Payroll Officer

The Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 invites applications for a Payroll Officer. The successful candidate will oversee all payroll related data, statistics, and other related reports. This position will provide advisory assistance to management and staff on a range of payroll related matters.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensure the operational aspects of payroll processing and associated activities, including salary/hourly disbursement, benefit remittances and reconciliations, accrued liabilities management and year-end reporting are accurate and delivered within appropriate timeframes and comply with relevant legislation.

• Coach, mentor, train and coordinate the activities of relevant staff within Payroll Services.

• Prepare complex payroll information for data input and assist with checking, quality control, and maintenance of records to ensure accuracy, service quality and data integrity.

• Assist the organization to meet its taxation, superannuation and other legislative and statutory obligations through processing and preparation of returns, related reports, forms, and other documentation as requested.

• Provide a responsive, accurate client advisory service on payroll matters, resolve difficult enquiries, and assist in identifying payroll errors and implementing corrective action.

• Provide and promote service excellence and foster effective teamwork and business relationships.

• Contribute to the application and monitoring of Canadian payroll practices, principles, and processes.

• Contribute to implementing improvement by participating in a range of payroll and service delivery reform activities.

• Prepare annual salary budget.

• Perform other related duties within the scope of the position.

Qualifications:

• Completion of the Canadian Payroll Manager (CPM) certification.

• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience.

• Sound numeracy skills, attention to detail and accuracy.

• Experience in payroll, and the use of a computerized payroll system (e.g. Avanti), or other relevant databases.

• Supervisory skills to effectively team build and resolve conflict.

• Proven ability to work effectively independently or as a member of a team.

• Excellent verbal and written skills.

• Excellent organization skills to meet stringent deadlines.

• Experience in the use of Microsoft Office suite of products particularly MS Excel for reporting and reconciling of payroll related GL accounts.

• Provide a Driver’s Abstract if required.

Please visit md.bonnyville.ab.ca/jobs.aspx for a full job description.

All interested applicants are invited to submit their resume, in confidence to:

Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87

Attn: Human Resources

Postal Bag 1010

Bonnyville, Alberta T9N 2J7

Fax: 780-826-4524

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From $49.44 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Wellness program

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person