Payroll Administrator

Location

Winnipeg, MB | Canada

Job description

Overview

As the Payroll Administrator, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of all aspects of the bi-weekly payroll cycle and benefit administration for employees. Other responsibilities include federal and provincial statutory remittances, payment and reconciliation of benefits, reconciliations, and various other accounting functions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and verify employee transactions according to government regulations and applicable agreements.
• Ensure the timely payment of remuneration to employees.
• Update employee payroll data such as personal updates, required deductions, reimbursements, taxable benefits, and other payroll items that affect employee pay.
• Process employee transactions daily in Workforce Management (time attendance) and provide support to employees, supervisors, and managers.
• Reconcile and prepare statements for remittance payments of employee and employer deductions to the appropriate institutions.
• Perform general ledger account reconciliations for pension provision, Manitoba Health Tax, Employee Purchase Programs, staff clearing, mileage, diversity, and MB Blue Cross Benefits.
• Provide support in the implementation and administration of corporate initiatives that impact payroll and/or employee deductions.

Qualifications

• Certificate in Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) plus additional coursework to keep Certificate in good standing.
• Three years of related in-house payroll experience, processing end-to-end payroll cycle.
• Payroll experience in a unionized environment is an asset.
• Working knowledge of the application of payroll legislation, regulation, and related acts.
• Intermediate knowledge of payroll regulated payments and deductions (Gross to Net Pay calculations).
• Knowledge of and experience working in an in-house HRMS system.
• Intermediate computer skills combined with working knowledge of HRMS/payroll systems and Microsoft Office products including Word and Excel.
• Interpret and apply pension and benefit regulations and payments.

Employee Benefits

Health benefits

We offer a comprehensive health benefits program that includes:

• flexible health, dental and vision plans
• health spending account
• travel health coverage
• other extended health benefits such as ambulance, massage and physiotherapy

Financial security

In an effort to support financial security, we offer:

• registered pension plan
• group, dependent, and optional life insurance coverage
• critical illness insurance
• sick leave to cover short-term disability
• long-term disability

Wellness

We offer programs that focus on how to better achieve a balance between work and personal commitments, as well as maintain a healthy workplace culture. This includes:

• vacation entitlement
• maternity, parental and adoptive leaves
• bereavement and family responsibility leaves
• employee and family assistance program
• mental-health programming
• lunch-and-learn offerings
• discounted gym memberships and wellness account

Diversity and inclusion

Manitoba Public Insurance believes that diversity and inclusion strengthens us. We consider ourselves to be a barrier-free organization where individual values, beliefs and practices are respected and appreciated for the diversity they bring to our work life.

Employee recognition

It’s important to recognize our employees for their contributions. Not only do we recognize employees as they achieve milestone years in their careers, we also have several outlets for leaders and peers to reward each other for work well done.

Professional development

We want our employees to grow, which is why we offer support in keeping their skills up-to-date. We offer in-house training, professional development and an educational assistance program.

Safety and health

In an effort to encourage a safe and healthy work environment, we offer various safety, health and workplace policies and programs along with technical expertise and assistance to support employee activities in safety and health.

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