Temporary Payroll Analyst

**M.A.S.S. NOTICE OF TEMPORARY VACANCY**

Position: Temporary Analyst - Payroll/Pension

Salary Range: Band 4 - $ 38.95 - $46.44 (+4 % vacation pay)

Location: Payroll Department, J.W. Singleton Education Centre

Work Schedule: 35 hours/week, 12 months a year

Effective Date: As Soon As Possible - August 31, 2026 (with possibility of extension)

Position Summary:
Under the supervision of the Payroll Supervisor, the Payroll Analyst provides support to employees with regard to their pay and pension. This position is responsible for completing biweekly payroll cycles processing for specific employee groups, pension administration (Teachers’ Pension and OMERS) and updating and maintaining employee data in the payroll system. This role is responsible for the issuance of Record of Employments.

The HDSB recently introduced a. In accordance with this Administrative Procedure and with the approval of the immediate supervisor, employees who work at HDSB administrative sites may work from home for up to 50% of their regularly scheduled hours. Work from Home arrangements may change based on the future needs of the Board.

Key Responsibilities:

- Administers conditions of employment for a variety of staff, processing new hires, updating the payroll database, processing all salary adjustments, leaves and statutory pay
- Manages all facets of the earnings and deduction equation of an employee compensation package
- Processing the full cycle of biweekly payrolls for salary and hourly employees; in both union and nonunion environments in an accurate and in a timely manner
- Assist in the preparation of year end reporting with regards to T4’s and pension
- Compares the previous pay to the current pay for a set percentage difference
- Investigates differences and document rationale to ensure accuracy of the pay
- Generates reports from miscellaneous deducts (pay deducts, sick leave exhausted)
- Ensure accuracy of pension contribution data
- Manually calculate rates for each pay (i.e. EI, EI refund rate, CPP, tax, Summer Deferral, LTDI, union dues, pension contributions) and verifies pay register calculations on a sample employee to ensure rate accuracy
- Verifies calculations for employees on STIP leave
- Train new payroll analysts on all processes and procedures related to payroll and pension processing
- Documents payroll/pension procedures and processes
- Identifies and recommends efficiencies for payroll/pension procedures and processes
- Coordinates pension matters as they relate to an employee’s earning
- Responds to any inquiries from OMERS/TPP inquiries via pension websites
- Process new employees, Leave of absences and terminations
- Determines if employee has option to buy back time for absences (pay deducts, suspensions, SULP)
- Provide proof of Eligible Service in OMERS
- Ensures accurate data to pension providers by various reporting mechanisms
- Communicates verbally and through writing with other departments with in the board, employees, and third party organizations
- Determines pension enrollment eligibility based on rules and regulations set out by OMERS and OTPP.
- Communicates with OMERS regarding enrolling staff, reporting absences and leaves, processing buy
- backs, reporting disabilities, processing terminations, and retirement requests. Provide detailed calculations for pre-enrollment service for buy back purposes
- Communicates salary rates, contributions, service, leaves, absences, retirement service and re
- employment, affecting employee pension, pension suspensions, and T4s
- Contacts Service Canada regularly regarding records of employment and pay detail
- Processes invoices related to overpayments, and manual cheques where required
- Maintains Payroll and Pension Employee Files

Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements required:

- Post-secondary diploma in Business Administration/Accounting or bookkeeping
- Two years (2) of payroll related experience
- PCP - Payroll Compliance Professional
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access)

Preferred Requirements required:

- Four years (4) of job related experience, including familiarity with a unionized environment
- PCP - Payroll Compliance Professional and CHRP - Certified Human Resources Professional
- Familiarity with external payroll provider, HRIS systems, OMERS, Teachers’ Pension Plan and Service Canada

Applicants with a combination of equivalent experience education and experience may be considered.

Job Category: Management & Professionals -** Job Code #** **3985481**

Applicant Self Identification Questions:
As part of the recruitment and selection function, the HDSB will collect voluntary self identification data from applicants in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, HDSB’s Teacher Hiring Practices Administrative Procedure, HDSB’s Employment Equity Policy and Ontario’s Anti Racism Data Standards:
Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Anti-Racism Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 15, in compliance with the