British Columbia Payroll officer Jobs – 39 Openings This Week

Payroll Officer
BC Rapid Transit Co. Ltd —Metro Vancouver Regional District, BC
- $44.30 an hour
- Overtime
- High school diploma or GED
- Dental care
- Tuition reimbursement
Payroll Consultant
BCSPCA —Vancouver, BC
- $94,400–$118,002 a year
- 8 hour shift
- Communication skills
Human Resources Officer
Thompson Rivers University —Kamloops, BC
- Rotating shift
- Word processing
- Microsoft Office
- High school diploma or GED
2d
Compliance Officer, DLC, Mortgage Industry
Dominion Lending Centres —Port Coquitlam, BC
- From $55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Dental care
Quick apply
5d
Director of Finance & Administration (Chief Financial Officer – CFO equivalent)
Inclusion Chilliwack Society —Chilliwack, BC
- $140,000–$155,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Finance
- Bachelor's
- Budgeting
- Wellness program
- Mileage reimbursement
Quick apply
3d
Temporary Protective Services Supervisor
Save-On-Foods —Victoria, BC
- $26–$30 an hour
- Part-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
12d
Human Resources Manager
Brikers —Maple Ridge, BC
- Full-time
- Management
- Bachelor's
- First Aid Certification
- Disability insurance
- Dental care
Quick apply
8d
Assistant Manager- Children's Services
Pacific Coast Community Resources —Victoria, BC
- $69,000–$76,000 a year
- Full-time
- CPR Certification
- First Aid Certification
- Travel
- Dental care
- Vision care
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Senior Accountant
STRIVE Recruitment —Surrey, BC
- $80,000–$95,000 a year
- Analysis skills
- Accounting
- Recruiting
- Dental care
Quick apply
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Chief Operating Officer
Breakthrough Academy —Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
- Project management
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Member Experience Officer (BCGEU) - False Creek
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union —Vancouver, BC
- $29.71 an hour
- Customer service
- Finance
- High school diploma or GED
- Designated paid holidays
- Dental care
12d
Business Banking Officer
Coast Capital Savings —Pitt Meadows, BC
- $50,300–$57,900 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Recruiting
- Organizational skills
12d
Finance Officer
Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Society —Nanaimo, BC
- $45 an hour
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Finance
- Analysis skills
- Dental care
Quick apply
16h
Executive Director, Employee Services, Finance & Business Operations
PHSA —Vancouver, BC
- $174,258–$261,387 a year
- Full-time
- PMP
- Master's degree
- Project management
12d
Accounts Receivable Clerk
Strata Management Company —Burnaby, BC
- $4,500 a month
- Temporary
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Office
- Accounting
- In-person
Quick apply
Team Leader
YMCA BC —Burnaby, BC
- $27.36 an hour
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- CPR Certification
- Microsoft Excel
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
Quick apply
7d
Director, HR Systems and Operations
City of Burnaby —Burnaby, BC
- $186,440–$207,168 a year
- Temporary
- PMP
- Finance
- Master's degree
Member Experience Officer - Sen̓áḵw Village
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union —Vancouver, BC
- $30.68 an hour
- Customer service
- Finance
- High school diploma or GED
- Designated paid holidays
- Dental care
Director of Human Resources
BC First Nations Justice Council —British Columbia
- $110,000–$140,000 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's
- Dental care
Quick apply
1d
Administrator, Training & Onboarding
Paladin Airport Security Services —Richmond, BC
- $55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Hotel
- Training & development
Quick apply
12d
Assistant to the Director and Office Manager - (997452.3)
University of Victoria —Victoria, BC
- $4,740–$5,056 a month
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Administrative experience
- Communication skills
13d
Full-Time Student Enrollment & Administrative Officer (Accounting Experience Preferred)
Westminster College —Surrey, BC
- $19.67–$34.72 an hour
- Part-time
- CRM software
- Marketing
- Customer service
- Dental care
- Life insurance
Quick apply
Project and Safety Coordinator | AC & Bros Construction
AC & Bros Construction —Vancouver, BC
- $45 an hour
- Part-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
Administrator, Mine Operations (Mount Milligan)
Centerra Gold Inc —Fort St James, BC
- $57,000–$74,000 a year
- Overtime
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Disability insurance
- Dental care
HR Generalist
Pearson College UWC —Victoria, BC
- $65,000–$75,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's
- Human resources
- Wellness program
- Disability insurance
Quick apply
5d

