LVMH HR Shared Services North America is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead and strengthen our Canada payroll and tax operations. This role provides dedicated leadership for eight Canadian operating companies and a total of 800 employees. The ideal candidate will strengthen our internal controls, drive process standardization and business continuity across the region, and act as a strategic partner to our Maisons on payroll, governance, compliance, tax, systems, and integration initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Canadian Payroll Operations & Compliance:
- Provide end-to-end leadership and accountability for Canadian payroll operations, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing for 8 Canadian companies while maintaining strict data integrity.
- Establish and maintain robust internal controls and governance standards to ensure work is accurate, timely, and fully compliant with federal and provincial regulations.
- Monitor, interpret, and advise on changes to Canadian payroll laws, partnering with management on implementation, communication, and education for internal teams and brand HR partners.
- Head all Canada-related projects in support of our brands, partnering with the Senior Director on system implementations, integrations, compliance-related projects, process improvements, audits, acquisitions, and brand ventures.
Tax Operations:
- Manage the Canada tax function, overseeing tax amendments, tax notices, agency relationships, tax rate changes, annual tax filing and any other tax related tasks.
- Oversee tax services managed by ADP Canada, monitoring service quality, tracking performance stats, and identifying operational gaps and risks.
- Handle direct tax filings not managed by ADP and prepare and coordinate worker’s compensation reports for the brands.
Team Leadership & Development:
- Manage Canadian payroll administration activities by establishing clear priorities, deadlines, accountability, and performance expectations.
- Elevate the Payroll Administrator through cross-training, mentoring, knowledge sharing, and the continuous development of Canada payroll and tax expertise.
Process Standardization, Systems & Business Continuity:
- Write standard operating procedures (SOPs), processes, and policies to institutionalize best practices and support change management.
- Ensure comprehensive checklists and logs are maintained with detailed information on task ownership, backups, and SOP references to guarantee business continuity.
- Identify and drive opportunities to streamline payroll and tax processes through continuous improvement, systems optimization, and rigorous issue management.
Brand Partnership:
- Collaborate with brand HR teams on payroll-related items, including compliance, reporting, PTO configurations in the system, earning and deduction codes, General Ledger (GL) files, and specialized inquiries.
- Work with brands and Sr Director of Payroll on special projects as needed.