Payroll Support Clerk Full-time Job

At 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. We’re looking for a meticulous, organized, and collaborative Payroll Support Clerk to join our Payroll team.

 

As a Payroll Support Clerk, you play a critical role in maintaining the integrity and accuracy of payroll operations. You are detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of managing large volumes of administrative work while meeting tight deadlines and shifting priorities.

 

If you thrive in high-volume environments, take pride in precision, and enjoy supporting a team that values accountability and service excellence, we’d love to hear from you.

 

The Role

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you add value and are energized by key areas of oversight such as:

• Sorting, acknowledging, and accurately filing payroll documents in a timely manner;
• Administering archiving of payroll records and documentation, including secure storage and retrieval;
• Performing inquiries within Oracle Payroll to support timely and accurate responses to employee and external inquiries;
• Providing clerical and administrative support to Payroll team members as required;
• Supplying information to internal departments and external agencies in accordance with established procedures;
• Assisting with general payroll-related duties to support smooth daily operations;
• Providing orientation, guidance, and informal training to colleagues as needed;
• Contributing to a collaborative, service-focused payroll environment;

 

What you bring to the team

• Successful completion of High School Education (Grade 12)
• Currently enrolled in the National Payroll Institute’s Payroll Compliance legislation course, working towards PCP certification
• Successful completion of Payroll Compliance and Legislation under the Canadian Payroll Association preferred
• Ability to multi-task & handle rapidly changing priorities
• Demonstrates strong communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a team environment with minimal supervision
• Basic computer skills with knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel
• Strong team orientation
• High level of self-motivation and initiative
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships

We're proud to be one of the largest ferry systems in the world, serving 1,600 km of coastline and moving over 62,000 customers and 23,000 vehicles on average each day.
BC Ferries acknowledges and respects the territories of Indigenous peoples on whose beautiful lands and waters that our ships, offices, terminals, and work sites operate along the Pacific West Coast.
For 65 years, we have been dedicated to providing safe and efficient travel to our customers.
Our role as a ferry transportation provider goes beyond getting passengers from point A to B. With 25 routes throughout the west coast of BC, we serve as advocates for the coastal environment and communities where we operate.
Operations began in 1960 with just two ferries providing service on a single route. Today we have 37 ferries moving more than 22.7 million passengers and 9.7 million vehicles every year.