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Are you looking for a meaningful career that makes a difference in your community? Would you enjoy an opportunity to contribute to our innovation and growth by bringing personal perspectives and experiences to your everyday work?

Working at Bruce Power, you can enjoy the benefits of small-town living with outdoor adventures and a rewarding career. As part of our progressive, diverse, and inclusive workplace, you will work in a Safety-First environment, supporting challenging and impactful nuclear projects like our Life Extension Program and medical isotope production. Ongoing training and development are part of every job, offering constant growth and skill-building potential.

In support of achieving excellence and business results through safe, reliable operations, our Human Resources division is seeking top talent for HR and Pay Systems Analyst opportunities and to establish a talent pipeline for future roles across the site. Opportunities may not be tied to a specific vacancy at this time.

The HR and Pay Systems Analyst report to the Section Manager, Human Resource - Pay Services and through the application of HR/ Payroll System knowledge, support the delivery of accurate and timely payrolls for Bruce Power through analysis, reconciliation, audit and verification of payroll information and payroll system operations, while complying with all legislation and collective agreements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and develop professional awareness and knowledge of Payroll Compliance legislation and practices
• Ensure compliance with CRA, Service Canada, HRSDC, Statistics Canada, Personal Privacy, Workers Compensation, EHT and ESA guidelines
• Assist in the preparation of all statutory and third party remittances for accurate and timely settlement
• Maintain and develop knowledge of Workday Payroll and HCM configuration and processes
• Contribute to the development, testing and implementation Workday Payroll configuration changes.  Assist with the change management implementation of payroll related system changes
• Develop, test and implement reports in Workday payroll.  Work with our HR Systems team to ensure best solutions provided. Calibrate/revise existing payroll reports for pay processing, auditing, reconciliation and special requests
• Test and implement in partnership with HR Systems any system enhancements or expansion that will impact Workday payroll
• Load all EIB’s into Workday verifying accuracy of all loads prior to pay settlement
• Analyze and troubleshoot payroll result and discrepancies, checking data files and reports to verify that desired results have been achieved and if necessary initiate further corrective actions
• Validate remittance amounts to payroll liability accounts in the GL prior to processing payments
• Perform all Pay Completion activities using Pay Processing Checklists and Job Aids
• Maintain and track annual and monthly payroll actions and global emails ensuring timely completion and visibility to the pay services team
• Perform monthly reconciliation to general ledger for all Payroll Accounts. This includes reconciliation of all deductions.  Provide to Finance a record and retain appropriately
• Assist in the preparation of information for Payroll Audits and perform reasonableness tests on payroll set up January and July annually
• Perform Year End readiness activities This includes balancing CPP, EI and Income Tax between T4 and T4A previews and employee contributions, as well as all other T4 and T4A boxes
• Design, configure, and optimize payroll-related system functionality, including earnings and deducions, business process workflows, and system controls to streamline payroll operations, reduce manual intervention, improve effeciency and ensure payroll accuracy and compliance
• Update tables and related system configuration for planned changes and annual processes
• Maintain payroll configuration change records and follow prescribed change control processes
• Ensure all T4 and T4A information is updated as the result of any payroll configuration change
• Develop and load Fiscal Pay Processing Calendars and cutoffs. Communicate with all stakeholders in Finance and HR
• Report out on Safety Sensitive Hours of Work data, escalate where necessary as per BP-PROC-00005. Work with Operations Schedulers Quarterly to review authorized violations and permitted exceptions
• Retain all payroll records and ensure Record Retention Authorizations are current
• Verify accuracy of all Shift Schedules and specialty shift schedules prior to issuance
• Deliver Manager training on standard CA pay provisions
• Perform other duties as required

Knowledge and Skills:

• Requires knowledge of Payroll Compliance legislation and practices
• Requires advanced working knowledge of Workday payroll processing and configuration
• Strong excel skills required
• Strong analytical and mathematical skill sets required
• Requires effective oral and written communication skills to converse effectively with others

Education and Experience:

• This knowledge is considered to be gained by the completion of a four (4) year University degree
• Minimum six years of progressively responsible payroll experience, including experience with payroll systems, reconciliations, year-end processing, and payroll compliance. Experience with Workday Payroll is strongly preferred.

Applicants who do not meet the education criteria for a job document may be considered for rotation postings, but applicants should understand that minimum educational requirements will continue to be a selection criteria for vacancy selections to regular positions as per Article 65.6.4.

Selection Criteria:

• Skills, Knowledge, Education, and Experience per the above qualifications and experience
• Verbal and written communication
• Transferable skills (for example, effective communication, drive for accountability and results, time/organizational management, collaboration and teamwork)
• Competency based interview
• Past performance record and suitability for this position
• Selection will be in accordance with Article 65.6.4

Are you ready for a change?

Please complete the online application and attach a cover letter and resume, indicating your education and experience as it relates to this opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and will be in contact with you, should you be selected for an interview. 

The successful candidate will be selected based on related and required education, experience, knowledge and skills, a competency-based interview, and background reference checks.

As one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Bruce Power is committed to promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion where workers feel valued for their uniqueness and are recognized for their individual differences, talents and skills. Diversity, equity and inclusion is critical to our business as we recognize that our people are our greatest resource. To support our inclusive workplace culture, we welcome and encourage everyone to apply.