Pay Clerk

Work setting

• General office
• Manufacture
• Head office

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Calculate and prepare cheques for payroll
• Prepare statements of earnings for employees, indicating gross and net salaries and deductions such as taxes, union dues, garnishments and insurance and pension plans
• Store, update and retrieve financial data
• Perform clerical duties, such as maintain filing systems
• Perform human resources related duties such as personnel selection
• Prepare and balance period-end reports and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements
• Prepare monthly statements
• Complete and submit documentations for administration of benefits such as pension plans, leaves, share savings, employment and medical insurance
• Inform employees about payroll matters and benefit plans
• Compile statistics and reports
• Evaluate work environments, programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury
• Maintain payroll
• Maintain records of employee attendance, leave and overtime to calculate pay and benefit entitlements, using manual or computerized systems
• Prepare T4 statements and other statements
• Perform data entry

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Canadian Payroll Association's (CPA) payroll compliance practitioner (PCP)
• Certified Payroll Management Programs (CPMP)
• Certified General Accountants (CGA) - level 1
• Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) Certification

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• Automatic data processing (ADP)
• Easypay
• Information technology
• Simply Accounting
• MS Access
• MS Excel
• MS Word
• Accounting software
• Acomba

Additional information

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Enhanced reliability security clearance
• Confidential security clearance
• Secret clearance

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Pension plan
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site amenities
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Parking available
• Variable or compressed work week