Competition #: 000C3-May0725A
Position: Payroll Administrator
Location: Central Office
Department: Payroll
Assignment: Payroll Administrator - Term until May 8, 2026 This is an NSGEU position
Status: Term

Percentage: 100%
Start Date: Monday, May 12 2025
End Date: Friday, May 08 2026
Posted: Wednesday, May 07 2025 12:00 PM
Deadline: Wednesday, May 14 2025 12:00 PM

Details:

The Payroll Clerk within Financial Services is dedicated to exemplary customer service and must coordinate the day to day activities of payroll, ensuring compliance with all legislation, collective agreements and policies governing payroll procedures. The Payroll Clerk will work within a team with shared responsibility for ensuring the timely and accurate submission and processing of biweekly payroll for 10,000+ employees within a diverse environment, while working within extremely tight deadlines to ensure maximum productivity. Working collaboratively within the Department the Payroll Clerk reports directly to the Payroll Supervisor.

Qualifications:

(a) Two (2) years related experience in a payroll environment utilizing advanced computer systems and procedures;

(b) Strong technology background in data management including utilizing Word, Excel, and Outlook;

(c) Post-secondary education in a relevant field such as Business, Administration, etc. or acceptable equivalent of training and experience;

(d) Completion of Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) considered an asset;

(e) Experience with SAP systems considered an asset.

Rate of Pay: This is an NSGEU (Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union) position with an hourly rate starting at $28.59

Please refer to job description for further details.

Nova Scotia's Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.

HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment. Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume.

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check and Child Abuse Registry Search.