Payroll and Benefits Specialist

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- Reporting to Director of Payroll and Benefits, the Payroll & Filing Assistant will work with the payroll team to ensure payroll processing is completed as accurately and timely as possible, at the meantime, play a backup role for day-to-day employee benefits and pension plans administration._

**Responsibilities**
- Track, compile and file new hire onboarding documents received from Payroll mailbox and ensure accurate information are recorded on new hire reports
- Set up new hires in ADP WFN each pay period and setup IT access to SSC information system
- Check new hires’ first pay accuracy on payroll preview report as per payroll processing timeline
- Ensure all new hires register ADP WFN self-service account in time
- Upload and maintain new employees’ supporting documents on ADP WFN
- Assist payroll team with reviewing, correcting and balancing payroll output if needed
- Compile and save payroll preview summary reports as per payroll preview auditing protocol
- Save ADP financial reports as per payroll processing timeline
- Assist employees with ADP WFN registration and resolve inquiries as regards to ADP access issues
- Add new employees information to New Hire benefits worksheets as per eligibility instruction
- Assist with preparing various payroll and benefits reports for stakeholders
- Prepare electronic Record of Employment (ROE) in ADP for terminated and/or leave of absence employees
- Prepare employment verification letter as per employees’ inquiry
- Add and update Payroll diary in Payroll mailbox calendar as per ROE and COS forms, track IT cancellation on spreadsheet and ensure all IT accesses disabled in time
- Assist with group benefits enrollments and play a backup role of benefits enrollment on insurance carrier’s web portal
- Responsible for filing, updating and maintaining all employees’ payroll and HR files both in physical and electronic copies
- Assist with processing annual merit increase and responsible for filing of merit increase letters
- Maintain ADP WFN homepage and ensure the company’s payroll and benefits news and schedules updated in time
- Prepare employment verification letters as per employees’ inquiry
- Prepare employment and payroll records for solicitors and collect payroll services fees
- Assist with telephones and other miscellaneous office duties
- Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing

**Qualifications and Education**
- Certified as a Payroll Compliance Practitioner with the National Payroll Institute
- Minimum three years’ payroll work experience
- Experience with ADP WFN software an asset
- Experience with maintaining group benefits plan an asset
- Advance Excel skill an asset
- Excellent English language skills in both written and speaking

**Skills**
- High Degree of Accuracy
- Attention to Details
- Knowledge of MS Office and Database Systems
- Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills

**Competencies**
- Commitment to customer service
- Teamwork
- Accountability
- Communication
- Compliance
- Self-Discipline
- **What We Offer**_
- _Reimbursement of practicing license or professional association membership fees_
- _Education and training allowance_
- _Tuition discount for spouse and children_
- _Comprehensive extended health benefits_
- _Disability and life insurance_
- _RRSP matching_
- _Employee and Family Assistance Program_
- _Flexible schedule, work-life balance_
- **Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion**_

**Job Types**: Permanent, Full-time

**Salary**: $50,000.00-$60,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Burnaby, BC V3N 4N8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Payroll: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- PCP Certification (preferred)

Work Location: In person