Payroll and Benefits Administrator

PAYROLL AND BENEFITS ADMINISTRATORHuman Resources UCN is building better futures for a stronger North. UCN provides learning opportunities to northern communities and its people offering more than 40 academic degrees, diplomas, and certificate programs. We commit to offering a safe, welcoming, and inclusive work environment where innovation and creativity is welcomed. We are one of Manitoba’s Top Employers and offer a generous Total Compensation Package with health benefits, a great pension plan along with the opportunity for personal and professional growth including tuition waivers.DUTIES:Reporting to the Manager, Human Resources the Payroll and Benefits Administrator plays a vital function for UCN, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time and properly enrolled in benefits programs, and that accurate employee records and audit trails are maintained. The position will be responsible for preparing, balancing, verifying, and recording all payroll transactions, as well as administration of benefit plans and producing various bi-weekly, monthly, and annual reports. The Payroll and Benefits Administrator must ensure that all responsibilities are performed with due regard to confidentiality and in accordance with applicable legislation, the Collective Agreement, benefit plan provisions, human resource and payroll policies and procedures. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:• Post-secondary diploma in Finance or Accounting; equivalent combination and experience may be considered• Experience administrating Canadian payroll and/or benefits (i.e. processing full cycle payrolls, processing T4s, managing reports for Tax Canada, Workers Compensation claims management, administrating benefit plans such as Group and Dependents Insurance and pension plans)• Strong attention to detail• Customer service oriented communication and interpersonal skills• Ability to interpret and explain policy and procedures, collective agreement, and legislation• Ability to work well independently, as well as in a team• Excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 and Adobe• Effective organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, meet strict timelines, often with overlapping deadlines• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to solve problems efficiently• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and handle sensitive information• Commitment to life-long learning ASSETS:• Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) Certification or willing to obtain• Knowledge of Indigenous Culture Conditions of Employment:• Candidates must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada Applicants are asked to provide a cover letter and resume with their application. Applicants must demonstrate in their cover letter and their resume how they meet the qualifications. Applicants with education acquired outside of Canada are required to provide an Educational Credential Assessment with their application indicating Canadian credential equivalency, accepted Education Credential Assessment organizations include International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) and World Education Services (WES.)UCN is committed to building a workforce representative of the populations we serve. Preference will be given to qualified Indigenous candidates. Applicants are invited to indicate in their cover letter or resume if they are from any of the following groups: Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and visible minorities. Only qualified candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada will be given consideration. Persons with disabilities who require accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Human Resources. UCN acknowledges that we are on the traditional territories and homelands of many Indigenous peoples, in particular the Cree, Dene, Red River Métis, and Oji-Cree. Indigenous peoples have continuously maintained homelands in northern Manitoba since time immemorial. The First Nations in the area that UCN serves entered into treaty relationships with the Crown (within our region these include signatories to treaties 4, 5 -- and the treaty 5 adhesion, and treaty 6 - located within the treaty 5 adhesion). The territory has also become home to other Indigenous peoples. We uphold the treaties and collaborate with all Indigenous peoples to share truth, reconciliation, and learning. COMPETITION TYPE: Open Competition to Public       COMPETITION NUMBER: 26-074CLOSING DATE: June 23, 2026SALARY RANGE: $57,023 to $67,368 per annum plus remoteness allowance if applicablePOSITION LOCATION: The Pas or Thompson, Manitoba. Other locations within Manitoba may be considered (Remote work may be considered within the Province of Manitoba)POSITION TYPE: Full-Time Regular Position This position is excluded from the bargaining unit