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Senior Manager, Payroll

British Columbia, Canada (Hybrid)

Senior Manager, Payroll

1 Hour ago • 10-8 Years • Administrative

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Job Description

Kabam seeks a Senior Manager, Payroll to lead its payroll team across Canadian and US studios. Responsibilities include managing payroll operations, developing policies and procedures, ensuring accurate payroll generation, overseeing payroll projects, legislative reporting and compliance, maintaining data integrity, and leading the payroll team. The role requires expertise in payroll systems, strong leadership skills, and a deep understanding of payroll regulations. The successful candidate will also be responsible for ICFR related tasks, including timesheet approvals, report reviews, and audit participation. This is a hybrid role based in Vancouver.

Must have:

PCP Designation
10+ years Payroll & Benefits admin (Canada & US)
5+ years team management experience
Payroll processing for 500+ employees
Knowledge of payroll regulations
Advanced MS Excel & GSuite proficiency
Dayforce/ADP Workforce Now proficiency

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At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in…

We're looking for a Senior Manager, Payroll, to join our high-performing and fun-loving team. Reporting to our Chief Financial Officer and working closely with the People team, this person will lead the payroll team and oversee and direct the payroll function for all Canadian and US employees across 5+ studios. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a passionate and talented team on complex payroll operations and make a big impact.

In this role, you can expect to be responsible for:

Managing the activities of the payroll function
Develops policies and procedures for payroll process and timekeeping; responsible for the development and implementation of procedural guideline improvements
Ensures the generation of the company payroll, vacation and sick leave accrual, overtime and withholding status
Takes ownership and overseeing a Payroll project for implementation and integration and working closely with project managers and stakeholders
Review reports and analysis’ prepared by Payroll team members before submitting including the RRSP and 401(k) contribution files and benefit invoices for reconciliation

Legislative Reporting and Compliance
Meets all government reporting requirements for payroll taxes, withholding and employer contributions
Keeps abreast of legal and regulatory requirements that have an impact on the organization’s payroll management, compensation and benefits, and adopt requirements and communicate changes to management and stakeholders as needed
Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential
Ensure that the segregation of duties is maintained within payroll so that no one person can process or make unauthorized changes to the payroll
Maintains payroll system, ensure data integrity and suggest/implement system upgrades and enhancements
Serve as subject matter expert for payroll systems, identifying opportunities for process improvements
Troubleshoot system issues with internal stakeholders/external vendors and communicating resolutions/remediation with with end-user experience in mind

Team management
Lead the analysis, identification, and development of strategies for improving existing payroll processes, systems, and system integration by providing subject matter expertise and influencing decisions
Establish and drive the team’s vision and goals in alignment with the organization’s overall strategic direction
Reviews work done by staff and provide guidance
Regularly participate in 1:1s with employees, as well as in the staffing, recruitment, onboarding and performance review processes throughout the year
Espouse and foster a growth mindset by engaging self and encouraging others to continuously learn through training, mentorship, providing feedback and coaching
Build accountability within the team as well as cohesiveness, supportiveness, and working effectively together to enable each employee and the department to succeed
Cultivate a safe environment for the team that allows for disagreement over ideas, conflict and expeditious conflict resolution

ICFR related Responsibilities
Approve timesheets by employee’s line manager
Prepare and review preliminary payroll report and comparative analysis
Check and approve RRSP and 401(k) contribution files
Review and approve benefit invoices prior to submitting invoice for payment
Identify/research and resolve payroll issues
Lead payroll related audits

Your background includes:

PCP Designation
10+ years of Payroll and Benefits administration experience for Canada and the US
5+ years of experience managing a team
Experience processing payroll for over 500 employees
Knowledge of federal, provincial, and state payroll regulations and requirements
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and GSuite
Proficiency in Dayforce, ADP Workforce Now, or other reputable payroll system

Excited by this opportunity? Kabam is dedicated to growing our diverse and inclusive workforce, so if your past experience doesn’t perfectly match the listed requirements we encourage you to apply anyways - you could be a great fit for this or other positions.

We invite you to apply now and start the conversation with us. Together, we can create and support some of the best games ever made and entertain the world!

About Kabam

Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.

Kabam’s games, Marvel Contest of Champions, Shop Titans, and more have generated hundreds of millions of downloads and have received multiple awards including Apple’s Editor’s Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year.

Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver, Montreal and Charlottetown in Canada, Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States, and in Seoul, South Korea. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.

Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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