Employment Type: Contract (6 months)

Location: Mississauga, ON (4–5 days in office)

Rate: $60-75/hr

Industry: Manufacturing

About the Opportunity

Our client is seeking an experienced Interim Payroll Manager to lead and stabilize their payroll function during a period of high activity and system transformation. Reporting to the Director of Finance, this role offers a hands-on opportunity to manage complex multi-jurisdictional payrolls across Canada and the U.S., while supporting a team of six junior payroll specialists. You’ll play a key role in guiding and mentoring the team through a busy year-end period, addressing compliance challenges, and remediating issues from a prior UKG implementation. This is an exciting opportunity to make an immediate impact within a collaborative and fast-paced environment that values expertise, accountability, and leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Process Canadian and U.S. payrolls for both hourly and salaried employees across multiple provinces and states.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of six payroll professionals to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
• Oversee compliance with Canadian and U.S. payroll legislation and unionized requirements under multiple collective agreements.
• Manage benefits administration, including Workers’ Compensation and group benefits programs.
• Complete and file year-end documentation including T4s, W2s, ACA, EHT, and WCB.
• Execute remittances for CRA, WCB, EHT, RRSP/DPSP, and related regulatory bodies.
• Support a major UKG payroll system clean-up, ensuring data integrity and process consistency.
• Reconcile payroll data, manage accruals, and contribute to payroll budgeting and variance reporting.
• Participate in developing and improving payroll policies and procedures during system optimization.

What You Bring

• Proven experience processing both Canadian and U.S. payrolls, including year-end compliance.
• Strong working knowledge of unionized payroll environments and collective agreements.
• Advanced proficiency with UKG Pro; experience troubleshooting and optimizing its functionality.
• Expertise with Excel (pivot tables, data analysis) and exposure to ADP or Avanti.
• Demonstrated success leading, mentoring, and developing junior payroll teams.
• Experience supporting system implementation or clean-up projects.
• High attention to detail, analytical skills, and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Availability to work on-site 4–5 days per week for direct team and system support.

Next Steps

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. After reviewing applications, we will contact selected candidates to schedule a convenient time for an interview. We are committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace and creating an environment where every candidate has equal access to opportunities and feels valued and respected.

Clarity Recruitment is an executive search and recruitment agency specializing in hiring Finance & Accounting talent across Canada — from accountants to CFOs, project & interim consultants, and rising stars in financial reporting, treasury, FP&A, strategy, and more. Our process minimizes risk, maximizes alignment, and moves quickly. With dedicated practices across Executive Search, Full-Time Search, and Project & Interim Consulting, we help organizations grow with confidence. Visit findingclarity.ca to learn more!

JOB ID #3475707