benefits and pension plan officer

Great City, Great Work, Great Future! Benefits SpecialistEmployment StatusRegular Full-TimePay Range$95,349 to $105,171 annually + comprehensive benefits packageClosing Date9/4/26Apply NowNumber of Openings: 1Hours per Week: 37.5 hours per week.Employee Group: ExemptLocation: City Hall: 511 Royal AveCompetition #: 1500Additional Details: As a central hub in the Metro Vancouver area, the City of New Westminster delivers a broad spectrum of urban services to over 92,000 residents. New Westminster is rich in history with a viable and thriving economy and has a population representative of the diversity of the region. The City is staffed by talented and dedicated employees who work together to achieve its strategic vision. We have earned a proud reputation for civic leadership, service delivery, and outstanding employee relations.Reporting to the Manager, Payroll, Benefits & HRIS, the Benefits Specialist is responsible for the overall administration of the City?s employee benefits, sick leave plans, and pension programs, while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, processes and practices. Key Responsibilities Responsible for employee benefits administration, communicating with employees and benefit providers, the oversight of enrollment eligibility and coordination of benefit, sick plan, and pension enrolment, processing of changes and terminations, and investigation and resolving plan and enrollment issues Prepare cheque requisitions and completes monthly benefit reconciliation Responsible for all retirements, includes supporting employees with their retirement documentation, calculating retirement payments or benefits the employee may be eligible for, and completing the related paperwork to submit to Payroll for processing As the primary contact for Pension Purchase of Service for employees wishing to purchase their non-contributory pensionable service or to purchase a leave of absence, will receive and process the purchase of service applications submitted by employees, as well as answer inquiries pertaining to a purchase of service for pension Enters and updates employee benefit enrollment information in the City's HRIS system (JDE) and the benefit carrier systems Issues cessation of benefit letters for all employees who have benefits and are leaving their employment with the City Works closely with the Payroll Team, advising of new enrollments and benefit/MPP changes or adjustments Primary point of contact for all employee related inquiries regarding benefit programs as they relate to applicable Collective Agreements and City policies Works closely with the HR Team and the Health, Safety and Wellness Team regarding employee sick banks, sick leave usage, and transitions to long term leave options Develops guides and other resources to improve benefit awareness for staff Ensures timely and accurate enrollments, monthly reconciliation, payment remittance, adjustments and reporting to benefit carriers, and Municipal Pension Plan Updates the payroll system with all benefit rate changes to match carrier premiums and comply with Collective Agreements Participates in the resolution of complex benefit issues, changes and policy interpretation Delivers exceptional service by providing accurate, clear and consistent advice, guidance and direction to staff and departments when presenting and relaying benefits information Maintains confidentiality when handling employee benefits information and adheres to City policies and legal requirements regarding data privacy and confidentiality Contributes to the ongoing development of the department by supporting and sharing knowledge with other team members to continually improve operational effeciency Provides benefit related data as requested Acts for the Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) Specialist on matters during the latter's absence Performs related duties in keeping with the purpose and accountabilities of the job and all other duties as assigned Qua Location New Westminster , BC Work location On site Salary $ 95,349 YEAR annually Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time Starts as soon as possible vacancies 1 vacancy Source CivicJobs.ca #115446 Various locations New Westminster, BC