Payroll Manager Jobs

Company Description

Recognized as one of Top 21 Iconic Hotels in the World by National Geographic Traveler magazine, honoured with Travel + Leisure Magazine’s World’s Best Award for Top 10 City Hotels in Canada, and awarded Best Historic Hotel in the Americas, Fairmont Empress is located in Victoria, BC overlooking the city’s sparkling Inner Harbour.

This Forbes Four-Star, 4-Diamond property offers 464 beautifully appointed guest rooms and suites, Willow Stream Spa with signature West Coast experiences, Q at the Empress Restaurant featuring Pacific Northwest cuisine and award winning wine list, and Q Bar with its regionally focused cocktail culture was recently named to Canada’s 50 Best Bars list. World famous Tea at the Empress is a bucket list experience in the hotel’s sophisticated Lobby Lounge. Located on Vancouver Island, Canada’s Castle on the Coast is the ideal starting point to explore British Columbia’s stunning natural beauty.

PAYROLL MANAGER

What Is In It For You

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates at Accor properties worldwide
• Exclusive access to the Pacific Northwest Food & Beverage Discount Program with 50% off at our dining destinations in Vancouver, Victoria, and Whistler
• Complimentary meal during your shift through our Colleague Dining Program
• Access to our comprehensive benefits and wellness programs, including extended healthcare benefits and RMT, dental, vision, and complimentary counseling, wellness sessions, financial and family planning through LifeWorks
• Access to our company-matched Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP)
• Complimentary uniform laundering
• Annual salary of $70,000
• Opportunity to develop your talent through coaching and our Leadership Mentoring Programs
• Exclusive Employee and Friends & Family Discounts at Fairmont Empress Hotel
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!

What You Will Be Doing

Reporting to the Director of Finance & Business Support, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain a safe working environment.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations related to all payroll and benefit accounts.
• Facilitate training across all departments on Dayforce and general payroll matters.
• Ensure payroll system is running effectively and efficiently. Maintain detailed records and documentation of payroll functions for audit purposes in accordance with statutory requirements.
• Administer records of employment, T4s and tax and deduction remittances.
• Coordinate the effective and efficient operation of Payroll by ensuring company standards, federal and provincial statutory regulations, internal controls and the Collective Agreement are adhered to.
• Participate in leadership functions/capacities as required.
• Manage vacation entitlements and accruals in accordance with GAAP, the Collective Agreement and Company vacation policy.
• Prepare and administer bi-weekly payroll in a timely manner, while auditing payroll processing reports for accuracy.
• Respond to government inquiries in a timely and accurate manner. (Including, but not limited to CRA, Stats Canada, WCB, etc.)
• Prepare payroll journal entries for month-end processing.
• Prepare daily payroll reports to key departments for payroll editing.
• Assist with payroll queries from employees and managers.
• Act as the Labour Management system champion for the hotel and prepare and distribute weekly variance reports and monthly labour forecast worksheets.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:

• Completed or working towards Canadian Payroll Association PCP certification or diploma in Accounting, Business or Finance will be an asset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to handle confidential information in an ethical and professional manner
• Ability to train, communicate and follow up with hotel leadership on payroll related issues
• Previous experience with Ceridian Dayforce
• Experience working in a unionized environment preferred
• Effective attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy and organization
• Previous payroll experience in a hotel environment is considered a strong asset
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office including Microsoft Excel
• Minimum 2 years previous payroll experience

Additional Information

Physical Aspects of Position (include but are not limited to): Frequent sitting through shift. Occasional lifting and carrying up to 20lbs. Occasional kneeling, pushing and pulling.

Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

Your team and working environment: Welcome to Canada’s Castle on the Coast. The Empress Hotel sits proudly at the centre of culture and history in Victoria, British Columbia. This is the best of all worlds – where contrast meets distinction, opulence blends harmoniously with the understated and fabled history meshes with contemporary affairs. This award-winning Victoria hotel and National Historic Site is an alluring blend of classic and contemporary, vintage and cutting-edge: Where Modern meets Iconic. Come join our wonderful team of hospitality experts!

Our Commitment To Diversity & Inclusion

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor?

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