Senior Analyst, Payroll Accounting

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Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Accounting, the Senior Analyst, Payroll Accounting is responsible for processing, validating and reconciling payroll accounting activities across OMERS and Oxford entities. This role plays a key part in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of payroll-related financial data, supporting both domestic and international payrolls.
As a valued member of the Corporate Accounting team, the Senior Analyst will collaborate with stakeholders across the enterprise and work within multiple accounting systems to execute critical tasks. These include the processing and reconciliation of payroll feeds and journal entries, month-end close activities, and taking ownership of ad hoc inquiries as required. In this role you will contribute expertise, a desire to build a team community, and an eagerness to be a part of a winning culture. You will have opportunities to engage with external auditors, work alongside senior leaders, and develop new skillsets for growing your career.
Key Responsibilities:

• Process and validate payroll accounting entries, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare bank and other general ledger reconciliations.
• Prepare variance and trend analyses.
• Collaborate with other departments to investigate and resolve differences.
• Take ownership of tasks ensuring all timelines and service levels are met.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, such as Payroll Advisory (HR), HR Technology, Finance Systems, Property Managers, and other accounting and FP&A teams across the organization.
• Prepare working papers for external auditors as required.
• Participate in the transition from Dayforce to Workday Payroll, contributing to the testing and implementation of new processes, systems, and procedures.
• Update and maintain process documentation.
• Participate in technical training and development opportunities.
• Participate in other accounting duties, special projects and ad-hoc requests, as required.
• Continuously challenge current practices and offer fresh perspectives for optimization.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in general accounting entries, ideally with experience in payroll accounting.
• Post-secondary degree in business, accounting, or finance with a CPA designation or currently in progress.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Very strong attention to detail, accuracy, and completeness and the ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to evaluate existing processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and a proactive mindset with a passion for innovation and continuous learning.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams.
• A collaborative mindset and a desire to contribute to a high-performing, supportive team culture.
• High standards of business and ethical values with the ability to deal with confidential information.
• Results-oriented and able to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Experience in payroll accounting, payroll processing or Financial Systems (Oracle, JD Edwards, Yardi, and Workday) would be an asset.

You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.

Note: OMERS uses artificial intelligence tools to assist in the recruitment process.