, taxes, garnishments, compliance & audit)

Minimum 5 years of people management experience (in a Payroll Management capacity)

Payroll Certification

US experience required, Canadian experience an asset

Excellent understanding of payroll and accounting

Working knowledge of HCM and Timekeeping, Workday and Kronos preferred

Strong relationship management skills, with a focus on internal client management

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word

Excellent verbal and written communication skills