We’re looking for a PAD and Payroll Specialist to join our Insurance Operations team at MGS. In this role, you are responsible to build, run, quality check, and upload payroll files and pre-authorized debit (PAD) files for clients for the direct collection of plan members’ premiums.
Position Responsibilities:
- Manage payroll files, which includes:
- Set up the system that allows the file to run
- Schedule and coordinate running the files
- Quality-check the files
- Send the files to the client
- Answer inquiries about the files and their content
- Manage pre-authorized debit (PAD) files, which includes:
- Run queries to identify members who require pre-authorized debit (PAD)
- Build the pre-authorized debit (PAD) file that contains the members and their premiums
- Upload the pre-authorized debit (PAD) file into the treasury system
- Answer inquiries about the pre-authorized debit (PAD) transactions in the files
- Document the custom processes for payroll and pre-authorized debit (PAD) for your assigned clients
- Attend meetings with clients as the subject-matter expert for their payroll and pre-authorized debit (PAD) files
Required Qualifications:
- Knowledge and experience in the financial industry and specifically Group Benefits
- Prior experience in a payroll environment or working with payroll files.
- Good excel knowledge.
- Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.
- For internal hire
- Should not have any attendance issues or any disciplinary action
- Meet job expectations and pass all performance metrics in his/her current unit
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in Life Insurance, Underwriting, or Medical Review; knowledge of SQL is a plus.
- Strong understanding of medical terminology, insurance policies, and underwriting concepts.
- Excellent communication, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Detail-oriented, customer-focused, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Positive attitude, fast learner, adaptable to change, and able to work independently and collaboratively.
When you join our team:
- We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
- We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
- As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.
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Working Arrangement
Skills Required
- Knowledge and experience in the financial industry, specifically Group Benefits
- Prior experience in a payroll environment or working with payroll files
- Good Microsoft Excel knowledge
- Fresh graduates are welcome to apply
- For internal hires, no attendance issues or disciplinary action
- For internal hires, meet job expectations and pass current-unit performance metrics
- Experience in life insurance, underwriting, or medical review
- Knowledge of SQL
- Understanding of medical terminology, insurance policies, and underwriting concepts
- Excellent communication, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Detail-oriented, customer-focused, and able to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively and adapt to change
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is portrayed as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, prescription drugs, vision, critical illness, and short- and long-term disability. Mental-health support is emphasized via EAP-style services and high annual coverage limits in some regions, alongside wellness programs and navigation tools.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards, including group RRSP/defined contribution pension options and employer matching in some cases. Ownership-related programs such as share purchase/stock options are also described as available for eligible employees.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits are described as robust and flexible, with customizable packages and spending-account style options in some plans. Digital tools (mobile app/claims) and reward-linked wellness programs are framed as making benefits easier to use and more engaging.
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What We Do
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