🌱 Laura Macdonald Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Managing all people initiatives and Employee Engagement Programs within the Global, Trading and Risk Engineering team

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Singapore, Sg

Co-led the re-brand and re-vamp of the social and culture committee which resulted in higher involvement of employees and increased employee satisfaction; this included creating a structured committee of 12 employees with sub-groups, implementing and managing the budget, and creating an all-encompassing plan for the employee experience in 2019 and 2020

Singapore, Sg

Entrusted to manage various accounting and HR projects and initiatives.HR responsibilities included: • Creating Dyson Canada’s first virtual on-boarding for new hires during the pandemic; this allowed new hires to feel welcomed and engaged while working from home• Collaborating with the Partner of Talent Development on various projects, including vendor management, facilitation tracking, needs analysis, and an executive coaching program• Managing the benefits administration for Dyson Canada and providing recommendations on more complete and efficient tracking• Managing all employee expenses and acting as SAP Concur administration lead; training all new employees on using the system and aligning expense policies• Leading the planning and execution of the 2018 Dyson holiday party for 250 people in the absence of an office manager; commended by leadership for stepping up and taking initiative

London, Gb

• Coached multiple audit teams focused on training and developing staff, improving team morale, and providing ongoing constructive feedback• Planned and presented the Team Planning and Post Interim Event internally to approximately 40 colleagues, including senior managers and partners on the engagement• Improved the process of organizing and coordinating the release of 49 statutory statements which resulted in their release two weeks earlier than in previous year• Led walkthroughs with the client, and executed tests of controls for high risk accounts in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

London, Gb

• Aided in the process of attracting and selecting the interns and full-time employees starting in 2017; o planned and attended networking eventso critically reviewed resumes o communicated with prospective recruits and collaborated with partners and managers at EY in the selection process

London, Gb

London, Gb