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The Opportunity

Dartmouth, NS
Financial Services
Experienced
Full-time

Are you looking to work in an organization that provides meaningful support and care to Nova Scotians every day? An organization that is about being there for all Nova Scotians when they need it most? An organization recognized throughout the province by its dedicated paramedics, medical communications officers and support team ready to come to your aid? Then this is your opportunity to be part of that team that works together for all Nova Scotians' health and safety!

Emergency Medical Care Inc. (EMC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Medavie Health Services that manages and operates ground ambulance, air medical transport and the medical communications operations in Nova Scotia through a performance-based contract with the provincial government's Emergency Health Services (EHS) division and the Department of Health and Wellness. As well, EMC operates TeleHealth 811 medical communications for Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island for the Department of Health.

EMC delivers a high-quality pre-hospital care program and Telehealth service to Nova Scotians each and every day. We achieve this through the more than 1,400 employees who work with us including highly-trained paramedics, nurses, medical communication officers and support staff.

Reporting to the Manager of Payroll and Benefits, the Payroll Administrator is responsible to verify, audit, organize and enter confidential payroll information to ensure that all employees are paid on an accurate and timely basis every bi-weekly pay period in accordance with all government payroll regulations. As an employee of EMC we are accountable to our patients and coworkers by participating in and supporting all safety related initiatives, as well as acting in a manner that fosters a culture that focuses on patient safety and a safe workplace.

What you'll do

Responsibilities

The position entails, but is not limited to the following:

• Respond to payroll inquiries from employees, management and Human Resources.

• Process employee changes in HRIS system: new hire, termination, status changes, transfers, rate changes, etc.

• Process, verify and audit for accuracy all time summary sheets for a bi-weekly pay period.

• Check and code payroll data according to union agreement(s), company policies and procedures.

• Record changes affecting net wages such as exemptions, insurance coverage, union dues, staff funds, garnishments, computer payments, Maternity / Parental top up payments, TD-1 income tax codes, CPP and El for each employee to update to master payroll records.

• Prepare reports/payments of earnings, taxes, deductions, union remittances, staff fund, Statistics Canada reports, and employee company benefits reports/remittances, WCB remittances, Record of Employment (ROE) and any other periodic cost accounting reports necessary for financial reporting.

• Prepare and issue payroll deposits, prepare manual payroll cheques, if required.

• Review earnings and deductions computed and correct errors to ensure accuracy of payroll.

• Notify, calculate and recover employee overpayments or missed payments.

  • Process Year-end transactions: Balance and issue T4s, Pension year-end audits and reporting, provincial WCB/WSIB reconciling and reporting, and EHT audit.
  • Calculate and process payouts required per collective agreements: vacation / stat / sick / banked time, education allowance, etc.,
  • Calculate and maintain annual vacation entitlements, including vacation purchase requests.
  • Administration of benefits and penison as required

What you'll need

Qualifications

Education / Expereince:

  • Graduated from high school supplemented by college courses in accounting
  • CPA Certified Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP)
  • Minimum two to five years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Intermediate to advanced computer knowledge in Excel, Word, and HRIS Systems.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as union agreements, company procedure policies and Provincial Labour Standards.
  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively to employees of the company.
  • Demonstrated confidentiality, tact and diplomacy.
  • High levels of customer service.
  • Strong organizational.problem solving and time management skills.
  • Attention to detail is required, strong reconciling experience, must be able to multi-task, use sound judgement when evaluation situations.

We're looking for

Core Skills

ACE Payroll Remittances Reports Safety

A little bit about us

Emergency Medical Care Inc. (EMC)

Emergency Medical Care Inc. (EMC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Medavie Health Services (MHS) that manages and operates ground ambulance, air medical transport and the medical communications operations in Nova Scotia through a performance-based contract with the provincial government's Emergency Health Services (EHS) Operations division and the Department of Health and Wellness.

Are you interested?

Work With Us

What we offer:

• Paid vacation and holidays

• Free parking

• Employee Discounts offering great discounts at various businesses

• Located on a bus route

• Much much more!

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the citizens we serve. We are committed to building an inclusive team that represents a variety of backgrounds, cultures, races, perspectives and skills. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons of any sexual orientations and gender identities and/or expressions, Indigenous persons, African Canadians, other racialized groups, persons with disabilities. Candidates who identify as being from any of these groups are encouraged to voluntarily self-identify.

Emergency Medical Care falls under the Nova Scotia provincial protocol for mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination. In accordance with this mandate, subject to any approved accommodation, all new employees hired or existing employees (applying for new positions), will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For clarity, "fully vaccinated" means 14 days or more after receiving the number of doses or combination of doses of a vaccine approved by Health Canada or local public health agencies in the jurisdiction in which they will be employed.

If you are interested in this opportunity to work with a high performing organization apply with your cover letter and resume by February 4, 2022.