(12 months – Term)
Location: Dartmouth, NS
EMC Emergency Medical Care Inc. is Nova Scotia’s provider of pre-hospital ambulance care, with over 1000 employees dedicated to delivering the highest quality emergency care to local communities. As a subsidiary of Medavie EMS, we are committed to the delivery of innovative health care, safety and communications solutions through knowledgeable and caring professionals. Our belief is in a better life for the Nova Scotia communities we serve. Our goal is excellence in patient care. EMC operates under the authority of the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, Emergency Health Services (EHS).
Reporting to the Manager of Human Resources, the HR Administrator will perform defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) pension administration functions including annual and periodic processing and various HR reporting requirements. The administrator will liaise and work in partnership with the respective plan administrator’s.
Duties will include all aspects related to the administration of multiple DB and DC pension plans by managing, updating, and validating participant information relevant to the plans. The successful candidate will work with benefit accruals, management of employee leave information and reconciliation of plan data. This person will be a trusted resource speaking directly with the membership, and will be responsible to produce accurate and complex reports in a timely manner. There will be various special projects throughout the 12-month term related to human resources and the existing DB and DC pension plan administration.
As the ideal candidate, you will possess a university degree or college diploma in related field: commerce, accounting, mathematics, HR, administration or Finance or a combination of relevant education and experience preferably in a unionized environment. You will have a minimum of three (3) years of administration experience in accounting, pensions and benefits; an understanding of Payroll regulations, an asset. As an individual with a solid understanding of pension plans, you will also be familiar with pension administration systems and/or HRIS. Your strong analytical, mathematical and problem solving skills complement your demonstrated proficiency with MS Office suite, including Excel, Access and Word with advanced spreadsheet manipulation skills. CEBS designation or CCP, an asset.
As HR Administrator Pensions and Reporting, you will have demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently, as well as be detail orientated with an ability to solve problems and meet deadlines while functioning as part of a team. You are comfortable dealing with all levels within an organization and acting as a liaison with external partners and pension plan providers, and have an attention to detail and ability to review documents to analyze material for correctness and potential impact of changes. You have a proven ability to work with sensitive and confidential information
To apply, please submit your covering letter and resume (as one document) to stephanie.girard@emci.ca Applications will be accepted until end of day September 22, 2015.
We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.