The Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta is passionately dedicated to helping young people affected by cancer and their families survive and thrive in body, mind and spirit. With a vision of providing a cure for every child and care for every family, Kids Cancer Care strives to end childhood cancer, while easing the pain and suffering of the disease through three essential program areas: 1. Camp and Outreach; 2. Research and Hospital; and 3. Education Support and Scholarships.
At Kids Cancer Care, we consider it an honour and privilege to do the work we do. We get to help deserving children and families and we get to see our community at its finest -- volunteering, donating, hosting fundraisers and helping others.
We love our work and we love the children and families we serve. We take our jobs seriously, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. We pride ourselves on having a fun, vibrant and sometimes quirky team that works, laughs, cries, eats, plays and celebrates together.
We value diversity and the different perspectives and innovative thinking it brings. We like to surround ourselves with creative, kind, and passionate people and we welcome all qualified persons regardless of differences in physical ability, gender identity or sexual orientation, cultural or religious beliefs, or ethnic origins. We realize that what makes us unique makes us remarkable. We believe in the power of diversity and are dedicated to creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment at all levels of the organization.
For more information on Kids Cancer Care and our work, please visit us at
kidscancercare.ab.ca
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Position Overview
Kids Cancer Care is looking for a Payroll and Accounting Specialist to oversee all payroll functions and oversee accounts payable. This is a permanent part-time position reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The Payroll and Accounting Specialist is a keen financial professional with extraordinary attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and excellence. Working as part of the Finance and Admin team, the Payroll and Accounting Specialist is a critical position in the support of Kids Cancer Care's mission.
Key Areas of Responsibility
In accordance with the approved Kids Cancer Care policies, the Payroll and Accounting Specialist is responsible for:
Accurate payroll processing for salaried employees and hourly employees.
Benefits plan administration including extended health and dental coverage, health and lifestyle spending accounts and RRSP.
Monthly and Year-end payroll reconciliation including T4 and T4A slips and reconciliation of CRA remittances.
Prepare WCB remittances.
Oversee employee timesheets in Payworks and maintain records of employee accruals for sick leave, vacation, banked time and other leaves of absence.
Assist with new hires' payroll onboarding, and employee inquiries regarding payroll and benefits areas.
Assist the People and Culture Manager with employee contracts, as needed.
Assist in entering employee information and documents into the HRIS database (Payworks).
Issue Records of Employment and arrange termination of benefits for terminated employees.
Maintain knowledge of current payroll and benefits regulations, trends and updates.
Complete functions in Financial Edge related to accounts payables.
o Enter invoices and process payments.
o Provide credit card statements to card holders and enter credit card charges into Financial Edge.
Prepare monthly reports upon request.
Monitor employee professional development from accounts payable entries.
Assists with year-end audit preparation and liaise with audit team as required.
Assist Senior Accountant/Analyst with month-end, as required.
Education, Certifications and Experience
Completion of post-secondary degree/diploma is an asset.
Completion of Canadian Payroll Association Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation or progress towards it is an asset.
At least three years of experience in a payroll administration role.
Previous knowledge and experience in Employment Standards, employee benefits administration and HR processes is an asset.
Previous knowledge and experience with GST, finance and payroll systems (Payworks), and MS Office applications (Excel and Word) is an asset.
Previous knowledge and experience with Health & Safety standards is an asset.
Competencies
Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines concurrently with exceptional attention to detail.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Exceptional interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and maintain healthy relationships with internal and external contacts while maintaining a strong customer focus.
Proven organizational and time management abilities.
Ability to handle confidential information in an ethical and professional manner.
Demonstrate a high degree of initiative, good judgement and resourcefulness.
Ability to work in both a team environment and independently.
Other Requirements
Must provide a current Level II Criminal Records Check which includes a Vulnerable Sector Search.