Accounts Payable & Payroll Specialist

Kiewit; Calgary; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiewit Energy Canada is seeking a Payroll/Accounts Payable Specialist to join our Calgary team. This role supports payroll and AP processes, ensuring accuracy and timely payments for our Canadian operations.

Based in Calgary, AB, you will work within Shared Services, navigating SAP and standard office tools, with a focus on high-volume invoice processing and payroll workflows. We offer competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth in a multidisciplinary energy projects

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in an accounting-focused admin or clerk role with payroll/AP focus.
• Experience using SAP is an asset.
• Strong accuracy in high-volume AP processing.
• Proficient with Excel, Outlook and Word; fast learner.

Responsibilities

• Understand AP workflow and troubleshoot vendor issues.
• Perform weekly payroll verification.
• Support payroll and HR process workflows.
• Process high volumes of vendor invoices with accuracy.
• Three-way-match PO to goods receipt to invoice.
• Handle clerical tasks like filing and data entry.

Skills

Payroll processing

Accounts payable

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Education

3 years accounting focused administrative or clerk role

Tools

SAP

Excel

Outlook

Word

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Home District/Group:Kiewit Energy Canada District

Department:Shared Services

Market:OGC

Employment Type:Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit Energy Canada is seeking a Payroll/Accounts Payable Specialist to join the team in Calgary.

District Overview

Kiewit Energy Canada is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.We are a major industrial contractor that work on projects that involve construction of oil & gas facilities such as oilsands processing, including steam–assisted gravity drainage facilities, upgrading & refining, midstream facilities, power & co-generation, terminal projects (ex. LNG, LPG, etc.), Water Treatment and major mine developments.We also have a Modular Yard facility in Edmonton, Alberta. Our engineering branch is a leading-edge division that offers innovative engineering services for our current projects and new pursuits in Canada.Our design services group are based in Calgary, Lenexa KS and Houston TX offering expertise in process, piping, mechanical, electrical and civil/structural disciplines.

Location

This position is based in Calgary, AB.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates understanding of the accounts payable process workflow and is able troubleshoot payment or vendor issues
• Performs weekly payroll verification
• Understands the payroll and HR process workflows
• Masters the systems used to properly hire, transfer, terminate, and pay all employees
• Performs basic clerical functions such as filing, copying, and data entry
• Manage assigned workflows to ensure timely processing of vendor invoices
• Process a high volume of invoices with accuracy
• Perform three-way-match reconciliation of purchase order to goods receipt to invoice

Qualifications

• Minimum 3year in an accounting focused administrative or clerk role with a focus on payroll/accounting/AP
• Experience working in SAP is an asset
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to new processes and procedures in order to ensure efficiency and excellence in A/P Processing
• Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy with minimal supervision in a high-volume environment
• Ability to understand both functional and end-to-end processes and controls
• Ability to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision making
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills; ability to use logic and reasoning to analyze and identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Working knowledge of computers and experience in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word
• Experience in a professional work environment
• Effective verbal and written communication skills; clearly conveys messages and ideas, gains understanding; generates interest and holds attention, listens and is open to the ideas of others
• Highly motivated and self-directed; initiative and a sense of urgency to get things done
• Attention to detail with ability to recognize discrepancies; ability to spot and anticipate problems and seek solutions
• Excellent analytical, math and organization skills
• Excellent organization and time management skills; ability to develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish assigned work
• Excellent customer service and collaboration skills; ability to connect and build relationships with others inside and outside the organization
• Must be flexible to take on new duties as they arise. #LI-GH

Other Requirements:

• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

There’s no limit to what you’ll do at Kiewit. Whether you’re building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people’s lives for generations to come.

Here you’ll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.

We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry.From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.