Senior Payroll, Pension and Benefits Administrator
Job Description
Studenttimes Staffing Solutions is a professional recruitment agency that specializes in providing permanent, temporary, and contractual staffing solutions, for both full-time jobs and part-time job. Offices in Mississauga | Brantford | Cambridge – Ontario, Canada.
A senior payroll performs a variety of administrative and complex clerical duties as needed to assist in the day-to-day maintenance of county-wide benefits, payroll, and human resources programs and processes. Assists to monitor county-wide compliance with established policies and procedures related to benefits and payroll.
Responsibilities:-
Under the supervision of the Vice President of Human Resources, the duties and responsibilities of the Senior Payroll, Pension and Benefits Administrator include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Process employee payroll data;
- Reconcile earnings and deductions and prepare journal entries;
- Prepare, coordinate and maintain employee documentation;
- Prepare, reconcile monthly/quarterly workers compensation reports;
- Administer pension and plans and remit premiums;
- Administer garnishees and third party demands;
- Prepare, coordinate and submit government remittances (i.e. CPP, EI and income tax);
- Responsible for the accuracy of the organizations statutory government remittances;
- Prepare and submit ROE’s;
- Prepare, reconcile and submit year-end reports (i.e.T4, T4A, RL-1s);
- Prepare, reconcile and submit year end workers compensation reporting;
- Prepare, reconcile and submit year end summary source deductions. Liaise/coordinate with external stakeholders (i.e. government representatives and/or internal or external auditors);
- Liaison for Dayforce HCM;
- Prepare annual pension statements from a payroll perspective;
- Coordinate payroll and/or other projects, and provide status reports to management;
- Prepare monthly calculation of commission;
- Prepare month end cheques;
- Prepare all month end payroll reports;
- Administer all benefit programs – enrollments, changes and reconciliations;
- Administer all pension plans and employee changes;
- Collaborate with the HR department and other departments to ensure pay and personnel records are accurate and up-to-date;
- Communicate with a variety of internal and external parties for the purpose of ensuring accurate processing of payroll deductions/garnishments;
- Respond to queries from employees and external clients;
- Ensure compliance with company policies, relevant industry regulations, tax and deduction laws;
- Responsible for explaining and summarizing material, which describes to employees their rights and obligations under the benefits and pension plans; and
- Other duties as assigned.
Your Qualifications:
- Completion of a post-secondary school diploma or certificate in payroll or accounting;
- PCP designation required, CPM designation considered a strong asset;
- Minimum 3 – 5 years’ relevant experience;
- Ability to communicate with all levels of staff and management;
- Strong knowledge of spreadsheets and databases, with a track record of accuracy and attention to detail;
- Experience with Dayforce HCM considered a strong asset;
- Ability to present information sessions to employees;
- Strong communication skills (both oral and written);
- Proficient in using MS Office and knowledge of HR databases;
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment;
- Ability to maintain confidentiality; and
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and handle deadline pressure well.
Working Conditions:
- Able to work on a computer for numerous hours which may result in strain on wrists, eyes, back, etc.;
- Ability to work in a busy, open area office;
- May have to spend long hours in concentration which requires attention to detail and high levels of accuracy;
- This position faces a number of deadlines which may cause stress; and
- Work may require occasional weekend and/or evening work.
While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those who are considered for an interview
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