COPE

Comp. 25-343

Closing date: 2025-08-25 @ 4:00 pm EST

Payroll Clerk - Temporary

Location: Southern Board Office - New Liskeard

Start date**:** September 4, 2025 until July 31, 2026 or return of absent employee

Vacancy Details: 0.5 FTE (part-time, 17.5 hours/week)

REQUIREMENTS:

• Post Secondary Diploma in Business and/or Accounting or Payroll Compliance Practitioner certification with the National Payroll Institute.

• Demonstrated knowledge of a payroll process in a computerized system, month and year-end procedures, account reconciliation, general ledger account coding within a large and complex chart of accounts, and audit processes.

• Comprehensive knowledge of government legislation, related acts, and payroll regulations.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including but not limited to the use of formulas, sorting, filtering, reordering of columns, and formatting for report preparation.

• Proven mathematical and analytical skills and conscientious of details.

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.

• Ability to work to strict timelines – often under pressure.

• Experience in interpreting, implementing/adhering to multiple employee/union agreements.

• Compliance with collective agreements, including self-funded leaves, supplemental employment benefit plans, top-up plans for maternity/parental leaves, vacation pay entitlement.

• Experience in preparing Record of Employments both manually and electronically for individuals and group lay-offs, submit by upload file, and respond within prescribed timelines to any information requests.

• Ability to calculate and reconcile monthly remittances for accounting and external agencies.

• Ability to respond to payroll questions and inquiries from staff, employees, vendors, and outside agencies in a timely manner that adheres to privacy requirements.

• Experience in OMERs and Teachers’ Pension Plan is an asset.

• Demonstrates commitment to DSB1 strategic plan priorities and actions.

• Maintain regular on-time attendance.

Salary as per the current COPE collective agreement

Interested Candidates:

Postings can be found on the DSB1 website at and on Apply to Education at . Please apply using Apply to Education by clicking the Apply button. Applications received through any other method will not be considered.

Additional Information:

Internal applicants shall provide a covering letter indicating the position to which they are applying, a complete resume, a copy of their most recent performance appraisal (if applicable), a letter of support from their immediate supervisor, and a list of three references (one which must be the current supervisor).

External applicants shall provide a covering letter and a complete resume, including complete information about experience, training, employment history, dates, places and addresses of previous employers, a copy of their most recent performance appraisal (if applicable), and a list of three references (one which must be a current or recent supervisor). Must provide a Criminal Background Check with vulnerable Sector Screening prior to employment.

• AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER-

It is the policy of District School Board Ontario North East to support fair, equitable and transparent hiring and promotion practices for all qualified employees and applicants for employment in order to attract and retain quality employees who facilitate the learning environment for our students. The procedures for the hiring and promotion of staff will be based on DSB1 Hiring Policy & Procedure 1.2.22.

Accommodation:

Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates who have temporary or permanent disability, or who otherwise require accommodations based on the protected grounds highlighted in the Ontario Human Rights Code in respect to the recruitment and selection process. If you require accommodation please contact Sue Holmes, Manager of Human Resources at sue.holmes@dsb1.ca.

The Board thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. This information is collected under the authority of the Education Act, and M.F.I.P.P.A. and is used to determine eligibility for employment.

Steve Meunier (Board Chair) - Lesleigh Dye (Director of Education)

2025-08-11