Requisition number
200094E
Date posted
06/09/2026
Analyst, Payroll Accounting and BenefitsPayroll
Burnaby, BC
Reporting to the Advisor, Payroll Accounting and Benefits, the Analyst, Payroll Accounting and Benefits is responsible for providing a standardized and strategic approach to the accounting and benefits administered by BCCSS. This includes reviewing and analyzing work functions and processes to ensure due diligence, accuracy and timeliness of benefits related remittances and reports. This position will initiate, develop and maintain financial analysis to support the financial reporting from the Payroll systems. Reports and analysis prepared by the Analyst are used by members of the leadership team, Finance, as well as MOH.
What you'll do - Ensure payroll remittance and reporting functions are processed timely and accurately ensuring all discipline functions are met.
- Apply leadership skills to improve efficiency and accomplish operational and workflow objectives.
- Identify errors for correction, and ensure proper documentations are in place, including planning and training to mitigate issues and concerns.
- Responsible for the overall documentation and standardization of benefits processes, coordinating with other functional teams to identify opportunities to drive process improvements and cost saving measures. while staying up to date on all company policies, collective agreements and government standards.
- Coach staff, assign, and review work plans; identify training needs and promote staff development and continuing learning. Provide input into the hiring and evaluation of staff.
- Manage the calendar of activities in Accounting & Benefits in conjunction with the Advisor, liaising benefit and deduction rate changes, and is involved in user acceptance testing.
- Provide specific data analysis, interpretation, and reporting to various stakeholders such as Finance, MOH, WCB, Statistics Canada and Revenue Canada, and the Ministry of Health. Develops and generates complex reports extracting data from multiple systems and databases to guide operational decision-making and to meet accountability requirements.
- Ensure accuracy for the financial reporting generated by payroll systems. Provide financial period reporting, analysis and reconciliations to the Finance Department covered by BCCSS. Provide support and insight into labour trends, benefit analysis and forecasting to the Finance departments.
- Identify new initiatives, partnership opportunities and new developments in area of responsibility through literature review, contact with peers at other organizations, industry advisor groups, professional associations and attendance at seminars, workshops and education programs. Make recommendations to streamline and standardize processes to Advisor for evaluation and approval and participates in implementing approved initiatives.
- Manage and handle payroll-related projects as assigned.
What you bring Qualifications
- A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree, in a relevant discipline and completion of the Payroll PCP or CPM, or a Professional accounting designation (CMA, CGA, or CA), plus five (5) years of recent related Payroll experience, including supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples in social and health contexts, including supported by significant knowledge of Indigenous-specific mandates, including clear understanding of and commitment to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination and embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility.
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within health care settings. This involves familiarity and understanding Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within Payroll Support contexts found in the foundational documents including Truth & Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study - BC Human Rights Code, BC Anti-racism Act and how they intersect across the health care system.
Core Competencies
- Brings an understanding of the Indigenous specific racism and the broader systemic racism that exists in the colonial health care structure, and has demonstrated initiatives in breaking down barriers and ensuring a safe environment ensuring a sense of belonging to all and informed by Indigenous Cultural Safety.
- Awareness of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (the Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).
Skills & Knowledge
- Knowledge of the CICA Handbook and applicable CRA requirements. Ability to lead business process improvement and systems development. Demonstrated customer services and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Excellent communication skills including the ability to negotiate and persuade others. Excellent staff supervisory skills including the ability to deal effectively with all levels. Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent organizational skills including the ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines. Demonstrated ability to work in a multi Payroll environment with complex reporting and tight deadlines. Strong computer and financial application skills including demonstrated ability to productively use spreadsheet, word processing, presentation and database applications. Physical ability to perform the duties of the job.
- Demonstrates a commitment to beginning and/or continuing their personal learning journey related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Shows willingness to articulate and share their learning experiences to contribute to a culture of motivation and inspiration among peers.
- Demonstrates foundational knowledge of the social, economic, and political realities of settler-colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous peoples and equity-deserving groups within social and health contexts. Understands the impact of social determinants of health-on-health outcomes. Shows a commitment to learning about and upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments outlined in foundational documents such as the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, the BC Human Rights Code, Anti-Racism Data Act, and the Distinctions Based Approach.
Job Type: Temporary, Full-Time (Until June 2027)
Salary Range: $69,218 - $99,501 /year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate's relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.
Location: 1795 Willingdon Ave, Burnaby, BC V5C 6E3
Closing date: Applications accepted until position is filled
Hours of Work: 08:00-16:00 (Monday to Friday)
Requisition #: 200094E
