Payroll and Benefits Advisor

Job Title: Payroll and Benefits Advisor

Location: Calgary, AB

Closing Date: September 14, 2025

About Kingston Midstream

If you aspire to be a collaborative member of a dynamic, growing organization, look no further than Kingston Midstream! At Kingston, we are driven to create value everyday. Our Guiding Principles are the foundation to our culture: We are learning and improving, we care about people and relationships, we are problem solvers and decision makers, we are collaborators, and we are accountable. We know our employees are the primary drivers behind our growth and success and we reward their commitment by offering opportunities for development, advancement, and a comprehensive and competitive benefits and compensation package.

Job Overview

Reporting to the Vice President, Human Resources, the successful candidate will be accountable for ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, administration of benefit plans, and maintaining compliance with relevant legislation.

Position Responsibilities

- Calculate and process bi-weekly payroll, prepare journal entries and reconcile payroll

- Support year end processes and prepare and submit Records of Employment

- Liaise with government agencies and ensure all statutory tax and compliance requirements are met, which include preparing payroll reports for WCB/Labour standards inquiries, remittances, etc.

- Complete taxable benefit assessments and payments

- Reconcile tax remittances on a regular basis

- Administer the benefits and savings plans and coordinate and support the annual benefit enrolment process

- Build and cultivate relationships and coordinate with third party vendors, insurance providers and benefits consultant

- Monitor and respond to payroll and benefit inquiries and provide support for claims, eligibility and coverage

- Maintain accurate records and ensure timely follow-up on benefit related documentation

- Prepare, reconcile and upload savings plan remittance file

- Reconcile benefits invoices

- Onboard new hires in payroll and benefits, including conducting new hire orientation

- Review survey data, analyze market competitiveness, and make recommendations of changes to benefits plans

- Identify process improvement initiatives and works with HRIS to develop, document and implement new payroll and benefits processes

- Manage the payroll, benefits, workforce management, and onboarding modules in Dayforce and maintain employee records in the system

- Input into the payroll changes tracking document and create employee change documentation

- File supporting documentation in employee files and maintain and update employee files

- Create and maintain Human Resources information on the company SharePoint site

Skills and Qualifications

- Post-secondary degree in business, related field, or equivalent preferred

- Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) certification preferred

- Minimum 5 years payroll and benefits experience

- Experience with Dayforce preferred, but not required

- Experience in the energy sector an asset, but not required

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and collaborative team player

- Strong analytical, technical, and organizational skills with the ability to work under tight deadlines

- Strong attention to detail

- Strong internal customer focus

- Strong interpersonal and communications skills

- Ability to demonstrate confidentiality and discretion at all times

- Advanced expertise in Excel and proficient in PowerPoint, Word and SharePoint

Kingston Midstream is committed to providing a flexible work practice to allow employees to work both from the office and from a remote location. This position would work remotely Mondays and Fridays and in the office Tuesday to Thursday.

We thank all interested candidates; however, only qualified candidates will be contacted, please submit your cover letter and resume on our Careers page.