Original job description
Position Information
Title Payroll Technician Job Status Temporary Full Time Position Overview
The City of North Vancouver is the urban core of the beautiful North Shore and has a long-term vision to be “The Healthiest Small City in the World”, with five key priorities to be a City for People, a Resilient City, a Vibrant City, a Connected City and a Prosperous City.
The City of North Vancouver Finance Department, Payroll Division, is looking for a temporary full-time Payroll Technician to join their team for approximately fifteen (15) months.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Manager, Payroll, you will be responsible for coordinating payroll processing. This involves ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of bi-weekly payrolls; reviewing, adjusting and processing a variety of payroll related data; compiling and balancing year-end reports; verifying various payroll and benefit records; controlling, running and verifying payroll programs; processing remittances; assisting with the preparation and completing of T4’s; establishing deductions and additional earnings; preparing functional specifications for enhancements or new functionality; and assisting in the creation and configuration of earning codes, deduction codes, and special accumulators when required.
You will also assist in reviewing, recommending and implementing regulations and other requirements pertinent to payroll processing. In addition, you will be responsible for preparing supporting documentation for monthly billings; creating spreadsheet documents using Excel; liaising with a variety of internal and external contacts; and assisting the Manager, Payroll as required.
Requirements
You will have completed Grade 12, supplemented by related courses in payroll administration and/or CPA courses. You will hold a Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) Certification. You will have at least 5 years payroll experience with complex computer software, preferably Peoplesoft. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in a municipal environment. Considerable experience in MS Office, particularly in Excel is also required.
For temporary full-time positions of eight (8) months or longer, a City employee who is successful on the posting will have the right to revert to their former position.
Compensation
$37.09 to $43.65 per hour
(Pay Grade 19 – 2026 rates)
This position has a pay structure with five steps, which increase annually.
Hours of Work
The City of North Vancouver currently works on a compressed work schedule of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, with one scheduled day off (Monday or Friday) approximately each three-week scheduling cycle.
Additional Information How To Apply
If you are passionate about making the City of North Vancouver an even greater place to live, work, and play, apply on-line through the Career Portal at www.cnv.org by Thursday, October 15, 2026.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer - one that reflects the diversity of our community and values the unique contributions of each person.
Guided by our core values and Council’s vision for an open and inclusive city, we work to create respectful, safe, and accessible workplaces. We regularly review and improve our hiring practices to help identify and remove barriers. Through ongoing learning, we continue to address any that remain.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you need an accommodation during the selection process, or are having trouble completing or submitting your application, please contact us at hr@cnv.org. We’ re here to support your full participation.
Thank you for your interest in the City of North Vancouver.
We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. The City of North Vancouver is committed to Reconciliation with these Nations, who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number 2026-0104 Job Open Date 10/15/2026 Job Close Date 10/16/2026 Special Instructions to Applicants
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Responsibilities
Coordinate accurate and timely bi-weekly payroll processing, including reviewing and adjusting payroll data, verifying payroll and benefit records, processing remittances, and assisting with T4s and year-end reporting. Support payroll system enhancements and configuration, prepare billing documentation and spreadsheets, help implement payroll requirements, and liaise with internal and external contacts.
Requirements
Requires Grade 12 education supplemented by payroll administration courses and/or CPA courses, along with Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) certification. Applicants need at least five years of payroll experience using complex software, preferably PeopleSoft, and considerable Microsoft Office experience, particularly Excel; municipal experience is preferred.
Skills
- Payroll Processing
- Payroll Administration
- Payroll Reconciliation
- Year-End Reporting
- Payroll Compliance
- Benefits Administration
- Remittance Processing
- T4 Preparation
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- PeopleSoft
- Spreadsheet Creation
- Payroll Systems Configuration
- Functional Specifications
- Regulatory Compliance
- Stakeholder Communication
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Human Resources
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Payroll Technician
- Payroll Processing
- Bi-Weekly Payroll
- Payroll Administration
- Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP)
- Payroll Compliance
- PeopleSoft
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Payroll Data
- Payroll Records
- Benefits Records
- Year-End Reporting
- T4 Preparation
- Remittance Processing
- Earning Codes
- Deduction Codes
- Special Accumulators
- Functional Specifications
- Payroll System Enhancements
- Payroll Regulations
- Monthly Billings
- Spreadsheet Creation
- Municipal Government
- CPA Courses
