Senior Pension & Benefits Specialist

Job summary

Responsible for the administration, oversight, and interpretation of pension and benefits plans across multiple entities and provinces. The role also involves supporting payroll activities, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring operational controls and risk management.

Job details

Welcome to ivari Let us introduce ourselves. With 300 employees across Canada, ivari is a company that’s making a difference in the world of life insurance. How? By finding and hiring employees who are passionate about helping people protect their families, and by giving them the best, most supportive workplace possible. ivari is part of Sagicor Financial Corporation, a leading financial services provider based in the Caribbean, with a strong presence in North America. We offer a wide range of products and services, including life and health insurance, annuities, pension administration and investment services. At ivari, everyone is welcome! It is our mission to attract, develop, and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and the communities in which we do business. We offer an inclusive and accessible work environment where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported. Here’s the job opportunity… This position is an existing vacancy. As the Senior Pension & Benefits Specialist you will be responsible for accurate and timely administration, oversight, and interpretation of the organization’s pension and benefits plans across multiple entities and provinces. Additionally, you will develop processes, maintain operational controls as well as identify and manage risk. You also will provide support for payroll activities, including payroll processing, validation of employee data, reconciliation of benefit and pension-related payroll deductions, review of payroll outputs, and resolution of payroll-related inquiries as required. In this role you will: * Oversee and validate pension and RRSP records, including member eligibility, enrolments, changes, terminations, etc. * Liase with pension consultants, custodians, record keepers, and vendors to resolve escalated issues, retirements, terminations, and plan administration requirements * Interpret and manage termination, retirement, pension quote, pension adjustment, SERP, Form 7, and year-end reporting requirements * Provide pension guidance to employees, HR, management, and other stakeholders, and monitor legislative or plan changes * Oversee employee savings plan records and payroll-related updates, including member eligibility, contribution changes, terminations, deduction accuracy, and reconciliation requirements * Act as point of contact with plan sponsors, HR, payroll, and employees to interpret plan provisions, and resolve issues * Oversee benefit records and plan administration activities * Analyze and reconcile monthly benefit billings, payroll deductions, Finance reports, and general ledger information * Manage benefit premium payments for employees on leave and retirees * Administer and provide specialized oversight for executive benefit programs * Develop, analyze, and validate pension, benefits, payroll, general ledger, month-end, salary expense, cross-charge, billing, remittance, and ad hoc reporting * Provide support for payroll processing * Support payroll, pension, benefits, ICFR, internal audit, and external audit activities What we are looking for… * Minimum 5 years of progressive Human Resources experience specializing in Pension & Benefits administration, and a minimum of 2 years experience with Payroll * Strong working knowledge of pension & benefits best practices, and pension regulations * Solid understanding of payroll and government guidelines and regulations * Excellent interpersonal skills * Strong technical skills in MS Outlook, MS Office including Word and Excel * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Able to maintain a high level of confidentiality, and professionalism * Strong problem solving and analytical skills as well as organizational, multi-tasking and prioritizing skills * Proven aptitude for detail and accuracy * Ability to communicate with various levels of staff including management * Ability to work independently or as part of a team to meet constant deadlines What we pay… $68,000-$91,500 What's in it for you At ivari, it's important for us to keep our people motivated, recognized and rewarded. We offer competitive base salaries plus a bonus, one of the many reasons ivari is a great place to work. We also offer health and dental benefits for the entire family from Day 1! But that’s just the beginning. When you join the ivari team you also get… * A fantastic vacation plan and time off * A pension plan with 100% match by ivari * Employee savings plan with 75% match to help you save even more * Flexible and hybrid work arrangements * Opportunities for professional development * Recognition programs to cheer you on, motivate and reward * Wellness programs to keep you healthy and happy Who you are… Someone who enjoys a culture where everyone is genuinely respectful and you can be your authentic self every day. Your contributions and opinions are not only sought, but valued. You know the importance of, and live by, our core values of… * Bringing clarity and focus to your work * Taking ownership and doing what you say you will * Remaining flexible * Collaborating with others Does this sound like you? We’re looking for great people to join our team! Our commitment to inclusivity is reflected in the safeguards, policies and commitments we have in place to remove barriers and provide equal opportunities to prospective and current employees, without discrimination. To apply, please email your resume to: human.resources@ivari.ca [human.resources@ivari.ca] A Human Resources representative is available to consult with applicants who require accommodation in the application or recruitment process. Any information shared by the applicant about an accommodation will be treated as confidential. If you do require an accommodation, please email human.resources@ivari.ca [human.resources@ivari.ca]. ** ivari does not utilize AI in our recruitment process to screen, select, or assess applicants

What you’ll do

Responsible for the administration, oversight, and interpretation of pension and benefits plans across multiple entities and provinces. The role also involves supporting payroll activities, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring operational controls and risk management.

Requirements

Requires a minimum of 5 years of progressive HR experience specializing in Pension & Benefits and at least 2 years of payroll experience. Candidates must have strong knowledge of pension regulations, government guidelines, and proficiency in MS Office.

Benefits

• Health Insurance • Dental Benefits • Vacation Plan • Pension Plan With 100% Match • Employee Savings Plan With 75% Match • Flexible And Hybrid Work Arrangements • Professional Development • Recognition Programs • Wellness Programs

Listed skills

• Analytical · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Accuracy · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Payroll · Preferred
• Audit · Preferred
• Operational Controls · Preferred
• Flexible · Preferred
• email · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Pension Administration
• Benefits Administration
• Payroll Processing
• Legislative Compliance
• Financial Reconciliation
• Risk Management
• MS Excel
• MS Word
• MS Outlook
• Analytical Skills
• Problem Solving
• Interpersonal Communication
• Organizational Skills
• Multi-tasking
• Confidentiality
• Stakeholder Management

Job areas

• Human Resources
• Finance & Accounting
• Administrative