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Payroll Officer

BC Rapid Transit Co. Ltd
Metro Vancouver Regional District, BC

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Job details

Full-time

Benefits

Extended health care
Dental care
Tuition reimbursement
Paid vacation
RRSP

Skills

Ceridian
Filing
High school diploma or GED
Payroll
HRIS

Full job description

Marketing Statement

Join a company that has been a part of moving Metro Vancouver for over 35 years.

British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd. (BCRTC) maintains and operates the Expo and Millennium SkyTrain Lines from our central facilities in south Burnaby. Our services connect downtown Vancouver to the cities of Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Moody and Surrey. With the future expansion of both the Expo and Millennium Lines gathering pace, infrastructure renewal and new asset acquisition projects underway, this is an exciting time to join our team of over 1,200 dedicated employees, working on one of the longest fully-automated rapid transit systems in the world.

Our work encompasses roles such as administration, engineering, elevator and escalator maintenance, field operations, vehicle maintenance, and wayside (station and guideway) maintenance.

When you work for SkyTrain, not only will you help move Metro Vancouver, you will also have access to comprehensive benefits including paid vacation, medical benefits, transit passes, training and more. We are a proud equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Come explore what makes us one of BC’s Top Employers!

Responsibilities

OVERALL PURPOSE:

The Payroll OFFICER is responsible for:

Processing the Bargaining unit and Exempt employee payroll in compliance with policies and the collective agreement

Monitoring the input of data to the computerized payroll system to ensure accuracy and identify irregularities

Preparing journal entries and reconciling payroll accounts

Maintaining all processes relating to accrual banks (vacation, overtime, etc) and other leaves of absences.

Completing the timely processing of payroll deductions and remittance of premiums and payments to benefit carriers, CRA, union, law courts, United Way, etc

Coordinating the transition of WI/STD/LTD/WCB absences and completes wage loss information to ICBC, WCB, and lawyers

Maintaining employee records for the Public Service Pension Plan and RRSP/TFSA

Investigating and responding to enquiries related to collective agreements, policies and procedures, statutory and legislative requirements

Preparing government forms such as Records of Employment for all leaves and interruptions of earnings

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Prepares and processes bi-weekly union and exempt employee payroll:
Checking timesheets for overtime, acting pay, shift premiums, sick leave, etc. and ensuring payroll information is accurate and complies with the collective agreement, corporate policies, and legislative requirements.
Monitoring and actioning workflow messages from Human Resources and Benefits to ensure accuracy and to identify discrepancies, liaising with management in connection with pay discrepancies.
Calculating changes to pay and benefit deductions relating to changes of status, WCB claims, income continuance, terminating employees, etc. and entering changes into system.
Processing WI and STD payments as applicable
Calculating and maintaining records of various allowance entitlements including safety boot, STA uniform, shoe and glove allowances.
Checking payroll information with various reports and reconciles balances.
Entering manual adjustments and exempt staff exceptions to payroll and time reporting.
Auditing and reconciling all payroll records, time sheets and reports to ensure all balance.
Submitting Records of Employment for all leaves and interruptions of earnings
Maintaining current filing systems for all payroll related information.
Processing advances and off-cycle cheques as required.

Liaises with various internal employees and departments and external parties such as CRA, WCB, PSPP, and union to answer inquiries, investigate and resolve discrepancies.
Ensuring all time is categorized correctly between ill, WCB, LTD, Rehab etc.
Providing earnings as requested by WCB, Canada Life, ICBC to support rehab, GRTW, and WCB compensation calculations

Completes the timely processing of payroll deductions and remittance of premiums and payments to benefit carriers, WCB, EHT, CRA, union, law courts, United Way, RSP/TFSA etc
Calculating and submitting benefit premiums to carriers.
Ensuring employee benefit deductions and taxable benefits are correct.
Updating changes in premiums and rates.
Preparing payroll journal entries and conduct monthly reconciliations of payroll related accounts such as pension, unions dues, advances and other deductions

Maintains all processes relating to accrual bands and other leaves of absences such as annual vacation, overtime bank and statutory holiday entitlements:
Calculating and recording entitlements for each employee annually and when an employee changes status.
Calculating and recording vacation and statutory holiday differential pay-outs annually and when an employee terminates or changes status.

