Group 12 - Payroll and Benefits Specialist

4 weeks ago

Whitby, Canada Durham District School Board Full time

**Position Title**: PAYROLL AND BENEFITS SPECIALIST

**Union Group**: Office Clerical and Technical

**Wage Group**: 12

**Reports To**: Payroll Manager

**Employment**: 12 months

**Job Summary**:
Under the direction of the Payroll Manager, the position is responsible for processing payroll for over 10K employees, prepare and validate employee payrolls and benefits (for Teaching and Educational Services Staff), prepare and analyze payroll and benefits related reports, provide service to employees, and respond to and follow up on any payroll or benefits concerns.

**Major Duties**:
1. Prepare and process payroll for union and non-unionized employees.

Prepare and process payroll in accordance with required legislation, board policy, system requirements and collective agreements

Verify and process electronic and manual timesheets accurately. Import of exception timesheet for EI rebates.

Audit and process unpaid days, determining pensionable earnings for report to Teachers Pension

Ensure pay deductions for Short Term Sick Leave are correct. Monitor all employee absence banks using sick leave to avoid overpayments.

Verify and process all changes for new and existing employees on banking, tax information, statutory deductions, non-statutory deductions, SIN, work permits, and etc.)

Process and verify change notices and information from Human Resource Services as it relates to terminations, salary changes, sick time, WSIB for all employees.

Work collaborative with Human Resource Services and Information and Technology Services to identify incorrect information

Input and verify all necessary employee deductions such as union dues, federation feeds, levies, garnishments, and voluntary deductions such as RRSP, Credit Unions, Ontario Principal Council etc.

Accurately calculate and make pay adjustments for late leaves of absence

Ensure manual payments are updated and year to date figures are accurate

Investigate any returned items from the bank so that funds can be re-processed

Calculate, notify and communicate with employee to recover any overpayments

Calculate statutory holiday entitlements for late time sheets, vacation pay on an annual basis and per pay as required

Process, calculate and maintain pre-paid leaves for teaching staff

Verify difference in salary based on category changes and experience for teachers

Import and process vacation earnings and adjust pension contributions as required.

Review, prepare and distribution of validation reports

2. Payroll Public Relations and Communications

Occasionally deal with volatile situations

Communicate with external agencies, such as Service Canada for Records of Employment (Inquiries and audits) and the administration of garnishments from various Government agencies

Coordinate with Human Resources to provide information to Workers’ Compensation Board, Law firms and Insurance companies for any claims submitted

3. Processing of Records of Employments, Garnishments, WSIB and Insurance Claims. Complete Service Canada audits, process grievance pay-outs and Supplementary Employment Benefits (SEB).

Process records of employment through Service Canada for unpaid leaves of absences, resignations/terminations, retirements, layoffs etc.

Process garnishments in accordance with government regulations, verify payments are set up, recurring and in full

Calculate and provide wage information as required by Human Resource Services, WSIB, Insurance Companies in accordance with privacy legislation

Prepare audits received from Service Canada

Input and verify grievance pay-outs and SEB payments

4. Benefits Administration for union and non-unionized employees

Maintain knowledge of benefits clauses in all collective agreements and the details of coverage in the master policy with Manulife

Check and verify change notices and information from Employee Relations/Services

Calculate benefits premiums on all salary changes and process the changes and adjustments to payroll deductions

Calculate the required deductions and notify employees retiring or commencing an unpaid leave of absence of payments required for continuation of benefits.

Review and analyze LTD contribution summary report.Record discrepancies and provide reconciliation to Accounting Manager.

Calculate refunds required for LTD premiums for employees approved for retroactive LTD benefits

Provide salary, life insurance and medi-dent data to HR Services

Notify employees of payment returned from the bank and arrange to collect monies owing and applicable service charges or cancel LTD benefits

Track outstanding NSF payment from returned cheques

Provide proper General Ledger Accounts when payment is replaced to be forwarded to Accounting

Update coordination of benefits and dependent information on an ongoing basis

Respond to inquiries from employees, benefit administrators and insurance service provider

Provide taxable benefit figures for employees on leave regarding OMERS

5. Calculating and Repor

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