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Boréal

Consulting en gestion visant efficacité organisationnelle

HR Operations Manager - Compensation and Payroll

Full-TimePosted on 10/2/2026Deadline 10/24/26
CA$100.4k - CA$125.5k/yr
Senior
Bachelor's
Ontario, Canada+1 moreMore locations: Greater Sudbury, ON, Canada
HybridOn-site at an Ontario campus or site; hybrid telework may be arranged. Sudbury is preferred.
People & HRHR Operations & Coordination, Compensation & Benefits

About the job

Requirements
  • A four-year degree in human resources, business administration, finance, accounting, management information systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • At least seven years of relevant experience.
  • In-depth knowledge of payroll and compensation principles, practices, and applicable legislation in Canada and Ontario.
  • Knowledge of laws, regulations, collective agreements, employment conditions, policies, and directives applicable to the functions under the role’s responsibility.
  • In-depth knowledge of human resources and payroll information systems, data governance and integrity, and confidentiality and access-security principles.
  • Strong technological skills, including Microsoft 365, databases, and reporting and analytics tools.
  • Ability to translate operational needs into functional requirements, evaluate proposed technology solutions, and oversee testing, validation, and implementation of changes.
  • Ability to establish and apply internal controls to ensure the accuracy, compliance, and integrity of operations.
  • Ability to lead and develop a team, set priorities, manage projects, and support change.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, risk-assessment, and timely, impartial decision-making abilities.
  • Communication, consultation, coaching, negotiation, influencing, conflict-resolution, and collaboration skills.
  • Ability to communicate technical information, data, and complex issues clearly to managers and decision-making bodies.
  • Customer-service orientation and ability to establish constructive working relationships.
  • Fluency in spoken and written French and English.
  • Understanding of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility principles and ability to apply them in the role’s areas of responsibility.
  • A professional human resources designation such as CHRL or CHRP, or a payroll designation such as PLP or PCP, is an asset.
  • Relevant Workday or human resources information systems training or certification is an asset.
  • Knowledge of Workday is an asset.
Responsibilities
  • Support the executive leadership in planning, managing, and developing compensation, payroll, human resources information systems, and human resources analytics activities.
  • Supervise, guide, and evaluate direct reports; set priorities, allocate work, and support their independence and expertise development.
  • Contribute to strategic direction for the human resources sector and translate it into priorities, projects, and deliverables for the functions under the role’s responsibility.
  • Contribute to budget development, monitor portfolio expenditures, and recommend necessary investments.
  • Establish and maintain governance, internal control, and quality-assurance mechanisms to ensure information accuracy, confidentiality, security, and timely processing.
  • Analyze complex portfolio matters, assess risks, and recommend or implement appropriate solutions.
  • Lead or contribute to institutional and cross-functional projects concerning compensation, payroll, human resources systems, data, and process improvement.
  • Develop, update, and ensure application of policies, directives, procedures, standards, and controls for the portfolio.
  • Maintain continuity of critical functions by ensuring process documentation, skills development, and succession planning.
  • Support other human resources team members on cross-functional assignments requiring the role’s expertise.
  • Work with the labour-relations lead to analyze and address grievances, complaints, or disputes related to the portfolio; document and justify contested decisions, support the College’s position, and implement assigned corrective measures.
  • Coach managers in resolving their issues.
  • Represent and promote the College as an employer of choice with associations and at community and business events.
  • Plan, administer, and evaluate compensation programs and practices for employee groups.
  • Coordinate and validate economic increases, salary progression, retroactive calculations, salary adjustments, and other compensation changes.
  • Review and approve or recommend starting salaries, bonuses, allowances, special adjustments, and other compensation within delegated authority.
  • Maintain salary structures, scales, and mechanisms and ensure consistency with collective agreements, employment conditions, government directives, and institutional decisions.
  • Advise leadership and managers on compensation matters and consistent application of salary practices.
  • Analyze internal and external compensation data, market trends, and gaps and develop evidence-based recommendations.
  • Assess financial impacts of proposed changes and work with Finance on projections and analyses.
  • Ensure designated senior executives’ compensation complies with applicable legislative, regulatory, and government requirements.
  • Coordinate public-sector salary disclosure obligations.
  • Maintain the pay-equity program and ensure ongoing compliance.
  • Prepare analyses, recommendations, and decision documents for senior leadership or the board of directors.
  • Lead and oversee the College’s full payroll cycle to ensure accurate, complete, and timely payroll production.
  • Verify and authorize final payroll in accordance with controls and delegated authority.
  • Ensure correct application of collective agreements, employment conditions, tax laws, employment standards, and other legal or regulatory requirements.
  • Oversee administration and calculation of earnings, deductions, withholdings, retroactive payments, bonuses, allowances, and other payroll items.
  • Provide expertise and advice on complex payroll matters and resolve discrepancies, errors, complaints, and non-compliant situations.
  • Approve changes to payroll configurations, including earning and deduction codes and calculation rules.
  • Establish and maintain internal controls to prevent, identify, and correct errors or irregularities.
  • Oversee reconciliations and effective integration among payroll, human resources, and finance systems.
  • Prepare, validate, and submit remittances, returns, and reports required by government authorities.
  • Oversee annual tax-slip production and reconciliation with the Canada Revenue Agency.
  • Document processes, arrange cross-training, and maintain payroll continuity during staff absences or departures.
  • Develop and maintain payroll procedures, communications, and reference tools.
  • Work with internal or external auditors and implement required corrective actions.
  • Establish and lead the human resources information systems roadmap, including Workday, in line with institutional priorities and operational needs.
  • Govern, develop, optimize, and maintain systems used by the human resources sector.
  • Work with human resources functions, Finance, Information Technology, and other stakeholders to identify, analyze, and prioritize technology needs.
  • Oversee control and validation of decentralized hiring transactions for temporary or part-time positions; identify incomplete or non-compliant transactions, follow up with managers, implement corrections, and develop tools, controls, or training to improve transaction quality.
  • Lead implementation of new system features and improvements, including needs definition, configuration, testing, validation, deployment, and change management.
  • Ensure system changes are analyzed, tested, approved, and documented before production release.
  • Establish standards and controls for the integrity, quality, confidentiality, and security of human resources data.
  • Oversee access management, security roles, and permissions in human resources systems with relevant stakeholders.
  • Ensure integration and interoperability of human resources and payroll systems with financial systems and other institutional applications.
  • Identify and implement opportunities to automate, simplify, and improve processes.
  • Manage vendor, consultant, and technology-partner relationships and evaluate service quality.
  • Determine internal or external technical expertise needs and recommend resources for the systems roadmap.
  • Develop team members’ capabilities to reduce reliance on any single person and build sustainable internal capacity.
  • Document system configurations, processes, decisions, and critical knowledge.
  • Plan and coordinate technology or administrative changes arising from new collective agreements, employment conditions, or legislative changes.
  • Report on performance, risks, priorities, and progress on the human resources systems roadmap.
  • Oversee verification and monitoring of employees’ eligibility to work in Canada, including retention of required documents, tracking expiry dates, and coordinating steps to maintain work authorization.
  • Coordinate analysis and processing of employer-support requests related to work permits, permanent residence, or other immigration matters with relevant internal and external parties.
  • Establish and maintain standards, definitions, and governance mechanisms for human resources data and metrics.
  • Ensure quality, integrity, consistency, and traceability of data used in reports and institutional decisions.
  • Oversee reports, dashboards, and analyses concerning workforce, compensation, turnover, absenteeism, recruitment, diversity, training, and performance.
  • Validate data sources, reliability, and limitations before information is shared or presented to senior leadership.
  • Analyze trends, gaps, and risks and make conclusions and recommendations to inform decisions.
  • Work with other human resources function leads to determine relevant metrics and interpret results appropriately.
  • Prepare and present decision-making reports to leadership, senior leadership, and other relevant bodies.
  • Develop self-service reporting and analytics capabilities while maintaining necessary controls.
  • Recommend corrective actions or process improvements based on data findings.

