New Posting - YVR

The Vancouver Airport Authority has an opportunity for a permanent, full-time Benefits & Compensation Accountant in the Human Resources Department.  Reporting to the Manager, Compensation, the successful candidate will perform all accounting functions associated with the Airport Authority’s payroll processes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reconciling all payroll accounts on a monthly basis
• Preparing payroll and benefits journal entries following each payroll
• Preparing the expense and capital annual salary budget, by department, during the budgeting process
• Preparing the salary forecast once the salary budget has been finalized and updating the forecast as required
• Preparing variance explanations for actual salary expenses versus budget and same period last year costs
• Processing recoveries and journal entries on a monthly basis for subsidiaries of the Vancouver Airport Authority
• Preparing information and schedules for various audits as required
• Preparing various salary, budget, financial, benefits and payroll information/reports as required
• Acting as back-up to the Payroll & Benefits Administrator and processing all payrolls when the Payroll & Benefits Administrator is unavailable (e.g., holidays, illness, training) as well as assisting during busy periods
• Attending monthly Finance Department meetings

Key qualifications include:

• Solid knowledge of accounting – senior level CGA or CMA student (4th or 5th year)
• Expert level knowledge of MS Excel
• Solid knowledge of Ceridian, Oracle, Oracle ADI and Oracle Discoverer
• Solid knowledge of payroll processing in a unionized environment, including hourly employees
• Strong customer service attitude
• Well organized
• Flexibility within a team environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills

This position is open to both Vancouver Airport Authority employees and external candidates.  Previous job performance will be taken into consideration for all candidates that apply for this position.

As part of our recruitment process, short-listed candidates will be required to take part in a management assessment process.

We are committed to employment equity and welcome applications from everyone, including women, aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

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