Specialist, Pension Accounting

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As a key member of the Pension Accounting and Payroll Team, the Specialist, Pension Accounting deals with approximately 1,000 employers, 190,000 pensioners, and administers the transactions and accounting for both contributions and payments of approximately $5 billion each.  
 
The Specialist, Pension Accounting executes business processes using OMERS systems; interacts with other teams including Pension Operations as well as external clients; and is a key contributor to the professional services delivery and teamwork environment.  
 
Responsibilities:  

• Processes and authorizes (i.e. peer review) transactions accurately for all functions, from low to high complexity, including those with high financial risk and high impact to the employer or member  
• Processes and authorizes transactions that require thorough review, interpretation, and analysis of supporting documents, and department and corporate policies and procedures
• Responds to employer inquiries and researches and analyzes data to resolve issues  
• Demonstrates sound judgment and diplomacy when dealing with client issues in order to provide timely, accurate responses  
• Reviews documentation from employers for accuracy and completeness and, if required, follows up for missing or incomplete documents/information  
• Works cooperatively with peers to ensure team, division and corporate objectives are met  
• Develops short term plans to assist with day to day tasks and ensuring that Service Standards are met
• Communicates regularly with ADP regarding stopped and recalled payments

 
Qualifications:  

• Post-secondary education, with concentration in accounting preferred, or equivalent work experience  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills  
• Strong computer skills including basic knowledge of Excel  
• Excellent organization, planning, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented  
• A team player able to operate in a fast-paced environment with numerous priorities and deadlines  
• Self-starter with the ability to take initiative to work on complex cases or projects

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.