{"id":1136637,"url":"https://alion.io/job/royal-roads-university-payroll-services-technician","title":"Payroll Services Technician","company":{"id":1049376,"name":"Royal Roads University","domain":"royalroads.ca","url":"https://alion.io/company/royalroads","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"junior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Victoria, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":4910,"max":null,"currency":"USD","period":"month","gross":null,"usd_annual":58920},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":1,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T08:26:50Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T11:31:58Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Job Description\nPAYROLL SERVICES TECHNICIAN\nVictoria\n18-month Term Certain\nThe Opportunity\nAt BC Ferries, payroll is more than processing numbers. It’s about ensuring accuracy, compliance, and trust for thousands of employees who keep our vessels sailing and terminals operating. Every pay period, hundreds of processes come together to ensure our employees are paid accurately and on time. Behind the scenes, our Payroll team plays an important role in keeping those processes running smoothly. We’re looking for a Payroll Services Technician to join the team.\nThis role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with numbers, systems and detailed information, while also providing responsive service to employees and internal partners. You’ll support a range of payroll activities, from processing manual payroll transactions and maintaining liability records to preparing wage-loss information, supporting Transport Canada licensing requirements and providing reporting and administrative support.\nWorking in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines, you’ll need to be organized, analytical and comfortable managing competing priorities. Your attention to detail and commitment to confidentiality will be essential as you work with sensitive payroll and employee information.\nThe Role\nReporting to the Payroll Manager, you add value and are energized by key areas of oversight such as:\nProviding sea time records to employees to support Transport Canada licensing requirements as needed;\nCalculating wage-loss information for ICBC subrogation;\nPreparing and distributing manual cheques received from internal and external sources for deposit to payroll receivable accounts;\nAccessing the WorkSafeBC (WSBC) website to record EFT payments received and providing the Pay Analyst and Accounts Receivable (AR) with accurate and up-to-date payment records;\nMaintaining and updating spreadsheets tracking payroll liability accounts;\nCompiling and distributing statistical reports for internal and external stakeholders;\nCreating and releasing semi-monthly time collection (timesheet) reports for Bargaining Unit (BU) employees for approval by the Team Lead or Assistant Manager, Payroll;\nProviding relief and backup support to the Payroll unit as needed;\nAssisting with data entry in Oracle and EZL systems as required;\nDrafting correspondence and completing forms to support administrative functions;\nMaintaining documentation control through filing, manual updates and records management processes;\nProviding reception and switchboard support for the Payroll unit, responding to general inquiries and redirecting calls as appropriate;\nProcessing RBC Express data entries and forwarding transactions to Payroll approvers;\nUpdating TPASS information for retirees in Oracle;\nProviding orientation, guidance and informal training to staff, offering subject matter expertise, and supporting system testing and implementation; and\nPerforming other related duties as assigned from time to time;\nWhat you bring to the team\nCompletion of relevant post secondary program such as office administration\nCompletion of introductory level accounting courses in a professional designation program preferred\nCompletion of Payroll Compliance and Payroll Fundamentals 1 courses under the National Payroll Association\n1 to 2 years experience in a large fast-paced, computerized Payroll department\nJoin us!\nIf this sounds like your next great career move, please submit your cover letter and resume by September 27, 2026 at 11:59pm.\nAdditional information\nThe salary for this bargaining unit position is $4,910 per month.\n\"We sail to serve and connect the people and the coast of BC” \nAt BC Ferries, our people are at the heart of delivering safe and reliable service along 1,600 km of coastline. Every day, we connect communities and move tens of thousands of passengers and vehicles across our 25 routes through the dedication, expertise and hard work of our teams. Guided by a shared commitment to safety, service, inclusion, and local commitment, we offer meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and the chance to make a positive impact. Whether you work onboard our vessels, in our terminals or behind the scenes, you'll play an important role in connecting people, supporting communities, and keeping coastal BC moving.\n\nWe support employment equity and diversity in the workplace, and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who reflect our ever-changing workplace.\nWe appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4760,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Education","Higher Education"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T08:26:50Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":12,"reasons":["conf:18","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":58920,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/royal-roads-university-payroll-services-technician","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/royal-roads-university-payroll-services-technician.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T13:57:08Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}