payroll officer
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Payroll Specialist - COR 0
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July 03, 2024
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Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency
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Payroll SpecialistCorporate ServicesLocation: Halifax, Nova ScotiaType of Employment: Full-time, term up to 1 year with possible extensionUnion Status: ExcludedCompetition # COR 24080Closing Date: July 7, 2024About Our OpportunityUnder the supervision of the Payroll Supervisor, the Payroll Specialist is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the NSPHA SAP payroll system and providing leadership in the administration of the bi-weekly payroll for four (4) Housing Districts and Corporate Services, that includes nine collective agreements, group insurance and pension plan maintenance.The Specialist provides subject matter expertise to staff on payroll related matters. This is delivered through research, investigation, analysis and consultation with colleagues on payroll-related issues such as paid and unpaid leaves, claims and repayments, records of employment, annual adjustments, contract interpretations, costing proposals (collective bargaining preparation, grievances, severances and settlements), retirements, year end processing and Government of Canada updates and revisions. The provision of service in this role is based on interactions being held in the strictest of confidence.Responsibilities• Oversees the daily activities and manages performance of the Payroll Coordinators on payroll related issues that are impacted by legislation, WCB, Labour standards code, regulations, and various collective agreements while managing multiple conflicting priorities relating to the production of payroll.• Monitor all phases of payroll administration, ensuring the payroll coordinators are knowledgeable of and follow the processes to complete accurate and timely payroll. This includes overseeing the bi-weekly payroll run for up to approximately 540 employees and the electronic transfer of the funds to the bank, year-end T4 production and related accountabilities with Canada Revenue Agency.• Advise and educate the coordinators on new processing procedures by updating on SAP system configuration changes, updating new year TD1 amounts, gathering and coordinating EI and WCB rate changes and submitting ticket requests for configuration for new year preparation. Facilitates distribution and communication of changes to the Payroll User's Manual, business processes, guidelines and forms, and reinforces the importance of users to administer transactions within the system design parameters.• Act as a business liaison with IBM/SAP on matters of system configuration changes which includes the identification of potential technical problems and issues to meet payroll demands because of changes to collective agreements, policies or legislation. Coordinate testing prior to transport into production system (live) and rollout to users.• Ensures payroll quality control and system integrity by overseeing the review of post payroll run reports; ensuring the appropriate corrections are made. Maintain SAP position integrity in consultation with Human Resources related to PAR requests.• Assist with the corporate administration of the Group Insurance plan by liaising with external consultants to troubleshoot employee concerns and implement changes to benefit premiums and plan design changes.• Act for the Payroll Supervisor during absences or at other times as required.Qualifications• Completion of a post-secondary diploma or degree in a related field plus 4 years related experience processing payroll for a medium to large, unionized organization. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.• Payroll Certification (Payroll Compliance Practitioner or Certified Payroll Manager) required.• Working knowledge or experience with collective agreements, group insurance and pension plans, the Labour Standards Code, Employment Insurance Act, Workers Compensation Act, and the Canadian Revenue Agency rules is required.• Ability to run/create repor
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LocationHalifax, NS
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Salary$59,477.18YEAR annually
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Terms of employment
Full time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
CareerBeacon
#2074429
Advertised until
2024-08-02
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