Analyst, Benefits

At Lowe’s Canada, over 26,000 employees let their passion blossom every day. Our teams are driven by the desire to help people bring their projects to life and are committed to making a difference in the communities we serve.

We operate or service some 450 corporate and affiliated dealer stores. With a distinctive product and service offering and complementary store formats ranging from neighbourhood hardware stores to big box stores, our Lowe’s, RONA, Reno-Depot, and Dick’s Lumber banners are always looking for dedicated employees to help meet the needs of all DIYers and contractors.

You’ve got the talent? We’ve got the tools Here, your work and ideas will contribute to building a flourishing organization. Your voice will always be heard and valued. You’ll find career opportunities that live up to your ambitions and be able to further develop your unique set of skills. All that in a work environment that offers a lot of flexibility because the well-being of our teams is an everyday priority.

So if you’re looking to do what you love, and to grow and evolve within our family—one of the best employers in Canada according to a recent Forbes survey—we could be perfect for each other.

**Workplace**

Our head office being located in Boucherville, on the South Shore of Montreal, we know that some of our employees are concerned by the roadwork being carried out in the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel. That’s why we stood up an in-house advisory committee and implemented new work policies that provide our teams with even more flexibility, no matter where they live. Whether it’s working from home or having flexible hours - when a role requires employees to be physically present at the office -, we are constantly re-evaluating our practices to provide the best possible work environment to our employees.

**Our expectations**

Reporting to the Manager, Pension and Benefits, your role will be to support all the projects of the benefits team in addition to rigorously ensuring the integrity of data and information exchange processes with our supplier in a complex environment. You will work closely with our Associate Support Center (ACC), HR Information Systems (HRIS) and payroll specialists, external vendors and HR Business Partners. You will carry out various analysis and make recommendations within the framework of various projects, to harmonizing and simplifying the programs and policies in place. You will need to develop timelines for completing our projects as well as drafting internal communications for members of other teams.

**Your role**
- Coordinate re-enrolment campaigns for flexible benefits plan and share purchase plan;
- Audit regularly data used for plans administration in order to ensure data accuracy in both internal HR system and system of the external provider;
- Propose improvements to policies and procedures;
- Analyze costs and administrative/systems impacts of potential plan changes;
- Participate to implementation of new plans or to modifications of existing plans;
- Develop communications to plan members in order to maximize their understanding and their use of the plans;
- Reconcile and pay invoices received from providers;
- Offer support and training to Associate Care Center team regarding pension and benefits topics;
- Answer to more complex plan member’s questions, addressed to the Associate Care Center, which could include retroactive adjustment calculations of payroll deductions;

**The qualifications that we are looking for**
- University degree in Human Resources management, Business Administration, Computer Science, Actuarial or any other relevant field;
- Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in benefits and great knowledge of integrations between HR Information Systems (Workday, Oracle, etc.), payroll and service providers
- Analytical and excellent ability to solve problems;
- Excellent skills of the MS Office suite, in particular Excel (advanced level) and Word (intermediate)
- Attention to detail and rigorous;
- Ability to establish work priorities and deadlines

**Your benefits of working for Lowe’s Canada**:
By joining the Lowe’s Canada family, you’ll enjoy many benefits, such as:

- A highly flexible hybrid workplace
- A fitness centre, sports activities, and showers
- A childcare centre that can accommodate up to 78 children
- A cafeteria with a delicious menu prepared by a dedicated chef, healthy options, as well as FARO Roasting Houses and Tim Hortons coffee stations
- Exclusive employee discounts, plus a 10% discount on store merchandise (at all Lowe’s Canada locations)
- Benefits: retirement savings plan, annual bonuses, stock purchase plan, student incentive program, etc.
- Electric car charging stations
- Career growth opportunities within the company
- An inclusive and safe working environment
- Promotion of work-life balance
- An employer that’s involved in the community
- And much more