BCIT’s Financial Services department is seeking a temporary, full-time (1.0 FTE ) Payroll Associate . Working as a member of the Payroll & Benefits team, this position is responsible for the accurate processing of payroll and benefit transactions and a variety of related reporting activities in compliance with multiple collective agreements, employer terms and conditions, statutory and legal requirements, and accounting standards, while meeting strict deadlines.

Payroll Operations: Completes payroll processes accurately and on time, including updating payroll to the general ledger, processing retro payments, ensuring direct deposit information is sent, and ensuring all reporting deadlines are met. Verifies accuracy and completeness of HR data input by reviewing transactions. Ensures payroll documentation submitted for processing complies with established BCIT , statutory, multiple collective agreements, and accounting principles, practices, and standards, including system input, report verification, and year-end activities.

Communicates with employees, managers, and other departments including follow-up when payroll documentation or input is incomplete, inaccurate, or not in compliance. Enters all information into payroll system necessary to calculate accurate pay for all employees including determining the need to add, change or delete system codes as required, as well as process short term illness and injury and maternity leave top-up payments. Analyzes payroll processing output for accuracy and completeness.

Prepares off-cycle payroll payments including RRSP transfers. Calculates salary recoveries as required and provides documentation to the Payroll Lead. Ensures benefits documentation submitted for processing complies with established BCIT , statutory, and accounting principles, practices, and standards, including system input, report verification, and year-end activities.

Verifies accuracy and completeness of HR data input by reviewing transactions.



Enters and updates pertinent information into systems necessary to ensure employees are properly enrolled in all eligible benefits including determining the need to make adds, changes or deletes as required. Prepares off-cycle payroll payments.

Calculates salary recoveries as required and provides documentation to Payroll Lead.

Finance: Assists Payroll Lead in researching and resolving general ledger account discrepancies. Participates in the implementation of system changes as required. Acts as a resource for issues related to payroll and benefits, including responding to internal and external requests for information and resolving issues.

Escalates issues to Payroll Lead when appropriate. Assists in maintenance of payroll and benefits manuals. Creates and maintains employee payroll files. Participates in Records Custodian training and remains current with record keeping practices, policies and procedures (both BCIT and FOIPOP ).

Grade 12, plus completion of the Payroll Compliance Practitioner ( PCP ) program through the Canadian Payroll Association. Consideration will be given for the completion of other specialized training courses of up to one year’s duration in payroll, accounting and/or bookkeeping at the post-secondary level. Two years general business/accounting experience plus up to two years’ practical current experience in a similar computerized payroll and/or benefits position.

Software/Computer Application(s) and Expertise: Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel); email and web-based systems.



Strong customer focus with demonstrated ability to deal effectively with all levels of staff. Excellent interpersonal, communication, problem solving and relationship building skills.

Administrative Skills: Ability to input data rapidly and accurately. Competitive pay Minimum of fifteen days of vacation prorated per year Competitive employer-paid extended health and dental plan including access to a Health Care Spending Account of up to $325 if eligible! Defined benefit pension plan with employer contributions Flexible hybrid work arrangements available Access to most BCIT Flexible Learning courses free of charge Wellness and Employee Assistance programs Eligibility requirements apply, benefits may vary depending on the employee group the position belongs to and whether the position offered is temporary or part time.

BCIT is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring individuals who have been historically underrepresented in our workforce, BCIT , and the larger community. We strongly encourage Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2S/LGBTQIA+ to apply. While all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

Accessibility is an integral part of BCIT’s commitment to equity and inclusion. External hires are initially placed at the minimum of the salary range with set progressions to the maximum as per the Collective Agreement. Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (). ~ High School Diploma ~ Bachelors Degree ~ PHD ~* This means the successful candidate must be able to and willing to relocate to the Lower Mainland.

I do not currently reside in the Lower Mainland, however I am willing and able to relocate if found to be the successful candidate ~ I do not currently reside in the Lower Mainland and I am unwilling to relocate #

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