Payroll Student

The Opportunity:

Are you a student looking for an exciting opportunity that is full of meaningful, diverse, and ambitious assignments working alongside industry leading professionals? Join Canadian Natural, where we strive to provide opportunities based on your abilities, helping you to contribute in a meaningful way and apply your academic experience to challenging and rewarding projects!

As the Payroll Student, we will provide you with an opportunity to work alongside experienced and talented Payroll professionals and take part in interesting and challenging work assignments. Our company culture fosters a fun working environment, development of meaningful relationships and continuous learning. Building on classroom studies, you will develop and enhance your skills while working with mentors to kick-start a successful career in Human Resources or Accounting.

- Job location: Calgary, AB – Head Office

- Shift schedule: 5 days on, 2 days off, 8 hours/day (Monday – Friday)

- Term length: 12 months

- Term start: January 2026

- Safety sensitive position: No

Key Accountabilities:

- Provide exceptional customer service to employees by addressing their payroll inquiries in a timely and professional manner

- Assign appropriate payroll personnel to emails using the payroll inbox and the Oracle HCM Help Desk Service Request system

- Verify, enter, and maintain employee records in HR Central, ensuring confidentiality and accuracy

- Record employee changes in the benefits module

- Assist in UKG time and attendance entries

- Administer HUB Allowance program

- Collaborate with the payroll team to ensure compliance with payroll policies and procedures

- Run, review, and prepare payroll reports and distribute for corrective action by the payroll team

- Other administrative tasks as assigned or required, including but not limited to document creation and filing

What You Bring to The Role:

- Currently enrolled in your 1 st , 2 nd , or 3 rd year of a Human Resources or Accounting degree program

- Attention to detail and analytical skills

- Strong work ethic, motivated, takes initiative and effective time management and communication skills

- Proficient in Word and Outlook

- Excellent Microsoft Excel and data manipulation/reporting skills

What We Offer:

- Competitive salary

- Paid time off during summer Fridays in July and August

- Students may be eligible for relocation assistance pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Student Relocation Policy (Students will be responsible for finding their own accommodations during the work term)

- Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community

- Opportunities to partake in initiatives such as the Intern Social Committee

Check out our COMPENSATION & BENEFITS overview to see what we have to offer!

If you are interested in this exciting student work term opportunity, please include your resume, cover letter and unofficial transcripts as part of your online application.

All candidates applying to Canadian Natural must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. This posting will close once a successful candidate has been selected.