Coordinator, Payroll and Benefits

Position Type: Permanent Full-Time

Location: High River, AB

ABOUT OUR CLIENT

Work in a vibrant, people-first community and at the back door to the Kananaskis. Work in High River, and experience their exciting events, small town charm, beautiful scenery and authentic, western hospitality.

THE ROLE

This position works under the direction of the Human Resources Manager and is a key member of the Human Resources Team, being responsible for leading and executing the full cycle payroll operations and benefits administration, ensuring accurate and timely process of payroll, statutory and voluntary deductions, benefit enrolment, payroll account reconciliation, compliance with Canadian payroll/benefits legislation and Alberta employment standards. In addition, this role is responsible for improvement and optimization of payroll policies, processes and system configuration and integrations.

In line with thier strategic vision, Town Plan and workplace culture, Accountable, Connected and Excellence (ACE), this position will always be required to do the right thing and take personal ownership in contributing to the organization. The employee in this position must be able to communicate clearly and concisely, and actively contribute to achieving team results. The incumbent must provide exceptional service to customers and internal partners and demonstrate initiative toward achieving organizational results and performance excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Manage and execute the full-cycle payroll process for all employees including processing earnings, overtime, retroactive pay, terminations, severance calculations and off-cycle payments and year end activities.
- With support of the Manager, Human Resource,



lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of payroll policies and processes. Oversee payroll governance, ensuring compliance with all applicable legislation (federal, provincial/state, and local), collective agreements, and internal policies.
- Audit payroll entries, deductions, entitlements, benefits and ensure accuracy and completeness of payroll records.
- Reconcile payroll to the general ledger, prepare or cooperate in the preparation of journal entries under the direction of Finance, and ensure costs are allocated correctly.
- Prepare and submit statutory remittances and filings (eg CPP, EI, income tax, WCB, Records of Employment) and process year-end reporting (eg T4, T4A, LAPP, APEX, WCB)
- Testing, maintenance and updates to payroll and benefits data in Payroll/Human Resources Capital Management (HCM) software to ensure it is configured appropriately to produce accurate pay in accordance with policies, Collective Agreements, employment contracts and legislation.
- In collaboration with Human Resources and Finance, optimize cross-system configuration, integrations, and automation.
- Prepare regular and ad hoc reporting to support the HR Team
- Act as a subject matter expert/point of contact for complex payroll inquiries from employees, supervisors and stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION





- Minimum of 2-year Post-Secondary Certification in Payroll
- Five (5) to eight (8) years of experience working within payroll and accounting
- Experience working within an HRIS system required, and experience working with SQL language an asset
- At least one certification in payroll: Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) or Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP).
- Experience working in complex payroll environment within a unionized work environment
- Advanced knowledge of Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) legislation, Alberta Employment Standards, pension regulations and other applicable legislation
- Knowledge of Access to Information Act (ATIA) and Protection of Privacy Act (POPA)
- Knowledge of Local Authorities Pension Plan and employee health benefit plans, other benefits
- Knowledge of Human Resources practices and workflows
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Exceptional customer service skills with both internal and external customers
- Proven time management and task prioritization skills
- Detail oriented, well organized, and demonstrated ability to show initiative
- Able to maintain confidentiality and diplomacy while working with sensitive information
- Proficient in all Microsoft applications, with excellent knowledge of Excel

ABOUT METIER

Metier partners with cutting-edge businesses to understand their goals and vision inside and out, and then we strategically source and pair candidates that we know will help every business flourish. Whether you are a scale up or a mid-size organization looking for your next leader, we help humans find their forte, grow their best team, and build a thriving busines

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