Payroll and Benefits Assistant Manager - Winnipeg, Canada - GWL Realty Advisors

GWL Realty Advisors

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Winnipeg, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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About GWL Realty Advisors:

GWLRA is a leader in both the commercial and multi-residential real estate industries.

Driven by our values of Integrity, Ambition, Creativity, and Empathy, our vision is to be a sustainable company known for exceptional real estate management, trusted advice, and outstanding service by consistently fulfilling our mission to deliver strong, long-term results for our clients.

We're looking for a Payroll and Benefits Assistant Manager to encompass the integrity of day-to-day payroll data entry for employees.

Major recurring responsibilities include adhering to strict deadlines, attention to detail and accuracy, and knowledge of the Employment Standards Regulations and Legislation in multiple provinces.

HYBRID ROLE

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Payroll Data Management:

Review error reports prior to and after processors complete data entry
Follow up with processors and provide direction on errors
Review all incoming changes for accuracy and completeness
Follow up with Corporate Resources and Direct leaders if required
Communicate and track all upcoming changes by pay period facilitate meetings to ensure all changes have been received
Daily problem solving
Daily communication with corporate resources, leaders from various locations across Canada, payroll manager, and pay processors. Report all major issues to payroll manager and assist with resolution.
Daily communication with employees concerning followup requests, issue resolution, and information requests delegate as required.
External communications and processing monthly invoices with: Provincial medical plan
BC, Canada Revenue Agency, Ceridian (CDN & US), Provincial governments: re: health tax Ontario (EHT), and Revenue Quebec, Workers Compensation Boards of Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, BC, Nova Scotia, and Manitoba.
Assist with yearend processes including review YTD information for accuracy, compliance, and balance all statutory deductions to tax forms. Review and report errors to payroll manager, assist with necessary corrections. Balancing, reconciling and updating of reports.
Assist with training of new staff
Payroll back up as required

Pension / TFSA / RRSP Plans:

Track incoming changes to employee demographic or contribution changes
Follow up on missing forms and information
Track contribution start dates and provide payroll processors with contribution deduction amounts based on plan type and eligibility
Provide updates to Retirement services based on employee changes, additions and terminations along with voluntary and mandatory elections for Pension, RRSP and TFSA accounts
Bi-Weekly; Run TFSA, RRSP, and Pension contribution reports for the Vertica and GWLRA plans to summarize payroll deductions by employee for Group Retirement Services
Balance contributions to payroll deductions, prepare and remit payment and submit contribution information to retirement services through GRS Access
Track forfeitures, deposit refunds, and prepare Pension Adjustment Reversal forms for employees and CRA within the guidelines for remittance.

Benefits:

Monthly audit for accuracy of premium deductions between GroupNet and Payroll
Ensure accuracy of all incoming forms and request followups if required
Audit changes in employee status and transitions to different pay type affecting benefit eligibility, make entries in GroupNet and provide direction to processor for payroll changes.
Monitor and administer direction to payroll processor for taxable benefits during employee leaves (and benefits continued).
Monitor return to work dates, and provide direction to processors for data entry
Initiate taxable benefit tracking and entry during leave
Track incoming payments for employee premiums and cross reference to billings, deposit cheques for premium payment as they become due
Administer transitions to Long Term Disability:
Provide direction to payroll processor for vacation payout and payout communicate to leaders and employee
Track waiver of premiums and cease waived benefits
Track employee premium payment where continued
Liaison between employee and Great-West Life benefits
Internal contacts: GWL Sr. Benefit Client Specialist, employees, payroll processors, managers, and payroll manager.

External Billing:

Prepare billings for WCB premiums based on assessable earnings of employees and GWLRA payrolls in the various provinces, based on the individual governing bodies and separate premium rates (monthly)
Balance and submit WCB invoicing for the various provinces to A/P for payment
Remit payment to vendors by deadline
Balance benefit bill payments to payroll deductions, request payments for 12 GWLRA Canadian group billings and the GWLRA U.S. benefit plan (monthly)
BC Med Premiums (monthly)
RRSP, TFSA, Pension contribution preparation and balancing, cheque and deduction balancing, and payment remittance to GRS

Allocation & Invoicing to Clients