Payroll and HR Assistant

Position : Payroll and HR AssistantDepartment : Human ResourcesPosition Type : AUPAT 3, Half-time (17.5 hours / week), PermanentDate Posted : July 17, 2024Application Deadline : Applications will be reviewed as they are received until the position is filled.

Competition # : 24-28-AUSalary : To be commensurate with qualifications and experience in the range of $22,011 - $25,896 per annum, based on a 17.

5 hour per week schedule.Benefits : Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plan, Telemedicine with Greenshield Health, health spending account, life insurance, optional life insurance, AD&

D insurance, long-term disability insurance, employee and family assistance program, tuition discount for employees and their dependents, free gym facility membership, 3 weeks' vacation increasing with years of service, university paid holidays including winter break closure.

ResponsibilitiesAcadia seeks a half-time (17.5 hours / week) Payroll and HR Assistant in the Human Resources Department to contribute to the production of accurate and timely payrolls and to provide general reception and administrative support to the department.

Specific duties will include : Payroll data entry into the HRIS system for the bi-weekly salary, bi-weekly hourly and monthly payrolls.

Maintain electronic and hard-copy documentation and file accordingly.Assist in maintaining the group payroll inbox.Provide general administrative and clerical support to payroll staff and other team members as required.

Tracking of expenditures through purchase orders and procurement cards, maintain budget database, assist with budget preparation, and maintain office supply inventory.

Administer and maintain centralized filing system.Collect and distribute office mail.QualificationsCompletion of a recognized post-secondary program in either business or office administration.

Payroll knowledge and / or experience.Strong data entry skills with thoroughness and attention to detail.Excellent organizational skills.

Ability to stay focused and on task.Sensitivity to work with detailed and strictly confidential material.Must be comfortable working in a team environment where assignments and processes are closely integrated with the work of others.

Applicants must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications.Experience with automated payroll systems preferred.

For further information or to request a detailed job description, please contact Keilani Tupper at keilani.tupper@acadiau.

caAbout Acadia UniversityAcadia University, located in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq nation, is one of Canada's leading primarily undergraduate institutions.

For over 180 years, Acadia has been providing students with a learning environment that ensures they have every opportunity to succeed in life.

Our graduates emerge with the tools required to be global citizens and community leaders. Acadia's faculty and staff are key to our institutional success and share a commitment to provide our students with a high quality post-secondary education.

As a staff member, you will be part of this transformational educational experience where innovation is encouraged, and your ideas are welcomed.

Acadia University is located only one hour from the city of Halifax in Nova Scotia's beautiful Annapolis Valley in the Town of Wolfville.

Wolfville offers residents an affordable lifestyle, outstanding recreational opportunities, internationally acclaimed restaurants, a healthy economy, and the best weather in the Atlantic provinces.

The Town of Wolfville is one of the fastest-growing communities in Nova Scotia where people find the perfect mix of small-town livability and urban energy.

It's a place that people love to live, and those who do not live here love to visit.To see more information on why Acadia is an employer of choice, please visit our website at www.

hr.acadiau.ca.Other InformationTO APPLY : To apply for this opportunity, click on the "Apply Now" button and upload your cover letter, resume, and references.

Please be advised that only those invited for an interview will be contacted. The University reserves the right not to fill this position.

A six-month eligibility list may be established from this competition to fill future vacancies for identical positions.The University invites applications from all qualified individuals;

however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Acadia University is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from Aboriginal people, African Nova Scotians, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women, and persons of any minority sexual orientation or gender identity.

Consistent with the principles of employment equity, the primary criterion for appointment to a position is qualifications and professional excellence.

Candidates who identify as a member of one of the afore-mentioned groups, and who wish to have the application considered as such, are invited to submit the online Employment Equity Voluntary Self-Identification Form as part of their application package.

The university will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant's accessibility needs.

If you require accommodation because of a disability or for any other reason during the interview process, please contact [email protected]