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Payroll Assistant

Posted on Nov. 27, 2024 by WRDSB

  • Full Time

Payroll Assistant

Payroll Assistant (F)
Human Resource Services Department
Education Centre

Applications will be considered in the following order:

1) Qualified permanent ESS/OSSTF Bargaining Unit employees

2) Qualified probationary, temporary and Temporary Hourly Rates (THR) ESS/OSSTF employees

3) Qualified external applicants (includes employees from other bargaining units)

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, through the Payroll Officer, the successful applicant will be responsible for maintaining up-to-date records of the Board's staff, in order to facilitate bi-weekly salary payments and reporting of related information to agencies. The successful applicant for this Educational Support Staff position, Level F ($58,203 - $70,969), will be working 35 hours per week, 12 months per year, effective January 6, 2025.

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (with a 1/2 hour unpaid lunch break).

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain and process employee payroll records for staff, both academic and support, to meet the bi-weekly payroll deadline;
  • Process information related to all aspects of pension for staff;
  • Import, validate and adjust electronic time sheet entries as required;
  • Respond to payroll specific inquiries from staff and consistently apply payroll related government regulations and staff collective agreements;
  • Complete and submit forms, and provide written correspondence on behalf of staff to agencies such as Canada Revenue Agency, Service Canada, Teachers Pension Plan and the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System; and
  • Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

  • 2-3 year post-secondary degree/diploma in HR/Business/Accounting or similar course of study. Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) certification with the National Payroll Institute (formerly Canadian Payroll Association) is required or ability to obtain certification within 6 months. Applicants with education obtained internationally and deemed to be equivalent to the aforementioned, may be considered;
  • 2-3 year of recent experience processing medium sized payroll, preferably in a fast paced union environment utilizing strong HRIS/Payroll computerized online system experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Suite applications;
  • Must have a comprehensive knowledge of current government legislation relating to the payroll function;
  • High level of accuracy and excellent data entry skills;
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills to prioritize work, juggle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines;
  • Demonstrated ability to provide quality customer service along with interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written) to respond to inquiries from internal and external clients;
  • Ability to complete assigned duties with minimal supervision;
  • Confidentiality, tact and diplomacy are requisites for this position;
  • Preference will be given to candidates who have School Board or other relevant public sector experience and who have knowledge of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), Teachers Pension Plan Board (TPP), and/or staff collective agreements or have related experience; and
  • Ability to work collaboratively as member of the Human Resource Services team.

External candidates may electronically submit a copy of their covering letter and resume, quoting posting #3863390 – Payroll Assistant no later than 3:00 p.m. on December 6, 2024 to Laurie Pett, Human Resources Officer at ess_resumes@wrdsb.ca.

The Waterloo Region District School Board is committed to equity in employment. We are committed to fair and equitable hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve, who will foster the success and well-being of our students and who demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in the classroom.

We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:

  • First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
  • members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
  • persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities; and
  • persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

We will make any appropriate accommodation based on any of the human rights protected grounds, to support candidate participation in the hiring process.

Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodations in the hiring process to support applicants with disabilities.

While we appreciate all applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $58,203.00-$70,969.00 per year

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-12-06
Expected start date: 2025-01-06


Advertised until:
Dec. 27, 2024


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