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Reporting to the Payroll Manager within the OMERS People Experience team, the Senior Payroll Analyst will support the implementation of Workday payroll for OMERS and Oxford, with a primary focus on Canadian and US employees. The Senior Analyst will play a crucial role in data analysis, process documentation, staff training, and troubleshooting, ensuring that the new payroll operations are accurate, compliant, and efficient. This position aims to enhance the overall payroll function, contributing to improved employee experience and operational excellence.
Accountabilities:
- Conduct data analysis, testing and validation to ensure accuracy and integrity of payroll data
- Provide support in the migration of payroll data from legacy systems to new platforms
- Develop and document standard operating procedures (SOPs) for new payroll processes
- Assist with training and supporting staff on new payroll systems and procedures
- Troubleshoot and resolve payroll-related issues during the transformation and implementation process
- Ensure compliance with all relevant payroll regulations and standards Maintain accurate project status throughout the payroll transformation project
- Support with other project management and change management activities, as required
Skills & Experience:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven experience in payroll management and transformation projects, preferably with large-scale payroll transformations
- Proficiency with PC and payroll software and tools, specifically
- Workday: Experience with Workday's Payroll SKU, data integration, and configurable frameworks
- Dayforce: Familiarity with Dayforce's HCM platform, specifically the Payroll module
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Web tools for conferencing and training
- Previous industry experience with Financial Services is preferred
- Strong understanding of payroll systems, processes, and regulations.
- Excellent data analysis and problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to multi-task under tight deadlines
- Ability to manage project completion with short tunaround
- Strong interpersonal and time management skills for dealing with all employees within the organization
- Self-starter able to work independently with minimal supervision
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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.
