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About the role

  • Payroll and Pension Administrator managing payroll processes for Women’s Centre of York Region in Newmarket. Ensuring timely and accurate payroll administration with confidentiality and compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Process payroll accurately and on schedule for all employees.
  • Enter and verify payroll information, including salary changes, hours, vacation, statutory holidays, paid and unpaid leaves, deductions, taxable benefits, and other adjustments.
  • Ensure payroll is reviewed and approved according to organizational procedures before final submission.
  • Maintain accurate and confidential payroll records.
  • Ensure payroll aligns with employment agreements, organizational policies, and applicable employment legislation.
  • Prepare Records of Employment, T4s, and other payroll-related documents as required.
  • Track vacation, sick time, statutory holiday pay, and other paid/unpaid time as required.
  • Respond to employee payroll questions in a timely, professional, and confidential manner.
  • Ensure source deductions and employer contributions are calculated accurately.
  • Prepare and submit payroll remittances on time, including CPP, EI, income tax, and other required remittances.
  • Reconcile payroll reports to payroll registers, bank payments, and accounting records.
  • Identify and resolve payroll discrepancies in collaboration with the Executive Director and/or bookkeeper.
  • Maintain payroll documentation for audit, compliance, and reporting purposes.
  • Administer employee pension enrolments, changes, leaves, and terminations.
  • Calculate, process, and reconcile employee and employer pension contributions.
  • Submit pension remittances accurately and on schedule.
  • Maintain accurate pension records and ensure they align with payroll records.
  • Liaise with the pension provider regarding administrative matters.
  • Support employees with basic pension administration questions and direct complex plan-specific questions to the pension provider.
  • Ensure pension administration follows plan requirements and organizational policies.
  • Maintain confidential payroll and pension files.
  • Coordinate with the Executive Director or designate regarding new hires, departures, salary changes, leaves, and pension eligibility.
  • Support year-end payroll and pension reporting processes.
  • Provide payroll and pension reports to the Executive Director, bookkeeper, accountant, or auditor as required.
  • Follow internal controls related to payroll approval, pension administration, and confidential records.
  • Identify errors, risks, or gaps in payroll and pension processes and bring them forward.
  • Recommend improvements to payroll timelines, forms, tracking tools, and documentation processes.
  • Support clean, organized records for audits, funder reporting, and internal review.

Requirements

  • Post-secondary education in payroll, accounting, bookkeeping, finance, human resources, business administration, or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 2 to 3 years of payroll administration experience.
  • Experience administering pension plans is strongly preferred.
  • Knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory deductions, payroll remittances, ROEs, T4s, vacation pay, and taxable benefits.
  • Experience with payroll software or payroll service providers.
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Ability to manage confidential employee information with professionalism and discretion.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to meet recurring deadlines.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets.
  • Experience in a non-profit, charitable, or community-based organization is an asset.
  • Understanding of trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and equity-centred work is an asset.

Job title

Job type

Contract

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$30 - CA$34 per hour

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Tech skills

C++

Location requirements

HybridNewmarketCanada

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