About the company

Boréal提供管理咨询服务,帮助企业在整体运作和个人层面都更高效地运作。其工作方式是与客户紧密合作,通过倾听、务实和随时可用的服务态度,分析组织问题、制定改进方案并推动落地执行,覆盖诊断、策略制定、变革管理、流程优化和领导力发展等方面。与竞争对手相比,Boréal强调以客户为中心的贴身服务、务实的解决路径以及高可用性,确保建议可以在实际环境中落地而非仅停留在理论上。公司的目标是让组织整体表现提升,同时提升组织内个体的工作效果和成长,从而实现持续改进。

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Headquarters

Liège, Belgium

Founded

1991

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What believers are saying

  • French registry shows the company remains active at 32 boulevard du Couchant, Nanterre.
  • The address and legal filings stayed consistent through 2025, signaling operational stability.
  • Broad service scope fits SMEs seeking one provider for strategy, management, and training.

What critics are saying

  • No public website, phone, or team listing weakens lead generation and hiring.
  • Annuaire des Entreprises showed zero employees in 2023, limiting delivery capacity.
  • A single-consultant model risks existential dependence on one founder by 2026.

What makes Boréal unique

  • Created in 2012, BOREAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING brings thirteen years of niche management-advice continuity.
  • The firm offers broad strategy, organization, HR, IT, marketing, and coaching services.
  • Its Nanterre base and tiny €1,000 capital signal a lean, owner-led consultancy.

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