Job Description

Requisition ID: 179405 Career Group: Corporate Office Careers Job Category: HR Payroll Services West Travel Requirements: 0 - 10% Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA) Province: Alberta City: Calgary Location: Calgary Office Postal Code: T2E 7V8
Our family of 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better \xe2\x80\x93 great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1500 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.

Ready to Make an impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities and we are looking for top talent to join our team! We have a twelve-month contract opportunity for an Analyst in Benefits Administration. The Analyst will report directly to the Manager of Benefits Administration in our Calgary Corporate office.

Here\xe2\x80\x99s where you\xe2\x80\x99ll be focusing:

• Analyze and Process pension adjustments through SAP uploads
• Perform store cost analysis, providing financial comparisons between current and future benefit costs, to assist management in decision-making and other financial initiatives
• Responsible for analyzing updating and validating annual rate changes in SAP related to extended health care, life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability benefits
• Create and run ad hoc queries/reports to support management, human resources, labour relations, third-party vendors, and other business partners as required
• Analyze and reconcile system contributions and payments with third-party vendor invoices
• Develop process improvement documentation and audit reports for the Benefits Administration team, to increase data integrity and promoting knowledge sharing
• Perform year-end analysis and reconciliation functions, including (but not limited to) BC Medical Services Plan (MSP) for active employees and retirees, life insurance for retail employees, retirees, and pre-lip retirees for T4 and T4A purposes
• Analyze and complete any special projects as assigned by Benefits Administration Manager

Support the execution of the Benefits Administration strategy

• Identify new business policies, processes, and strategies to improve efficiency and data integrity, in relation to employee records, Trust reporting, and premium deductions
• Support strategic Benefit initiatives
• Ensure data governance

What you have to offer:

• Two to five years of experience in a Benefits or Human Resources position
• Degree in Human Resources or associated field with certification in Certifed Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS)
• Strong knowledge of SAP/HRIS or similar software
• Strong knowledge of company benefits plans

• Experience in SAP Query writing
• Advanced Excel skills

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a leading Canadian company with a clear vision and focus. If you feel that this describes the kind of work you want to do, and you are excited about what Sobeys has to offer, then we look forward to reviewing your application. Please ensure that you take the time to ensure your profile shows us why you\xe2\x80\x99re the most qualified applicant for the role.

Sobeys offers our employees many valuable benefits such as:

• Growing organization
• Competitive salary
• Pension Plan
• Flexible health and dental benefits plan (eligible employees)
• Ongoing Training & Development
• Opportunity for internal mobility to other departments and/or promotions (for employees who are strong performers)

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We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by or monitored for accuracy by our organization. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process. Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.
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