Payroll & Benefits Administrator

Job Description
If you take pride in being compassionate, honest, professional, and safe, consider an exciting and rewarding career at Shannex. Our communities offer more than a place to work – they welcome and celebrate Great People who inspire meaningful connections while Leading the Way to Better Living.

We are searching for a
Payroll & Benefits Administrator
to join our Payroll & Benefits team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Meaningful Benefits
You will be surrounded by supportive and talented team members who make our communities great places to live, work and visit. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector, Shannex offers opportunities for growth, development and advancement. And at the end of every day, you will know you've made a measured difference in the lives of our residents. Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits plan (begins immediately), including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Life, travel, and other insurances
• Access to virtual healthcare 24/7 for FREE through the group health benefit plan
• RRSP program (5% employer matching)
• Vacation accrual (begins immediately) and travel insurance
• Free onsite parking
• Access to thousands of perks vendors and discounts through our WorkPerks program, including excellent discounts for apparel, restaurants, technology, fitness, travel, and tickets to some of your favorite sports and entertainment events
• Access to continuing education and training through Shannex's Centre of Excellence
• Opportunities to be part of sector innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety

About The Opportunity

• Completes employee file setups in required systems for all new hires or internal transfers
• Administrates benefit enrollment for all new hires, status changes, transfers, and terminations.
• Ensures welcome package is sent out to all newly enrolled employees.
• Completes status change and termination requests, including enrollment or cancellation of benefits as required
• Completes payroll and benefits related transactions within the pay period (wage increment changes, updates to pay file)
• Completes ROEs through established pay process, and when requested.
• Provides customer service support for payroll and benefits inboxes when required
• Provides customer service support when required, including investigations, issue resolution and escalating to supervisor when required.
• Updates employees pay and benefits as required due to leaves of absence; follows up with employees when needed
• Plays an integral role in implementation of new administrative processes or improvements to existing administrative processes.

About You
In addition to placing high value on continuous improvement, collaboration and accountability, you bring:

• A degree or diploma in a related field of study
• At least one to two (1-2) years administrative experience in a related field (payroll, benefits, human resources, or finance
• Designation in or working towards your Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) is an asset
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• An aptitude in solving problems/troubleshooting
• Dependable and deliver high quality, professional service with a positive attitude
• Proven ability for attention to detail and consistently display a high level of initiative, effort and commitment towards completing assignments efficiently
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team to achieve desired results

About Us
Shannex is a family-owned organization with a vision of Better Living for every stage of life. Since 1988, Shannex has grown from a single nursing home in Cape Breton to a trusted partner across healthcare, hospitality and lifestyle sectors. With locations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario, Shannex continues to build communities designed for connection, wellbeing and longevity. Shannex-owned brands include Allbright Life, Parkland Retirement Living & Lifestyle Residences, Parkland at Home, Faubourg du Mascaret, and Shannex Enhanced Care. Shannex also provides Transitional Health Services, in partnership with Nova Scotia Health. For more information, visit .

If you're ready to join the Shannex team of
Great People
, apply today
Great People is a core value at Shannex based on the belief that our team members are the spirit and foundation of the organization. Shannex believes equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging is about creating a culture that embraces the uniqueness of individuals, where every person is treated fairly and where racism and discrimination are not tolerated. At Shannex, every team member belongs.

All applications are kept in strict confidentiality.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.