Senior Pension & Benefits Specialist

Welcome toivari

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.

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.

This position is an existing vacancy.

• 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

• 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

$68,000-$91,500

At ivari, it's important for us to keep our people motivated, recognized and rewarded.…