14 Jan 2026

Payroll Team Lead

Calgary, AB

Agilus is recruiting for a Payroll Team Lead in the Oil and Gas Industry in Calgary, Alberta.
The Team Lead, Payroll oversees payroll operations for Canadian and U.S. employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. This role provides leadership, collaborates across teams, and drives ongoing improvements in payroll systems and processes.
Total rewards:

$119000.00 annually
Compensation can be flexible based on experience
Enjoy a collaborative, in-office setting five days per week, supported by a monthly transportation allowance of $350
Work 8.16 hours per day and benefit from having every third Friday off, providing added work–life balance
Tailor your start and end times to suit your routine while maintaining core business hours
Competitive vacation entitlements designed to support rest, wellbeing, and time away
Opportunity to earn both an annual performance bonus and Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) awards

A typical day:

Lead, coach, and support payroll team members, setting goals, monitoring KPIs, and ensuring cross-training and current documentation
Oversee end-to-end Canadian and U.S. payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely remittances
Maintain compliant schedules, controls, audits, and reconciliations while staying updated on legislative changes
Identify and implement payroll process and system improvements across platforms such as ADP, GNA, and ServiceNow
Troubleshoot payroll and HR data issues and lead projects, including system upgrades, process enhancements, and policy changes
Serve as the main contact for internal/external payroll audits and collaborate with HR, Finance, and operations.
Provide payroll data and reports for budgeting, WCB, vacation/overtime tracking, and dashboards
Oversee vacation tracking, taxable benefits, liability reporting, and maintain payroll/IT controls to ensure secure, compliant data handling

The successful candidate brings:

Post-secondary degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (preferred)
Minimum 10 years of payroll experience, including 3+ years in a supervisory or team lead role
Payroll or HR designation required
Expertise in full-cycle Canadian payroll; U.S. payroll experience is an asset
Strong knowledge of Canadian payroll legislation, compliance, and year-end processes
Advanced proficiency with ERP systems, HRIS platforms, ServiceNow workflows, and IT interfaces related to HR data, onboarding, and offboarding
ADP is priority, would be a great asset if they have that.. but open to other payroll software experience.
High-level Excel skills and the ability to create training and orientation materials using PowerPoint

This posting is for an active opening.

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Agilus Work Solutions is committed to employ people from diverse backgrounds and we actively demonstrate inclusiveness through fair, equitable and accessible hiring practices. We recognize the strength that comes from different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives and welcome candidates who identify as visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and persons within the LGBTQ+ community. We feel it is important as an organization that all people have access and opportunity to be employed, to be valued and to be respected.

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