Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Startdate; Calgary; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PetroChina Canada is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join the Human Resources Team in Calgary. The role handles full-cycle payroll and benefits administration, maintains records, processes payroll transactions, and prepares annual T4s and tax reports with a focus on accuracy, security, and confidentiality.

Reporting to the Director, HR & Communications, you will serve as the payroll and benefits SME, support time-writing, maintain intranet resources, and coordinate with third-party

Responsibilities

• Administer payroll and benefits in accordance with labour standards and PCC policies
• Ensure compliance with federal and provincial employment laws related to payroll and benefits
• Serve as subject matter expert for payroll and benefits inquiries to employees, managers, and HR
• Support employee time-writing functions
• Maintain up-to-date pay/benefits information on the intranet
• Communicate payroll/benefits matters and coordinate company-wide education
• Run system updates and participate in projects as needed
• Maintain accurate payroll-related data (new hires, terminations, changes, banking, tax)
• Administer corporate benefit plans and enrollments, reporting and tax considerations
• Coordinate with third-party institutions and validate hours, overtime, deductions, and earnings
• Review payroll registers, investigate discrepancies, and process adjustments
• Prepare special payroll reports as required
• Ensure system integrity through regular reporting and audits
• Test system changes related to payroll and time reporting
• Maintain electronic personnel files and keep information current
• Identify improvement opportunities from metrics and trends
• Advise on eligibility and claims processes for benefits
• Administer disability leaves, WCB claims, and modified work programs

Job description

PetroChina Canada (PCC) is a wholly owned subsidiary ofPetroChina Company Limited which is partially owned by China National PetroleumCorporation (CNPC), a state-owned enterprise. CNPC is China's largest oilcompany and the world's third largest oil company, operating 91 energy-relatedprojects in over 35 countries and regions. PCC has invested billions of dollarsin an asset-rich portfolio of upstream, midstream and downstream operations. InAlberta, this includes our MacKay River and Dover oilsands projects, DuvernayShale Gas and a 50% interest in the Grand Rapids Pipeline. In British Columbia,we hold joint venture interests in the Groundbirch tight gas project and LNGCanada.

PetroChina Canada is recruiting for a Payroll & Benefits Specialist to jointhe Human Resources Team in Calgary.

Reporting to the Director, HR & Communications, the Payroll & Benefits Specialist is responsible for the full cycle administration of payroll and benefitsprograms, including maintaining employee records, processing payrolltransactions, administering benefit enrolments, and preparing annual T4s andother tax reports. The role ensures the accuracy, security and confidentialityof employee information and acts as the primary point of contact for payrolland benefits inquiries, providing timely and professional support to employees.

Accountabilities

The accountabilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Administerpayroll and benefits in accordance with labour standards, privacy legislationand with PCC’s Human Resources policies and procedures
• Ensurecompliance with relevant federal and provincial employment legislation and managechanges required as they relate to payroll and benefits
• Act assubject matter expert for payroll and benefit related inquiries, providingguidance to employees, managers, and HR in a timely, professional, andconfidential manner
• Supportemployee time-writing functions
• Maintaincurrent, easy to locate (FAQ) information and forms for pay and benefits on thecompany intranet
• Communicationwith employees regarding payroll or benefit matters and arranging companywideeducation offerings
• Systemupdates and projects as required
• Maintainaccurate employee payroll and employment data, including new hires,terminations, transfers, compensation changes, schedules, banking details, taxinformation, and employee record updates
• Maintainemployee data in the corporate benefit plan/platform
• Ensure timely andaccurate processing of payroll
• Report,reconcile, and administer taxable benefits, gross-ups, and allowances forexpatriate employees in conjunction with Tax Manager
• Coordinatewith third-party institutions
• Validateemployee hours, overtime, premiums, vacation pay, statutory holiday pay,deductions, taxable benefits, and other earnings before payroll submission
• Reviewpayroll registers, investigate discrepancies, and process payroll adjustments,reversals, corrections, and off-cycle items as required
• Any otherspecial reports for payroll information as required
• Ensuresystem integrity by running regular reports and audits
• Coordinateand test system modifications/enhancements (e.g., amended organizationstructure changes, new payroll earnings/codes, time reporting and costing,etc.)
• Maintainelectronic personnel files and ensure information is up to date
• Reviewrelevant metrics and trends to identify areas for improvement (e.g., accuracyof data, system enhancements, education seminars for employees/managers, etc.)
• Administer employee benefitsprocesses, including all enrolments, terminations, coverage changes, employeeupdates, benefits invoice administration, and employee benefits coveragesupport
• Advise employees of benefiteligibility and claims process
• Administration of short andlong-term disability leaves, WCB claims, and modified work programs, including liaisingthird-party and employees

About Us

PetroChina Canada (PCC) is awholly owned subsidiary of PetroChina Company Limited which is partially owned by China National Petroleum Corporation(CNPC), a state-owned enterprise. CNPCis China's largest oil company and the world's third largest oil company,operating 91 energy-related projects in over 35 countries and regions. PCC hasinvested billions of dollars in an asset-rich portfolio of upstream, midstreamand downstream operations. In Alberta, this includes our MacKay River and Doveroilsands projects, Duvernay Shale Gas and a 50% interest in the Grand RapidsPipeline. In British Columbia, we hold joint venture interests in theGroundbirch tight gas project and LNG Canada.