Analyses and verifies deductions for Pension arrears, WCB advances etc by:
Completing reconciliation for LTD arrears, union dues, vacation adjustments, and reporting requirements for CRA and PSPP.
Initiating employee deductions and payment to respect agencies
Escalating unresolved discrepancies

Performs Pension administration services by:
Understanding Pension rules and regulations to ensure accuracy of pensionable salary, service and contributions, verifying and ensuring accuracy of data for year-end purposes.
Providing wage and salary data in preparation of submitting reports to PSPP relating to purchase of service, retirements, terminations and leaves of absences.
Checking payroll pension deductions for all employees bi-weekly and annually against regulations.
Notifying employees when pension plan deductions are not in accordance with regulations.
Adjusting deductions when an employee is on sick leave or terminates, etc. in accordance with governing rules and regulations.
Calculating and remitting employee and employer portion for PSPP.
Assisting with PSPP segment reporting and Pension Adjustment load for T4s.

Maintains current filing systems for all payroll related information.

Prepares Government Agency required forms such as, T4’s and T4 Summaries including verifying same

Performs a variety of cyclical and adhoc payroll related duties including, but not limited to:
Calculating and processing retroactive pay and benefit adjustments.
Identifying overpayments and contacting the impacted employee to recover funds with an agreed to repayment plan.
Processing exempt employees’ Executive Benefit Plan selections and maintains related records.
Processing maternity leave top ups, garnishees, family maintenance orders, tax demands and advances.
Identifying systems problems and testing inputs to the Payroll application.

Performs related duties as assigned, such items being items of a minor nature which do not affect the value of the job.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

Grade 12 graduation plus completion of Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation.

EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of directly related, relevant computerized payroll (Ceridian preferred) experience in a unionized environment involving scheduling, timekeeping, HRIS, accounting, pension processing and payroll systems. Up to one (1) year in the position is required to gain a working knowledge of the collective agreements and policies governing the pay of employees, CRA requirements, the pension rules and regulations and payroll systems to become familiar with the procedures and practices within BCRTC.

Other Information

Recruitment Process: An applicant will be required to demonstrate their suitability for this position by meeting the minimum level of qualifications and experience in order to be invited into the selection process. A standard interview format will be used including general, scenario and behavioural descriptive interview questions.

Work Schedule

40 hours per week.

Work Designation

Resident

This position works predominately on-site.

Rate of Pay

Wage: $44.30 per hour

Please note: All new employees will be subject to a 6-week trainee rate at 75% of the hourly rate.

The Total Compensation Package includes Extended Health, Dental, Transit Pass and enrollment in the Public Service Pension Plan. Focus on your development through tuition reimbursement, training, and mentorship programs. Enjoy a variety of health and wellness programs, including access to gym facilities. Speak to us to know more about what we offer.

How to Apply

Please click the 'Apply' button at the top right corner or go to http://www.translink.ca/careers to apply for this position and view instructions on the process.

INSTRUCTIONS: Please save your (1) cover letter, and your (2) resume as one pdf document prior to uploading your application on-line.

Posting Date: June 05 2026
Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Please note that only those short listed will be contacted.

Having trouble applying? Please view the System Requirements & FAQ's by going to http://www.translink.ca/careers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

SkyTrain is committed to employment equity and building a diverse workforce, representative of the customers we serve and the many communities in the Metro Vancouver region. We welcome and encourage Indigenous applicants, people of colour, all genders, 2SLGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities to apply. Learn more about TransLink's commitment to to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. For a confidential inquiry, simply email us at [email protected].

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