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

About The Role:

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.

Key responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• 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.

Assets

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

Compensation and Benefits

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

HOW TO APPLY

Email your resume to HR@OCHIESEBC.CA

Please use Payroll Specialist as the email subject line

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.