Why join us?

Are you looking to join a dynamic pension plan that embodies the strong values of its 600,000 members and is an industry leading global investor? If so, we would love to tell you our story.

At OMERS we put our people first and are proud to embrace the diversity of thought and leadership that comes from having locations in Toronto, London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. Our culture is truly one of a kind. We get stuff done, and have fun doing it! We take great pride in contributing to the communities where we live with an ever-constant eye to the global investment markets.

The Analyst will be based in Europe and will support the UK payroll as well as 6 other countries in Europe/APAC.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Payroll & Global Mobility, the Payroll Analyst will deliver exceptional customer service to business groups and process monthly and/or biweekly payrolls for salary and hourly employees.

Accountabilities

• Support the international payroll team with daily tasks and year-end activities, such as balancing reports, communicating with vendors, and submitting input requests. Work on ad hoc tasks and assist other team members to meets deliverables
• Perform payroll transactions such as data entry, mass uploads, and payroll processing tasks
• Review, analyze, and reconcile payroll related data in accordance with established timelines, standards, and procedures. Calculate retroactive data as required
• Handle complex and/or sensitive payroll requests and issues by providing exceptional customer service to both the customer and its employees
• Ensuring the employees are receiving their payments on schedule by working to the on tight deadlines and effectively managing your time to meet with our SLA’s
• Keeping up with legislative changes and ensure the vendors adhere to the updates
• Use great attention to detail to identify any payment or data errors
• Processing year end tasks
• Manipulation and validation of incoming data
• Escalate issues as appropriate to ensure quality service levels
• Manage and support the day-to-day payroll processes, organize, and submit payroll entries to ensure error-free processing aligned to statutory compliance and internal policies
• Contribute ideas, solutions, and tools to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of payroll processing
• Participate in and support departmental initiatives
• Continuously seek feedback and learning opportunities to improve knowledge, skill, and experience

Skills & Experience

• Strong knowledge of Compliance / HMRC legislation
• CIPP qualified to at least level 3 (Foundation Degree Access Course)
• Minimum of 3-5 years of payroll and/or pension experience
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organizational skills. Proven to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Working knowledge of Workday, Ceridian (Dayforce) / SDWorx
• A sense of urgency in solving customer requests to ensure timely resolution and an ability to work under pressure, multi-task, and meet deadlines is required.

Our story:

Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, with $128.6 CAD billion in net assets as of December 31, 2023. OMERS is a jointly-sponsored pension plan, with more than 1,000 participating employers ranging from large cities to local agencies, and over half a million active, deferred and retired members. OMERS members include union and non-union employees of municipalities, school boards, local boards, transit systems, electrical utilities, emergency services and children’s aid societies across Ontario. Contributions to the Plan are funded equally by members and employers. OMERS teams work in Toronto, London, New York, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe – serving members and employers and originating and managing a diversified portfolio of high-quality investments in public markets, private equity, infrastructure and real estate.

OMERS is committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities in which we live and work. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. At OMERS inclusion and diversity means belonging. How we create a sense of belonging is through our employees and our vast network of Employee Resource Groups. Whether you are passionate about gender, pride, or visible minorities, we have groups that are focused on making a difference in all of our lives.