Accounting & Payroll Technician

Chinook's Edge School Division; Innisfail; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A school division in Alberta is inviting applications for an Accounting & Payroll Technician to support financial accounting and payroll functions. The role involves core accounting tasks, payroll data entry, and providing routine support. Candidates must have a diploma in accounting or a related field and experience in accounting or payroll processing. This position offers a friendly small-town lifestyle while being close to urban amenities.

Qualifications

• Minimum educational requirement is a diploma or certificate in a relevant field.
• Experience with accounting or payroll processing is necessary.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.

Responsibilities

• Support financial accounting and payroll processing functions.
• Perform core accounting tasks.
• Enter payroll data and ensure accuracy.
• Provide payroll support to employees.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Education

Diploma or certificate in accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, or a related field

Job description

Position Overview

Chinook’s Edge School Division (CESD) invites applications for an experienced Accounting & Payroll Technician at our Division Office in Innisfail.

The Accounting & Payroll Technician supports both financial accounting and payroll processing functions for CESD. This role is streamlined to be manageable for one person, focusing on core accounting tasks, payroll data entry, and routine payroll support.

Responsibilities

• Support financial accounting and payroll processing functions for CESD.
• Perform core accounting tasks.
• Enter payroll data and ensure accurate processing.
• Provide routine payroll support to employees.

Qualifications

• Diploma or certificate in accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, or a related field.
• Experience with accounting and/or payroll processing.

Application Process

Applicants must prepare a cover letter and resume, and include the names and telephone numbers of three current work‑related references. Cover letters can be addressed to Mike Garrow, Associate Superintendent–People Services, Chinook’s Edge School Division.

Applications will be accepted only by using the “Apply” link on this page; applications via email will no longer be accepted.

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm, Thursday, December 11, 2025. Successful applicants will be required to provide a Criminal Record and vulnerable sector check.

Additional Information

Chinook’s Edge is one of the largest school divisions in the province, serving over 11,000 students in 40 Central Alberta schools between Calgary and Red Deer. Our schools are located in 13 small communities that span east and west from the Highway 2 corridor. The division offers a friendly, healthy, and affordable small‑town lifestyle combined with proximity to big‑city amenities and short drive to the Rocky Mountains.

We acknowledge that the schools within CESD are situated on Treaty 6 and 7 land, home of the First Nations, Métis Nation of Alberta, and Inuit Peoples.

By virtue of the submission of an application, the applicant agrees that the principal or designate can contact previous employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether or not the applicant has listed a reference for that employer.

Resumes of individuals not granted an interview will not be kept on file. Only those individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.