Implementation Lead, Payroll

Job Number: 63983
Group: Magna Corporate
Division: Magna IT Canada - Aurora East
Job Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: AURORA
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About us
We see a future where everyone can live and move without limitations. That's why we are developing technologies, systems and concepts that make vehicles safer and cleaner, while serving our communities, the planet and, above all, people.
Forward. For all.
Group Summary
Magna is more than one of the world's largest suppliers in the automotive space. We are a mobility technology company built to innovate, with a global, entrepreneurial-minded team. With 65+ years of expertise, our ecosystem of interconnected products combined with our complete vehicle expertise uniquely positions us to advance mobility in an expanded transportation landscape.
About the Role
The Implementation Lead, Payroll is responsible for overseeing the successful implementation of payroll and general ledger (GL) modules of Dayforce, ensuring compliance with organizational policies, and harmonizing processes across Divisions. This role requires close collaboration with technical teams, external consultants, and divisional finance teams to support the design, build, and deployment phases of the project.
Your Responsibilities
Technical Implementation/Design• Oversight and Collaboration: Oversee the completion and interpretation of payroll workbooks.• Policy Clarification: Act as the primary contact for the System Integrator (SI) regarding pay and time policy clarification, and the extent of harmonization for pay calendars and pay codes.• Design Sign-off: Provide final sign-off on the design and build phase of the implementation.
Training Development and Documentation• Support Training Program: Assist the Training Lead in developing a comprehensive payroll training program.• Training Deliverables Sign-off: Collaborate with the Training Lead to review and sign off on training deliverables.
Testing• UAT Testing Support: Lead payroll UAT execution in collaboration with Functional Test Lead.• Functional Testing and Sign-off: Unit test for global configuration changes, provide final sign-off on functional unit testing completed by the System Integrator (SI) if applicable.• Parallel Payroll: Oversee the coordination, completion, and sign-off of parallel payroll processes.
Payroll and Audit Compliance/Governance• Policy Oversight: Provide oversight on payroll functions, including the development and enforcement of policies and procedures.• Legislative Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant legislative requirements.• Audit Compliance: Maintain audit process compliance and develop minimum control procedures.
Calendar Harmonization• Oversee the harmonization of pay calendars to ensure consistency across the organization.
General Ledger and Labour Metrics Implementation Oversight• Discovery and Integration: Lead discovery calls in collaboration with the System Integrator (SI) GL configuration lead.• Divisional Finance Guidance: Provide guidance to Divisional Finance teams on GL scoping and direction.• Month-End Close (MEC) Support: Ensure that Month-End Close (MEC) processes are fully supported by the GL system.• Integration Management: Lead the discovery, scoping, and timeline management of GL integration efforts.• Functional Support: Offer functional support to the GL configuration team, ensuring alignment with payroll and labor metrics requirements.
Who we are looking for
• Extensive experience in payroll and general ledger system implementation.• Strong understanding of payroll processing, compliance, and audit procedures.• Experience working with external consultants and managing cross-functional teams.• Proficiency in payroll and financial systems, with experience in system integration and configuration.• Strong project management skills.
Your preferred qualifications
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external partners.• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
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.
Site Benefits
Details on benefits will be provided during the recruitment process.
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