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Bookkeeper & Pension Administrator

Surrey, BC - British Columbia
Robert Half

Published on www.talent.ca 24 Mar 2025

Position Overview: 

Robert Half is recruiting for a Bookkeeper & Pension Administrator position in Surrey BC. This is a newly created role that combines accounting responsibilities with a transition into supporting pension and benefits administration. The role will be fully based on-site in Surrey, will provide support to a health and pensions department serving a unionized environment with over 10,000 members and approx. 5000 health plan members. The ideal candidate will have a strong accounting background, pensions and benefits administration skillset, and payroll expertise.

Accounting Duties:

  • Handling Accounts Payable/Receivable with a high-volume transactions per week.
  • Processing EFTs and cheques, ensuring accuracy in all transactions.
  • Completing month-end reconciliations, accruals, posting adjustments
  • Process full cycle accounting functions and provide timely reporting for period-end closing .
  • Overseeing payroll processing for about 10 employees in BC (union) and managing year-end payroll tasks such as issuing T4As etc.
  • Supporting the transition to and implementation of a new records system.
  • Supporting adhoc finance duties and requests
  • Pension/Admin Responsibilities (Gradual Transition):

  • Utilizing in-house tools to prepare retirement packages and address member questions.
  • Providing administrative support for group benefits and pension programs, including life insurance, health enrollment, etc.
  • Coordinating with other team members handling specific benefits-related tasks.
  • Role Structure and Reporting:

  • Reports directly to Department Supervisor and the Office Supervisor.
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