Payroll Administrator

City of Victoria BC; Victoria; Hybrid; CAD 78,000 - 82,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of Victoria is seeking a Payroll Administrator to join the Finance Department. You will ensure accurate payroll for 1400 employees, with initial focus on benefits administration and potential expansion to full-cycle payroll. Hybrid work from City Hall with up to two remote days per week.

Ideal candidates have strong payroll knowledge, Excel skills, and ability to meet deadlines across multiple collective agreements and staff groups. The role is temporary up to 12 months.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Ability to maintain payroll master records, benefits and deductions.
• Experience reconciling deductions and year-end payroll tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepare payrolls for salaried and hourly employees.
• Maintain payroll master records including pay rate, benefits and deductions; post and balance totals.
• Reconcile and remit payroll deductions (taxes, CPP/EI, benefits) and assist with year-end reports.
• Administer employee benefits and manage leave entitlements and garnishments.
• Respond to payroll inquiries from staff and external agencies; prepare ROEs and reports.

Skills

Payroll legislation

Organize work

Accounting methods

Meet deadlines

Communication (verbal/written)

Education

High school graduation

CGA/CMA program (2 years)

PCP (Payroll Compliance Practitioner)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Closing Date: August 27, 2026, 4:30 PM PST

Department: Finance

Work schedule: Monday to Friday ( 35 hour work week) – Temporary – up to 12 months

Salary: $ 44.25 per hour, Pay Grade 11

The City of Victoria is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Payroll Administrator to join our Finance Department, ensuring our 1400 employees are paid accurately and on time while receiving the benefits they count on.

To start, your primary focus will be administering employee benefits programs with the potential to expand into full-cycle payroll processes. If you thrive on accuracy, critical thinking, and making a real impact for the people who keep our city running, we want to hear from you!

This position offers engaging work including benefits administration and full cycle payroll support to unionized staff under five collective agreements as well as exempt staff. The team is located in City Hall and is eligible to work from home up to two days per week.

The ideal candidate brings a solid understanding of the administration of benefits and payroll processes. They will also be comfortable juggling deadlines, navigating complex calculations using Excel, and communicating effectively with employees and external agencies.

WORK FROM HOME

The successful candidate for this posting may be eligible for participation in a hybrid, work from home arrangement in alignment with the City’s Work from Home Policy. Such arrangements are determined with each employee and subject to change based on operational needs and policy

POSITION FUNCTION

• Prepare payrolls for salaried and hourly paid employees.

KEY DUTIES

• Maintain payroll master records including employee name, pay rate, benefits and deductions; calculate adjustments such as senior pay and manual cheques; batch, verify and post as required; balance payroll totals to controls; record cheques and direct deposits in cheque register.
• Reconcile and remit payroll deductions such as income tax, CPP, EI, superannuation, medical, dental, extended health, group life, charitable donations and savings bonds; assist in the preparation of T4 slips, pension reports and other payroll year-end requirements; maintain and reconcile WCB claims; calculate and remit WCB premiums.
• Administer and maintain benefits such as medical, extended health, dental and collect benefits due from employees on leave or retired; calculate and apply garnishee and family maintenance orders; maintain vacation and sick leave entitlements and usage and follow up on overpaid benefits; monitor temporary appointments to ensure correct payments.
• Respond to payroll and benefit enquiries from staff, unions, departments and outside agencies; prepare forms and reports such as records of employment and WCB earnings information; prepare financial analyses and reconciliations as required.
• Perform related duties where qualified.

INDEPENDENCE

• Work is performed according to established schedules, policies and procedures or is assigned by supervisor.
• Work is reviewed through discussion with supervisor.
• Deviations from established policies and procedures are referred to supervisor with recommendations.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Effort

• Touch keying with a calculator. (often)
• Sit with arms unsupported while keyboarding. (occasional)

Mental Effort

• Meet multiple payroll and outside agency deadlines. (frequent)
• Short periods of intense concentration while processing payroll. (frequent)
• Short periods of intense concentration while performing reconciliations and analyses. (often)

Visual/Auditory Effort

• Focus on a variety of source data and computer for short periods. (often)

Work Environment

• Office.

Key Skills And Abilities

• Strong understanding of Payroll legislation
• Organize work.
• Understand and apply various accounting techniques related to payroll.
• Ability to meet strict payroll processing deadlines.
• Working level operation of current City of Victoria spreadsheet programs.
• Use calculators with speed and accuracy.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Maintain effective working relationships.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

Qualifications

Formal Education, Training and Occupational Certification:

• High school graduation.
• Second level CGA/CMA program. (2 years)
• PCP (Payroll Compliance Practitioner)

Experience

• 2 years of related experience.
• or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other

• Maybe requested to substitute in a more senior position.

The City of Victoria is committed to integrating equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility into our programs, policies, spaces, and services. Our goal is to cultivate a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the community we serve and aim to become. Individuals who are Indigenous, racialized, immigrants, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+, or facing any additional barriers are encouraged to apply. Accommodations will be available upon request throughout the application and selection process.

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