Accounting Technician – Payroll
City : Edmonton
Category : Regular Full time
Industry : Materials & Construction
Employer : Stantec
At Stantec, we have some of the world’s leading professionals passionate about enabling our business to be its best. Our business teams include finance, procurement, human resources, information technology, marketing, corporate development, HSSE, real estate, legal, and practice services. We bring diverse backgrounds, skills, and expertise and create a caring culture where everyone can thrive. Through teamwork and collaboration, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Stantec every day.
Your Opportunity
An opportunity exists for an Accounting Technician with strong multi-tasking, interpersonal and organizational skills. As a key member of the Financial Services team and business partner with operations, the Accounting Technician will provide financial expertise in the day-to-day operations of financial reporting adding value to the company.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Preparing various balance sheet reconciliations related to US and Canada Payroll transactions
- Preparing numerous journal entries related to payroll and labor transactions
- Preparing reports and files to support analysis and reconciliation
- Preparing other monthly balance sheet account reconciliations as needed
- Ensuring key controls over Financial Reporting are met
- Assisting in the 5-day period end close process
- Assisting with the review and implementation of business processes improvements
- Assisting with testing updates and changes to financial system
- Maintaining process documentation
- Various duties and projects as assigned
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Effective communication skills, including written and oral English language competency
- Strong organizational skills to manage multiple competing priorities and firm deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Proactive
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
Education and Experience
- Accounting Diploma or Degree and a minimum of one-year experience working in an Accounting department.
- Experience with payroll transactions would be an asset.
- Experience with Oracle or other large Enterprise system is preferred.
- Working towards an Accounting designation is preferred.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.
Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Primary Location: Canada | AB | Edmonton
Organization: BC-1195 Financial Services-CA Finance & Treasury
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 24/03/2026 04:03:00
Req ID: 1005008