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Maria Manorath

Toronto

Summary

Detail-oriented, reliable, and dedicated Payroll Professional with extensive experience in US & Canadian payroll processing and managing payroll teams. Adept at leading change management initiatives and implementing process improvements to ensure accurate and efficient payroll processing. Skilled in analyzing problems and identifying practical solutions. Active member of the Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) and the APA American Payroll Association. Results-driven management professional with a proven track record of successfully leading teams to achieve desired outcomes. Emphasizes team collaboration, operational efficiency, and measurable results. Highly skilled in strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence. Recognized for adaptability and consistently meeting evolving organizational needs.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager, Payroll & HR Operations

Sephora Beauty Canada
08.2022 - Current
  • Manage and Processed Payroll for over 6000 employees
  • Hourly & Salary full cycle payroll for Multi Province
  • Manage end to end payroll process for hourly and salaried employees which includes but is not limited to review, validation and reconciliation of payroll data to ensure accurate and timely processing and payment
  • Serve as the payroll subject matter expert within the payroll team, internal stakeholders, auditors, and one of the primary points of contact for our payroll provider
  • Analyze, audit, reconcile and resolve payroll and timekeeping processing and employee payroll issues to ensure compliance with company policy
  • Work closely with cross functional teams within the company on global mobility, tax, benefits, and new business activities to ensure regional payroll needs are identified, considered, and communicated
  • Stay current on regulations, labor laws impacting payroll process, and partner with internal stakeholders to stay compliant with all payroll tax jurisdictions
  • Lead and manage a payroll team, overseeing task assignments, workloads, and creating a collaborative atmosphere to support professional growth and meet payroll deadlines efficiently
  • Preparation of various documentations, and summaries for audit and compliance Monitoring and analyzing expenses against the benefits budget to help prepare cost forecasts and budgets
  • Ensure legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resources, government, and company compliance
  • Preparation of all payrolls related year-end information, including T4’s, T4’A, Pension Adjustments, and taxable benefits
  • Follow, develop, and maintain internal control policies, procedures, and compliance with respect to the payroll process, including, but not limited to pay policies, payroll calendars, payroll checklists, process maps and other procedural documentation and support internal/external audits
  • HRIS Business Partner (Payroll System) to evaluate tools and systems and identify ways to optimize the payroll function and enable business process transformation while maintaining strong quality controls
  • Identify and implement process improvements for more efficient, accurate, and compliant payroll operations, collaborating with various organization including IT and external vendors to integrate systems, overseeing, and implementing payroll related projects, developing procedures and policies, and providing training on payroll initiatives and changes

Payroll Manager

Sporting Life Group
03.2016 - 09.2022
  • Managed and Processed Payroll & Benefits for over 3000 employees
  • Hourly & Salary full cycle payroll for Multi Province
  • Manage the end-to-end of a bi-weekly payroll process for multi province and over 3000 employees along with timekeeping activities and records while maintaining compliance with all regulatory government agencies for pay practices and tax payments/filings as well as adherence to all internal policies and procedures
  • Reviewing and approving payments, troubleshooting payroll issues, and resolving concerns, complaints, and problems
  • Reconcile payroll to G/L accounts and enter journal accounts details and reports
  • Administer and process payments for Great West Life Benefits
  • Manage and analyst wage costing reports for all stores
  • Prepare, reconcile, and ensure ongoing and year-end reporting is balanced and filed in accordance with legislation and deadlines are met
  • Providing support to Human Resources and Accounting Department
  • Adhering and following compliance as per the Employment Standards Act
  • Overseeing the payroll system, including downloading and uploading of information, transmitting the payroll
  • Partner with finance, audit, compliance and legal as needed
  • Ensure legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resources, government, and company compliance
  • Mange and prepare wage budgeting for all Sporting Life stores
  • Partner with HR managers and financial accounting to ensure earning codes, deduction codes and general ledger accounts are set up for proper taxation and expense allocation

Payroll and Benefits Specialist/HR Support

SNAP Financial Group
11.2014 - 03.2016
  • Process Payroll & Benefits for a semi-monthly, Hourly and Commission full cycle payroll for Multi Province
  • Provide Human Resources support to HR Director
  • Administration of the payroll system including downloading and uploading of information, transmitting the payroll, receiving, and translating data and master files, uploading time & attendance systems, creating informational reports, and trouble-shooting problems
  • Provides detailed information and data to Human Resources as needed
  • Administer Sun Life benefits for over 150 employees
  • Process a semi-monthly payroll through Great Plains Dynamics
  • Process new hires and terminations
  • Answer any questions and inquiries for payroll and benefits
  • Reconcile payroll, distribute payroll cheques, process garnishments, remit contributions to benefits provider
  • Prepare, reconcile, and file year-end T4, T4A, Releve, EHT, WSIB, CSST annual returns in a timely manner
  • Creating processes and procedures to make payroll run more efficient and error free
  • Creating policy and procedures for employee handbook
  • Reconcile payroll to G/L accounts and enter journal accounts details and reports
  • Provide support and to HR Director
  • Processed a US payroll for California, South Carolina, New Jersey & Michigan including monthly remittances to States, IRS and multiply States
  • Monitoring and helping employees with 401K & US benefits with Blue Shields
  • Complete references check for new hires
  • Process new hire background & credit checks
  • Processing payroll by ensuring the timely remittances of source and other deductions
  • Prepare budgets and specialized reports for management team as required

Education

National Payroll Association

Skills

  • Dayforce
  • SuccessFactors (SAP)
  • ADP (WFM)
  • Customer service
  • Performance appraisals
  • Bi-weekly payroll processing
  • Team leadership
  • HR analytics
  • Reviewing timesheets
  • Healthcare benefits
  • Time management
  • Payroll system implementation
  • Resolving discrepancies
  • Payroll auditing
  • HRIS systems
  • Complex Problem-solving

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Manager, Payroll & HR Operations

Sephora Beauty Canada
08.2022 - Current

Payroll Manager

Sporting Life Group
03.2016 - 09.2022

Payroll and Benefits Specialist/HR Support

SNAP Financial Group
11.2014 - 03.2016

National Payroll Association

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