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Calgary, AB, CA

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Serve as the sole HR contact for all 11 stores across Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan with 1400 associates, which ramps up to 1800 in the spring.
• Responsible for partnering with store leadership on all HR-related matters, as well as ensuring that the stores are fully staffed.
• Act as the project lead on rolling out all company initiatives and programs. Develop strong relationships with store management to get buy-in.
• Partner with store leadership as the primary point of contact for all HR-related matters, including performance management, employee relations issues, discipline, and recruitment, to ensure timely resolution and.
• Host training sessions on discipline and ensure new managers understand people management and leadership.
• Develop and implement HR policies and procedures in collaboration with management and approve all disciplinary actions before issuing them to employees.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Worked in close collaboration with the HR Director to effectively lead and maintain overall responsibility for overseeing the organization's administration, programs and strategic plan.
• Assisted with developing and implementing HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy.
• Bridged management and employee relations by addressing demands, grievances or other issues.
• Supported current and future business needs through the development, engagement, motivation and preservation of human capital.
• Helped develop and monitor overall HR strategies, systems, tactics and procedures across the organization actively reported to management and provided decision support through HR metrics.
• Oversaw and managed the performance appraisal system to foster high performance across the organization.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Assisted with internal and external HR matters, including employee relations, onboarding, and benefits administration, by supporting and guiding employees and managers.
• Developed organizational guidelines and procedures to ensure compliance with labour laws and regulations, by researching, analyzing, and recommending best practices.
• Collected employee working hours and calculated payroll elements such as overtime and bonuses, by using timekeeping software and payroll systems to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Prepared accurate payroll payments, ensuring proper funding and timely processing, by verifying data, calculating deductions, and reviewing pay reports.
• Handled payments and prepared statements of payment, including direct deposit and paper checks, by utilizing payroll systems and banking software to ensure timely and error-free processing.
• Executed taxes and payment of employee benefits, including health insurance and retirement plans, by maintaining accurate records, communicating with benefit providers, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Managed all payroll and time management aspects for employees throughout Ontario and implemented a new time management system.
• Rewrote vacation policies, created detailed reporting for management to review overtime, and facilitated the timely preparation of analysis of ad-hoc reports.
• Assisted with all internal and external HR-related matters, participated in developing organizational guidelines and procedures and created monthly reports for senior management within different business units.
• Supported senior staff with various accounting duties using Microsoft Great Plains, ensured appropriate controls were in place and all supporting documents were complete, prepared month-end adjusting and accrual.
• Processed and reviewed employee expense reports across multiple divisions to ensure accuracy and completeness of justification concerning policies and procedures.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Maintained responsibility for analyzing weekly payroll verifying direct margin, taxes, deductions, to reduce overall pay discrepancies
• Assisted in the management of the payroll team
• Trained new Payroll Administrators regarding processes, Microsoft Great Plains software, payment terms, customer service, and quality control
• Reported accruals to management and invoiced largest client acting as the main contact for revisions or questions
• Analyzed weekly aging reports to improve cash flow and forecasting
• Oversaw preliminary invoicing and procedures

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