Payroll Officer

If you’re looking for an adventurous and fulfilling career in education, you’ve come to the right school division! Northland School Division is situated in postcard Canada! Our school facilities are found next to mountains, lakes, rivers, forests and wetlands. Our location provides our staff and student bodies daily opportunities to integrate learning with nature for optimal educational outcomes. You can learn more about what Northland has to offer by visiting www.nsd61.ca/careers.

Northland School Division is seeking a Payroll Officer to join our team in Peace River, Alberta.

Major responsibilities include:

• Ensures the gathering of all information needed to prepare, calculate and process the non-teaching runs using the Atrieve payroll system. Assists with teacher run as required.
• Updates all information to employee files on a regular basis to ensure
• accurate payments.
• Maintains a record of all staff leaves, both with or without pay, for Human Resources by applying Northland School Division policy and/or the Collective Agreement.
• Phones the Principal/Secretary for payroll-related information on new employees to ensure prompt pay cheque delivery.
• Processes benefit information for qualified employees in a timely fashion using benefit electronic data interchange.
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality, demonstrating tact and diplomacy.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Canadian Payroll Association Certificate, business education and/or related experience.
• Experience with using Microsoft Office programs such as Excel as Word.
• Experience with Atrieve payroll is considered an asset.

We offer a very attractive compensation package including a salary range of $46,536 - $79,725 (dependent on experience), and a 35 hour work week. The compensation package benefit package includes a defined benefit package program (LAPP).

Interested applicants are asked to submit a resume including the names of three (3) employer references by October 19, 2023 to Krista Veitch, Associate Superintendent of Human Resources at applications@nsd61.ca. We thank all applicants in advance, however only those shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Additionally, please note that selected candidates will be required to provide a criminal record check as part of the application process.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $46,536.00-$79,725.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision care
• Wellness program

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Payroll: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-12-31