Description
Senior Payroll Specialist
District School Board of Niagara - Payroll Services
One Full-time Permanent position
35 Hours per week
When you work at the District School Board of Niagara (DSBN), you are part of a supportive, innovative community that works together to help every student achieve success. The DSBN proudly serves 37,500 students with 4,500 staff in 79 elementary and 18 secondary schools across the Niagara Region, located between Lake Erie in the south and Lake Ontario to the north.
The District School Board of Niagara has a position for Senior Payroll Specialist in DSBN’s Payroll Services Department. Reporting to the Manager, Payroll, the successful applicant will be a key part of the Department, helping the Board meet its payroll compliance standards and regulations. This role will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance of policies, procedures, and pension plans.
Duties include but are not limited to:
• balances and processes semi-monthly payroll for over 1,000 employees of unionized and non-unionized groups
• complete pension and account reconciliations
• analyze and correct discrepancies
• issue Records of Employment
• remits payments to third party stakeholders
• provide excellent customer service when responding to employee inquiries and dealing with other departments
• take initiative and performs well both independently and as a team player
• other duties as assigned
Qualifications and Experience:
• Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) or equivalent required
• Minimum of two (2) years post-secondary education in Business Administration
• Minimum of three (3) years of payroll and pension experience involving processing payrolls with collective agreements, pensions and benefits using computerized HR/Payroll systems
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe
• Experience in a unionized setting is preferred
• Provision of a satisfactory Police Clearance including Police Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (PCRJMC) (an original copy date in the last 6 months may be acceptable) is a condition of employment.
This is a 12-month full-time position (35 hours per week) and is part of CUPE-OCTIS Union Group. The role offers a comprehensive benefits plan through a provincial trust plan (extended health, dental, life insurance, AD&D), and enrolment in the OMERS pension plan.
To be considered for this position, please submit a cover letter, resume and three professional references via Apply to Education by Thursday, November 6th, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
We thank all the candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
The District School Board of Niagara is committed to equity and inclusion in the recruitment and hiring of it's employees, who reflect the diversity of our community and students we serve. We encourage and welcome submissions from candidates from diverse backgrounds to build a supportive and inclusive workplace. DSBN welcomes applications from: Indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities, women, persons with visible and non-visible disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. The DSBN is committed to “Achieving Success Together” and recognizes that increasing the diversity of its workforce supports this objective.
DSBN will make interview and employment accommodations during the selection process, based on any of the human rights protected grounds. Please notify us in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs. Applicants are thanked for making known their interest in working for the District School Board of Niagara. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
Reason for posting: Vacancy
Land Acknowledgement
The land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today this gathering place is home to many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples and acknowledging this reminds us that our great standard of living is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous people.
