Payroll & Human Resources Coordinator

Payroll & Human Resources Coordinator (10-Month Contract)
Closing Date:
October 2, 2026 at 4:30pm EST

Position Type:  Temporary, full-time (10-Month Contract)

Hours:

35 hrs/week, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Salary:  $44.90 to $51.02 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications)

Number of Vacancies :  1 (This is a preexisting contract position in the Human Resources Division)

Saugeen Shores:
Both city and town, wrapped in a village.
Choosing to work and live in Saugeen Shores gives you an unparalleled choice of easy-going lifestyles, economic opportunities and nature at every turn. You can truly create your own village in this growing, diverse community of neighbourhoods and amenities. You can replace long commutes with easy lakeshore rides. You can choose to be as active or relaxed as you want to be.

You can make all these great choices without sacrificing family life, schools, and even access to the wide world. Nestled on the shores of Lake Huron with forests and farms all around, Saugeen Shores is the promise of both cities and towns, wrapped in a village.

The Team:
We take our team-first culture so seriously; we wrote a Team Saugeen Charter to celebrate and protect it. Our shared role is to keep Saugeen Shores safe, well-serviced, growing and vibrant in ways that respect the public and reflect our team. We develop careers from the inside first. We engage each other personally and professionally. We welcome change. we embrace new ideas.

We do more than live with work processes; we seek to continuously improve them. And we have each other's backs - because that is what great teams do.

About the Role:

We are searching for a highly motivated and customer-oriented individual to join our team. As the  Payroll and Human Resources Coordinator , reporting to the Manager, Human Resources, you are responsible for providing for the day-to-day administration of the Town's payroll, benefits, and pension. This includes the administration and maintenance of the Human Resources Information System (HRIS), processing bi-weekly pay, ensuring accurate up-to-date and complete personnel records, benefit, compensation and pension plan administration, and preparation of data for reporting, remittances, analysis and collective bargaining.

You will be a key contributor to advancing HR initiatives and driving continuous improvement. You will ensure the highest level of confidentiality and discretion as the duties involve highly sensitive and personal matters.

Key Responsibilities:

Payroll Administration:

Process bi-weekly payroll for all salaried and hourly employees in accordance with all applicable legislation, policies and Collective Agreement language.

Reconcile monthly payroll remittances and prepare year-end reconciliation of WSIB, OMERS, and other related reporting.

Maintain the HRIS and generate monthly and ad-hoc reports to support reporting against HR Business Plan objectives.

Contribute to the preparation of annual salary and benefit budgets, including monitoring contribution rates for EI, WSIB, benefits, etc.

Respond to employee and government agency inquiries regarding payroll.

Assist with audits and year-end reporting.

Benefits and Pension Administration:

Administer Benefit and Pension plans including updating employee records as required.

Act as a liaison between employees, benefit consultants and benefit carriers to ensure benefit plans are administered correctly.

Respond to employee and management inquiries on interpretation of contract language.

Ensure employees receive accurate and timely information regarding their benefit and pension plans.

Recruitment:

Support the recruitment process, including job postings, screening resumes, scheduling interviews, and conducting reference checks.

Assist with onboarding and offboarding employees.

Attend job fairs and various HR events as required.

Human Resources Administration:

Provide administrative support to the HR department, including maintaining employee records, preparing reports, and handling correspondence.

Assist in organizing and leading HR-related events and training sessions.

Drive key HR initiatives including preparing documents, presenting to employees and management team, and conducting training when required.

Provide back-up support to the Health and Safety Officer, and Human Resources Coordinator as required.

Other duties as assigned

Competencies and skills you bring to the role:

Adaptability:  You can adapt efficiently and effectively in response to new processes and changing…