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Medavie Health Services New Brunswick (MHSNB) is the subsidiary of Medavie Health Services responsible for the optimal operation and management of EM/ANB, an integrated organization specializing in the delivery of primary health care services with the goal of facilitating access to quality care so that patients can achieve better health outcomes. MHSNB is fortunate to be able to count on the expertise of its employees who work passionately to build a healthier province. 

Our company is currently looking for new team members to support its mission of providing excellence in emergency and community care within our various programs, namely Ambulance New Brunswick, the Extra-Mural Program and NB Health Link. Each advocates for a highly coordinated, quality service offering guided by a goal of continuous improvement across primary health care.   

Medavie Health Services is part of Medavie, a health services organization. Together with Medavie Blue Cross, we are committed to providing innovative solutions that will improve the health of all Canadians.

As a not-for-profit organization, Medavie is proud to commit an annual social dividend to the Medavie Health Foundation to support programs and initiatives aimed at addressing some of our country’s most pressing physical and mental health care challenges.

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We are looking for a Senior Payroll Administrator to help support our growing operation which provides exemplary, highly coordinated primary health care in the right place, from the right provider, at the right time. 

The Senior Payroll Administrator role carries a dual role.  You will act as a mentor for the Payroll team guiding them through their daily task while challenging yourself further by actively running your own full cycle payroll process for unionized and non-unionized employees.

The role will be responsible to verify, audit and organize and enter confidential payroll information to assure that all employees are paid on an accurate and timely basis every bi-weekly pay period in accordance with all government payroll regulations.

As an employee of MHSNS, we are accountable to our patients and coworkers by participating in and supporting all safety related initiatives, as well as acting in a manner that fosters a culture that focuses on patient safety and a safe workplace.

In this role, you will be responsible to:

• Work with Team Lead to oversee and evaluate the payroll office processes and revise to assure accurate, compliant, and efficient operations.
• Compile and prepare payroll reports.
• Ability to Lead Projects.
• Strong problem solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to Lead as well as follow, to be a part of a team and work independently.
• Work closely with Team Lead and/or Payroll Manager on changes and processes within the team.
• Provide guidance, direction, coaching in the day-to-day operations when required.
• Inspire others to perform effectively and efficiently.
• Be familiar with Union Contracts and what changes need to be made when.   Ability to foresee what would be required to make these changes on the payroll side and plan accordingly.
• Assist in researching information for union grievances relating to payroll as well as supplying reports to help others make decisions.
• Regular payroll duties including setting up new employees and maintain existing employees on the payroll system; processing, verifying and auditing for accuracy.
• Prepare remittances and accurate reports with ability to balance, including T4’s.
• High attention to detail and ability to safeguard highly confidential and sensitive information within the department.
• Record changes affecting net wages such as exemptions, insurance coverage, union dues, staff funds, bonds, garnishments, computer payments, TD-1 income tax codes, CPP and EI for each employee to update to master payroll records.
• Support and assist employees with concerns or questions regarding payroll and system trouble shooting.
• Ability to read and interpret union contracts and changes as they come forward for renewal.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel.

The ideal candidate will have the following education and experience:

• Post-secondary education in business or related discipline, that would include payroll and accounting.
• Possesses Payroll Practitioner Compliance designation.
• Minimum five years of related payroll work experience, preferably in a unionized setting supplemented by supervisory experience.
• Proven experience in processing a large payroll (200+ employees) along with knowledge of benefits and pensions as they relate to payroll.   Experience or working knowledge with the Workday payroll system would be an asset.

• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office Suites including advanced Excel skills;
• Excellent procedural, legislative compliance and organizational skills with a high degree of initiative and ability to manage priorities successfully;
• Excellent communicator and are adept at explaining concepts and giving directions;
• High degree of accuracy with excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to take initiative; and
• Thrive in a fast-paced work environment where you believe that customer service and positive attitude is as important as an accurate payroll.

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If you are interested in working with a dynamic team of professionals and possess the necessary qualifications, please apply now. 

We would like to thank all candidates for expressing interest. Please note only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Medavie Health Services New Brunswick is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in its employment practices and to providing an environment free from discrimination and harassment for all employees.