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Reporting to Supervisor, Taxation Services, the Tax Accounting Analyst is responsible for ensuring transactions in the property tax system for the City are in compliance with legislation, policies and PSAB standards while ensuring efficient customer focused service delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the integrity of tax account data, resolve anomalies, and manage payment options
• Monitor tax payments, manage the property tax schedule, and oversee tax adjustment applications
• Ensure legislative compliance for tax rebates, reductions, and refunds, including Senior, Disabled, Charity, Heritage, and Tax Deferral programs
• Manage assessment base, including reviewing property sales, municipally owned properties, and assessment accuracy with M.P.A.C.
• Coordinate with financial institutions for mortgage tax program management, including interest additions and deletions, payment reconciliation, and compliance reporting
• Perform tax accounting analysis, including reconciliation of property tax subledger, daily transaction reviews, remittances, and providing recommendations to management
• Assist Tax Administration staff where necessary and other duties as assigned
• Support and demonstrate the City of Oshawa core values of Authenticity, Courage and Trust

Requirements:

• Demonstrated knowledge and skill normally associated with the completion of a three (3) year degree in Business Administration from a recognized community college and a minimum three (3) years of relevant property taxation experience in a municipal environment
• Completion of the Municipal Tax Administration Program (M.T.A.P.) certification is required
• LEAN certification is considered an asset
• Strong mathematical, analytical skills, investigative and research abilities with a high level of financial accounting skills and possess a sense of accuracy and thoroughness along with good organizational and administrative skills
• Established skills and experience using PC equipment and related software applications, (i.e. MS Office Suite, Knowledge of TXM tax software, PeopleSoft, Intelligenz software) and other information technology relating to municipal government taxation
• Excellent customer service experience and good communication skills, both oral and written, to deal effectively with the public, staff, other levels of government
• Demonstrated ability to work on own initiative and under pressure in order to meet rigid deadlines

Please be advised that position location as noted is at the time of posting and is subject to change, as required due to operational needs.

We would like to thank all applicants however, please note that only those selected to attend an interview will be contacted and all other applicants will be kept on file. Applicants are advised that written, oral and practical testing may form part of the selection process.

The Supervisor, Payroll Services will report to and work closely with the Manager, Payroll Services. This position, in the performance of the responsibilities, will directly supervise and provide front line leadership to the Payroll team. This responsibility will include training of new or junior staff and troubleshooting issues. In the absence of the Manager, this position will be responsible for providing full scope back-up. In addition this position will coordinate the review of work, provide coaching to the team and work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to identify process efficiencies and maximize productivity. The position will consider and maintain a focus on continuous improvements and opportunities within the Payroll area as well as assist with system and tax upgrades and updates as necessary.

Posting End Date: 2024/08/20 by 4:30pm

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and coordinate the timely and accurate completion of payroll
• Provide leadership and training of new and existing Payroll staff
• Develop and deliver training to City staff on preparing and executing payments for payroll
• Provide training for PeopleSoft Self Services users and department administrators
• Maintain and update payroll records and master files in the HRIS PeopleSoft System while ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Oversee bi-weekly and monthly payroll within established deadlines
• Update, review and investigate absence entries and balances in the Absence Management module
• Balance and remit all benefit premiums for active and retired billings on a monthly basis
• Ensure general ledger is updated in a timely manner
• Assist Manager, Payroll Services with all year end reconciliations and TA processes, year-end filing of pension information and annual increases and retro processes
• Provide assistance to the department on related special projects
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Knowledge typically associated with the completion of a three (3) year Diploma in Business Administration, plus five (5) years’ of recent experience with a computerized Payroll and Time Attendance system in a municipal environment, two (2) years’ working in a supervisory capacity
• Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) certification and Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) is required
• Creative and innovative approach to reviewing business processes and service level standards to ensure efficient customer focused service delivery with a commitment to continuous improvement. LEAN training is considered an asset
• Advanced technical abilities using relevant software applications including MS Office, PeopleSoft Financial and PeopleSoft HR
• Ability to interpret and apply accounting principles, government regulations/legislation and company policies and procedures
• Interpret, analyze and synthesize financial data, provide relevant information to make decisions where appropriate or provide concise, logical and well-supported recommendations to stakeholders
• Advanced ability to comprehend numerical data, interpret meanings and identify corporate impact and related opportunities
• Ability to research and interpret information by using various sources (Municipal Act, City By-laws, other municipalities, etc.) to prepare meaningful reports, documents or responses to inquiries from various City departments, Council and external stakeholders
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and is able to interact daily with a variety of City staff at different levels in the organization

This position is eligible for hybrid work.

As a condition of employment, the City of Oshawa will require successful candidates to undergo a Criminal Records and Judicial Matters Check.

Please be advised that position location as noted is at the time of posting and is subject to change, as required due to operational needs.