Description
External Posting - applications from approved casual and term ESP members and external candidates. If you are a Regular (permanent) ESP employee, you must apply to the Internal Posting.
About the OCDSB: The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community at large. Our schools are teaching communities where principals, vice-principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well-being and challenge students to achieve their best.
We are seeking a creative, dynamic, committed professional to join our team:
PENSION ANALYST
Location: OCDSB Administration Building; 133 Greenbank Road, Nepean, ON
Position Status: 1.0 Regular, Full-time, 12 month work year
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
Affiliation: OSSTF District 25 - Educational Support Professionals (ESP)
Salary range: $56,339 to $71,085 (Level 7)
Job Summary
Reporting to the Payroll Team Manager, and working with internal and external stakeholders, the Pension Analyst works independently to perform all aspects of pension plan administration and processing for the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (OMERS) and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (TPP). This job calculates pension and salary adjustments as they relate to pension contributions and service adjustments, completes pension forms and produces pension reports, processes retirements, terminations, layoffs, disabilities, severance, retirement gratuities, leave of absences, and death claims. The Pension Analyst trains other members of the pension team, advises Payroll Analysts of required corrective action, and participates in special projects to ensure compliance with the Pension Benefits Act (PBA).
Qualifications
Two-year community college diploma in business administration and three years of experience in pension administration. An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.
Experience with OMERS or TPP pension plans is considered an asset
Completion of pension plan administration courses (PPAC), or working towards is considered an asset.
Comprehensive knowledge of relevant Board policies and procedures, Pension Benefits Act, Payroll Legislation, including OMERS and TPP pension plans, and accounting practices and procedures.
Knowledge of the computerized payroll system to perform pension tasks.
Advanced level of proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications including excel spreadsheets and word processing, Adobe, Laserfiche, and SQL reports.
Working knowledge of K212 Human Resources and Payroll (K212 HRP) considered an asset.
Interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written) required in order to explain complex pension information and to clarify, exchange and respond to inquiries from Board Personnel at all levels.
Ability to use tact, diplomacy and discretion when dealing with confidential information.
Ability to work under strict and sometimes inflexible deadlines.
Analytical and research skills to locate, retrieve and analyze pension data and information.
Organizational skills, as well as time management techniques for prioritizing and juggling multiple tasks, and meeting stringent timelines.
Mathematical skills required for pension calculations and adjustments.
Initiative and judgment when making decisions, identifying, and resolving payroll problems and discrepancies.
Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
Application Process
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board uses Apply to Education (ATE) to manage applications for job competitions. OCDSB employees can apply to this job posting using their existing ATE account. Please ensure your resume is in the Board approved format before submitting your application.
If you are not a Board employee and do not have an existing ATE account, you will be asked to create one at https://ocdsb.simplication.com . Choose Job Category 'ECE, EA and Support Staff'.
Applications will be considered in accordance with the ESP Collective Agreement, in the following order:
1. Applications from Regular full-time and part-time employees within the ESP bargaining unit are given first consideration. (Internal Posting)
2. Applications from term and casual employees within the ESP bargaining unit are given 2nd consideration. (External Posting)
3. Applications from External candidates (including Board employees that do not belong to this bargaining unit) will be considered only if applications from 1 & 2 have been exhausted.
If you are a Regular part-time ESP member and also on the ESP Casual List, you will see both postings. However, you must apply to the "Internal" Job posting in order to be given 1st consideration.
In accordance with the collective agreement, a newly hired regular employee is not eligible to accept another position for a period of six (6) months.
OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.
If you require accommodations at any point in the selection process, please send an email to hrcompetitions@ocdsb.ca at any time.
