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Payroll Specialist

Comox Valley Regional District
Courtenay, BC

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Job details

Part-time
13 days ago

Benefits

Municipal pension plan

Skills

Class 5 Licence
Microsoft Excel
Filing
Microsoft Office
Finance
SharePoint
Payroll
HRIS
Adobe Acrobat

Full job description

Branch
Office of the CAO
Position Type
Management Exempt

Salary
Annual salary range of $65,309 to $77,609
Hours Per Week
28
Employment Type
Permanent Part-Time
Competition Type
Internal/External Posting
Date posted
May 27, 2026

We are accepting applications for a permanent part-time Payroll Specialist to join our team. Reporting to the Manager of Payroll and Benefits, the primary responsibilities of this role include:

Supporting the Manager in the preparation of multiple payrolls covering union employees, exempt staff, and Board members in accordance with CVRD policies, collective agreements, and relevant legislation;
Acting as the primary backup for the Manager of Payroll and Benefits;
Performing and managing accurate processing of full-cycle bi-weekly, monthly and with an in-house live system along with an online timecard management system;
Processing employee leave information with a combination of paper timesheets, leave forms and paperless timecards;
Assisting with year-end processing including but not limited to T4, T4A’s and monthly/quarterly/fiscal yearend reconciliations;
Submitting Employment Insurance records;
Providing up-to-date accrual information on all employees to managers and human resources, including (but not limited to) sick leaves, leaves of absence, and overtime hours;
Assisting with the launch of and ongoing support of the Employee Self Service portal;
Maintaining confidential staff records and ensuring efficient and timely filing of documents;
Preparing sensitive payroll, compensation, and financial reporting for HR, Finance, external auditors, and government agencies;
Responding to and resolving payroll inquiries from employees, management, unions, and external agencies;
Supporting Human Resources and Finance with reporting, analytics, and data requests;
Providing payroll-related financial analysis and research to support collective bargaining;
Supporting the disability management claims process;
Maintaining effective communication between staff and management by addressing payroll-related questions and concerns.

Our ideal candidate is:
Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment;
Educated at the post-secondary level in accounting, finance, human resources, business administration or another related field (an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered);
Experienced in payroll with a minimum of two years’ related experience processing payroll in a complex, multi-union environment, preferably in local government;
A Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) with the National Payroll Institute;
Technically strong with payroll software programs and HRIS Systems;
Comfortable interpreting and applying collective agreement provisions, relevant employment, labour and WorkSafeBC legislation, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP);
Able to apply payroll knowledge to solve complex payroll problems and ensure compliance with high attention to detail and data entry accuracy;
Able to establish and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external contacts;
Able to exercise discretion, tact, diplomacy, and good judgment working with confidential and sensitive information;
An advanced user of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, and comfortable using Adobe Acrobat and SharePoint applications;
Committed to continuous learning including annual professional development to maintain certification.

A valid BC Class 5 driver’s license is required for this role. Successful candidates will be required to consent to a Canadian Criminal Record Check.

This is an exempt position with a current annual salary range of $65,309 to $77,609.

The minimum hours of work for this position are 28 hours per week (additional hours may be required during peak periods such as year-end), with the work schedule/days of the week to be determined. This position is eligible for the employer-paid benefits plan and municipal pension plan (waiting periods apply). This is an in-office position, based out of the CVRD’s main office in downtown Courtenay.

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