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Payroll Implementation Lead

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Hybrid
Brampton, ON
Mid level
Hybrid
Brampton, ON
Mid level
Lead and manage payroll implementation projects, ensuring timely completion and accurate data management in legacy and Workday systems. Collaborate across teams to support risk management and testing activities, while serving as the main contact for divisional leads regarding payroll processes.
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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.
Job Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage multiple divisional leads within each group and support complex divisions to ensure timely project completion.
  • Collaborate with various leads (Data, Dayforce WFM, Testing, Organizational Change Management-OCM) to support project execution and identify risks, ensuring continuity across streams.
  • Oversee requirements, discovery and design activities, lead workshops, and work with Magna and Ernst & Young functional teams on configuration Workbooks.
  • Manage and reconcile data in both legacy payroll systems and Workday, including extracting legacy pay results for pay parallel.
  • Provide documentation and clarification to divisional leads, and distribute templates in collaboration with the Magna and Ernst & Young functional team.
  • Ensure accurate and timely completion, validation, and sign-off of requirements for configuration workbooks for each division.
  • Serve as the first point of contact for divisional WFM/payroll leads, manage change requests, and harmonize payroll calendars.
  • Coordinate testing activities, ensure training and readiness of divisional resources, and manage data in Workday, including reconciliation and extraction for payroll processes.


Skills and Competencies

  • Proficiency in payroll and financial software, system integration, configuration, and maintaining accurate data in Workday.
  • Strong project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to extract legacy pay results for pay parallel.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external partners.
  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field; Certified Payroll Professional (APA) and Payroll Compliance Practitioner (NPI) certifications preferred.
  • Minimum 3-5 years of experience with global corporations in payroll consulting and operations, including extensive experience with Workday and Ceridian Dayforce.
  • Expertise in payroll processing, compliance, audit procedures, scheduling, labor management, legislative compliance, and managing cross-functional teams and external consultants.
  • Proficiency in scheduling, labor management, and legislative compliance for payroll.


Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Fixed Term (Fixed Term)
Group:
Cosma International

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