Pay and Benefits Specialist 2

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Join Our Dynamic Team at Pay and Benefits Services!

Join us on a fulfilling journey where we empower you to excel in your role as a Pay and Benefits Specialist. We are committed to supporting your personal and professional growth through impactful work. For those who share this ambition, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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What can I expect to do in this role?

As part of our team, you will:
• deal with issues within set timeframes
• handle various requests related to pay and benefits, including hiring and terminations, employee transfers, maternity and parental leaves, benefits entitlements, retirement or pension enrollments, garnishments, records of employment, and absence management
• check the quality of work, fix mistakes, and report errors
• work with other teams to give advice and coordinate work

To find out more about this exciting opportunity, our work and our team check out the opportunity overview

Information Session:

To learn more about these roles, the ministry, and the recruitment process, we welcome you to attend our information session on July 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM. Please register

Attendance is optional and will not influence the screening and selection process.

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How do I qualify?

Payroll and benefits knowledge and skills:

You can:
• learn and use both provincial and federal laws to make sure all pay and benefits tasks are done correctly
• work with payroll and benefits systems, using agreements, rules, and best practices
• conduct calculations for tasks like tracking attendance, figuring out overpayments, calculating severance pay, estimating benefits, and making retroactive payments

Client-focused skills:

You can:
• communicate with employees to explain complex pay and benefits information to employees and clients in a clear and simple way
• use people skills to discuss and agree on scheduled repayments with employees

Computer skills:

You can:
• use computer programs to process payroll and benefits accurately
• use programs, including spreadsheet programs (e.g. Excel), to complete calculations for various manual tasks, including reconciliations, retroactive calculations, and overpayments

Organizational skills:

You can:
• prioritize your work, plan it out, and see it through to the end
• organize electronic files to keep them accurate and up to date, following audit, retention, and confidentiality rules

Don't meet every requirement?

If you're excited to work for the Ontario Public Service but don't think you meet all the criteria, please still consider applying. We recognize no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate

Why join the OPS

We are a supportive, and compassionate team of professionals who provide expert advice on payroll, enrolment for pension, and benefits to OPS employees and select agencies. Rosetta and her manager colleagues foster a supportive working environment while giving team members the freedom to shape their roles to be as meaningful and impactful as possible.
The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for 29 ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province. We offer:
• a career that can grow across ministries and job functions
• flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs
• many employee networks offering support for and education about underrepresented groups
• comprehensive benefits that look after your holistic wellness needs
• base salary that aligns to market trends with performance-based pay and scheduled salary progression
• tailored work arrangements, including opportunities like flex hours, self-funded leave and more
• a modern, friendly and accessible physical work environment

Supporting your accommodation needs:

Finding a job can be hard, especially if you don't have the right tools or support to do your best and demonstrate your skills. We at the OPS understand this and are dedicated to making sure everyone has an equal chance. That's why we are here to help and follow Ontario's Human Rights Code to keep things fair and accessible for everyone. We offer accommodations throughout the recruitment process and all aspects of employment. Accommodations can include extra time, material in alternative formats, assistive technology, flexible interview scheduling, etc. (this is not an exhaustive list).

If you have an accommodation need and require help during the application or interview process, a dedicated human resources professional from our team will be happy to support you. We encourage you to connect with us at TBSInclusiveRecruitment@ontario.ca. You can also refer to the "How to apply" section of the “Careers: hiring process” page.

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:
We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Corporate Talent Programs Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• C-TB-216282/24(11)

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Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.

The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer.
Accommodation is available under the Ontario's Human Rights Code .