250 - Payroll Specialist

**Closing Date**: October 24, 2024
Hybrid Position
MNO’s culture is at our core
The MNO workplace culture is full of potential ready to be unlocked. As our Self-Governance agreement materializes, we are building a workplace culture of action, responsibility, and most importantly a desire to serve the Métis community. When defining what MNO culture is, it’s difficult, because of our diverse leadership styles, and the different programs and services offered. What that really means is there is a place for almost everyone under the MNO employer umbrella. We recognize people are different, and that is our source of strength. We bring opinions together, welcome healthy conflict, and look to always find answers, not problems.
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What We Can Offer You
- Comprehensive employer-paid health benefits and pension plan
- Generous vacation allotment starting at 15 day's for regular employees and 20 day's for management
- Annual paid two-week holiday closure in December
- 16 paid public and employer holidays
- 15 paid health & wellness days
- Challenging, multi-disciplinary work environment that fosters learning and professional development
- Substantial educational incentive to promote personal and professional growth
- An opportunity to make a direct or indirect impact on the lives of the Métis Peoples across the Province
- Other perks
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Telemedicine plan
- Health care spending account
- Goodlife corporate membership discount
- Bell Mobility's exclusive partner program
- Staple's corporate discount
- Dell member purchase program
- Mark's corporate discount

**About the Role**:
The Payroll Specialist is responsible for leading in multiple financial activities relating to The Métis Nation of Ontario’s (MNO) bi-weekly payroll functions. This includes timely and accurate reporting of payroll data for the MNO employees. Other responsibilities include overseeing the processing of staff expenses, corporate credit card transactions, journal entry preparation, reconciliations, and various other accounting functions. Integrity and strong attention to detail are crucial for this role.
**What you will be doing**:

- Processing two bi-weekly payrolls: employees and students
- Processing payroll on a bi-weekly basis using MNO’s payroll software
- Processing different calculations and adjustments per pay period, such as: termination, garnishments, checking TD1 forms, processing miscellaneous payouts, request ROE’s and review for accuracy, review all new hires in MNO’s payroll software for accuracy, review zero deductions and cheques, etc.
- Processing pension working paper, RRSP working papers each pay period
- Calculating and filing WSIB monthly, and processing payments
- Calculating benefits adjustments, including long term disability and taxable benefits calculations
- Processing journal entries for payroll processes
- Processing Living Allowances and Tuition for Students using MNO’s payroll software
- Preparing Payroll Reports for CFO Approval per PP
- Process expenses on a scheduled basis
- Collaborate with the Human Resources team on various initiatives, such as salary increases each year
- Manual payroll entries as required
- Full Cycle Year End Tasks for Employees/Students/Volunteers (including, verifying SIN’s processing T4’s, T2200’s, T4a’s, verifying tax matrix, etc.)
- Additional duties as may be reasonably assigned

**Qualifications**:

- A degree in accounting, business, finance, or related field
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in payroll or a similar roll
- Working knowledge of basic accounting principles and payroll practices (experience in Ceridian PowerPay, Ceridian Dayforce, Great Plains, and/or Netsuite is an asset)
- Membership in a Professional Payroll Association (CPA membership is an asset)
- Expert at meeting deadlines while maintaining compliance and regulatory standards
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.

AODA Statement
The Métis Nation of Ontario commits to providing accommodation as required by the Ontario Human Rights Act, unless to do so would cause undue hardship. Accommodations will be provided in accordance with the principles of dignity, individualization, and inclusion. The Métis Nation of Ontario will work cooperatively and in the spirit of respect with all partners in the accommodation process. These accommodations will extend to all aspects of the employment relationship including recruitment and selection.
Special Services Organization
The Métis Nation of Ontario is a special services organization. All applicants are encouraged to apply. Preference may be given to qualified applicants who meet the requirements for MNO Citizenship as per the MNO Bylaws and who are in good standing.
Please note, all employees, regardless of role or location, are required to be fully va