Payroll Specialist

O’Chiese Business & Investment Centre

Job Posting:
Payroll Specialist

Location:

O’Chiese First Nation, AB

Company: O’Chiese Business & Investment Centre

Job Type: Full-Time, Salary

The Payroll Specialist manages payroll from start to finish for the O’Chiese Business & Investment Centre. The position ensures employees are paid accurately and on time, completes statutory remittances and year-end T4 reporting, reconciles payroll records, and administers employee benefits enrolments and changes. The role requires careful handling of confidential employee information and clear coordination with Human Resources and Finance.

• Process payroll for each pay period, including reviewing approved time and attendance records, entering changes, calculating earnings and deductions, checking exceptions, and preparing payments and pay statements.
• Maintain accurate payroll records for new hires, departures, changes in pay, leaves, taxable benefits, deductions, and other employee updates received through approved channels.
• Prepare and submit statutory payroll remittances and related reports by applicable deadlines; investigate and correct discrepancies.
• Prepare, review, and file annual T4 slips and summaries, and respond to routine year-end payroll inquiries.
• Reconcile payroll registers, deductions, remittances, benefit amounts, and payroll-related general ledger accounts; document and resolve variances.
• Coordinate employee benefits enrolments, changes, and terminations with Human Resources, employees, and the benefits provider; verify related payroll deductions.
• Respond to employee payroll and benefits questions professionally, research discrepancies, and correct approved adjustments in a timely manner.
• Maintain organized records and supporting documentation for internal review, audits, and reporting while protecting personal and financial information.
• Support the Senior Finance Manager with payroll reports, process improvements, and other related duties assigned

• Post-secondary education in payroll, accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience processing payroll and performing payroll reconciliations.
• Experience with statutory remittances, T4 preparation, and employee benefits administration.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with discretion and maintain accurate records.

• Experience working in or with Indigenous organizations or communities.
• Knowledge of funding agreements or public-sector financial management.

Salary will be based on skills & experience. A comprehensive benefits package will be provided upon employment.