Payroll & Benefits Specialist

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Job Details

Full Time

Location

Vancouver, BC

Salary

dollar sign 72,000 to 82,000 per year

Job Description

An amazing opportunity to take ownership of full-cycle payroll and benefits administration within a growing, purpose-driven organization, where you will contribute your expertise, build strong relationships across the organization and make a meaningful impact.

Who – The Company:
A well-established, Vancouver-based nonprofit organization providing housing, shelter and community support services to individuals facing a range of social and economic challenges.

What- The Role:

Ensure accurate and timely processing of biweekly payroll, inclusive of tasks such as meeting bi-weekly payroll processing deadlines, responding to employee inquiries, updating and verifying payroll data, maintaining internal status changes, processing terminations, and executing manual adjustments.
Processing of T4’s at the end of each year
Work closely with HR department to prepare reports required by external stakeholders (Union and beneﬁts providers)
Liaise with pension plan providers to ensure compliance
Ensure accuracy of employee timesheets in conjunction with work schedules
Issue ROE’s and track interruptions in employee earnings
Ensure compliance with legal frameworks, best practices, and stay up to date with changes impacting payroll processes
Track eligibility for beneﬁts and pension plans, enroll and terminate employees as
required
Ad hoc duties as assigned to support functions of accounting and ﬁnance department (i.e. payables, rent reconciliation)

Who- the Candidate:

A relevant undergraduate degree or diploma in Payroll, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
National Payroll Institute PCP designation required
Strong preference will be given to candidates with experience using Payworks
Strong preference will be given to candidates with experience in unionized environment
Good understanding of Collective Agreement will be highly preferred
Good understanding of Municipal Pension Plan and group beneﬁts
A minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in payroll administration
Competencies:
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Must be detail oriented, organized, able to multitask, and keep thorough and accurate records.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to create and maintain good working relationships.
Proﬁciency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word), Google Suite and Adobe (PDF).
Proven record of taking responsibility and using good judgment, including exercise of
discretion and conﬁdentiality.
Adaptable and ﬂexible with a demonstrated ability to take initiative.
Self-starter with a positive attitude who is comfortable working independently and with a team.

How much:
$72,000 - $82,000 commensurate with experience, robust health benefits, pension

Where:
Vancouver, this is an onsite role 5 days/week

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