Job Summary

Join our Payroll Services team with Fraser Health in the role of Payroll Services Representative. You will be responsible for processing payroll, performing account analysis and data reconciliation, taking corrective action where required. You will also monitor and maintain the daily operation of accounts such as the WorkSafe BC, Health Benefit Trust, Employer Health Tax (EHT), Pension Corporation, Pacific Blue Cross, and union billings.

This is a Regular Full-Time opportunity located in New Westminster, BC. This position requires in-office work and follows a 37.5-hour workweek.

Job duties:

• Performs account analysis by monitoring and maintaining the daily operation of designated accounts such as WorkSafe BC, Health Benefit Trust, EHT, Pension Corporation, Pacific Blue Cross, union billings, as assigned.
• Reconciles designated accounts by analyzing, reviewing, extracting and interpreting information.
• Identifies problems and discrepancies such as imbalance of monthly statements, examines documents to determine the reasons for problems and discrepancies, following up with other parties where necessary.
• Resolves discrepancies by taking corrective action; prepares entries or required forms to balance as required.
• Reviews incoming documents such as payments from benefit carriers for accuracy, comparability and completeness in accordance with department standards.
• Responsible for supporting or executing the bi-weekly pay run and post process (file extraction and import, reviewing, auditing and correcting select information as needed), including sending the electronic information to the bank for the direct deposit of pay.
• Prepares retroactive, adjustment payments and/or replacement payments by extracting, reviewing and verifying information from the payroll system to accurately calculate the amounts owing, generating manual cheques and payments where necessary with the authorization of managers or designates.
• Takes action to resolve bank rejections of direct deposit payments for reasons such as incorrect or closed accounts.
• Adheres to Payroll deadlines, Federal and Provincial Legislation and Collective Agreements.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Completion of Grade 12
• Successful completion of a recognized payroll course through the National Payroll Institute or Canadian Payroll Association
• Three (3) years’ recent related Payroll experience
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be acceptable.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to type at 35 wpm.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to supervise.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.