Payroll & Benefits Specialist

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At Loewen, we understand how important compensation and benefits are to our team members and their families and are looking for a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will play a key part to contributing greatly to every team member’s employee experience by ensuring they are served with the greatest attention to detail. As a member of the Human Resources team, the Payroll & Benefits Specialist administers the activities relating to the company payroll, benefits and HRIS processing and be the company’s subject matter expert in these areas.

Responsibilities:

• Execution of all activities related to payroll, benefits and HRIS administration for 600+ employees
• Process all new hires, benefits enrolments, change notifications, leaves, terminations, etc.
• Prepare and submit monthly benefits billing, liaise with benefits brokers/providers and prepare annual T4s / W-2’s.
• Administer benefits and pension plans (DPSP/401K), administer annual benefits open-enrolment, and calculate and communicate prepayment of benefit premiums for employees beginning a leave of absence.
• Ensure system is maintained with current and update to date information such as benefit rates.
• First point of contact for all questions related to payroll and benefits, assisting employees and stakeholders regarding inquiries, enrolments, terminations, and revisions to employee benefits
• Communicate directly with benefits brokers/providers as required.
• Keep current with provincial and state legislative standards and requirements and ensure they are applied and updated accordingly.
• Update TD1 Forms and Benefit rates in HCM.
• Implement and maintain payroll best practices to improve efficiency and consult with human resources team to improve payroll and HRIS processes.
• Prepare scheduled and ad-hoc reports pertaining to payroll and human resources requirements.
• Participate on committees and other projects and initiatives as required.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience administering payroll, benefits and HRIS processes.
• Completion of C.P.A. Payroll Administrator Certificate or other recognized payroll programs.
• Experience processing payroll in a manufacturing environment would be an asset.
• Experience processing US payroll and/or willingness to learn is required.
• Knowledge and understanding / education in human resources, payroll practices, benefits administration, and compliance or other related experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of CRA / IRA rules pertaining to payroll, Employment Standards & Statutory requirements for Canadian and US payrolls
• Driven by curiosity and continuous learning ensuring current information related to payroll, benefits and employment standards legislation is maintained.
• Customer service focused and interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to create useful and actionable reports from data.
• Possess strong organization skills, attention to detail and positive outlook with a problem-solving attitude.
• Experience with UKG Pro (WFM / UltiPro) is a plus; System implementation experience as asset.

Loewen is committed tocreating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.