HR Technician

Alberta Health Services is seeking an experienced payroll professional for the role of HR Technician/Advisor, Payroll Operations. This position is responsible for: Processing on cycle and off cycle payrolls for Alberta Health Services, Carewest, Alberta Precision Labs, Covenant Health and Board pay. Validates the accuracy of payments, which prevent over/under payments before pay is issued. Handles all garnishments on a daily basis to be compliant with legislation. Processing grievance and severance payments requested by Management, HR & Legal. Completing year-end activities for all companies. Managing the daily RBC reporting and uploading of bank files. Providing payroll statistics and transaction rates for HRSS metrics reporting. Provides advice to Payroll users within Human Resources Shared Services. Monitors business and systems processes to ensure they operate efficiently. Troubleshoots, analyzes, and resolves Payroll-related problems. You are organized and meticulous in your work. While you pride yourself on accuracy and correctness, you can easily spot and correct any discrepancies. You are aware of and stay up to date with the rules, regulations, and best practices in the industry and have experience administering payroll in a large, complex organization. You know and are comfortable with payroll software, including PeopleSoft.

As an HR Technician, you will require specialized skills and knowledge to support complex procedures, practices and initiatives within a department or program.

Completion of post-secondary education in a related field.

CPA (Canadian Payroll Association) PCP certification required.

5+ years’ experience processing Payroll within large organizations, where multiple terms of employment and/or collective agreements are administered. Proficient in MS Office suite, including Excel. Experience working in a unionized environment. Experience in a Healthcare environment.