Governance & Controls Consultant/HR

BeachHead Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BeachHead Inc. seeks a Governance & Controls Consultant/HR to support governance, risk, and controls during a major Workday transition for a leading financial client in Canada.

The six-month contract focuses on strengthening the control environment across People, Culture & Talent while sustaining ongoing business activities. You will assess risks, document processes, test controls, support audits, and collaborate with HR leaders and stakeholders to embed a sustainable governance framework for

Qualifications

• Five+ years of governance, risk, and controls experience, preferably in Human Resources.
• Experience managing operational controls and regulatory compliance controls.
• Two+ years in HR processes and process documentation (payroll or recruitment cycles).
• Three+ years in banking or large, complex organizations.
• Strong knowledge of governance, risk, and control frameworks and risk concepts.
• Hands-on control assessments, testing, risk evaluation, and remediation recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and analytical skills.
• Detail-oriented, collaborative, and able to work hands-on with business partners.
• Experience supporting compliance, audits, or governance across cross-functional or regional teams.

Responsibilities

• Apply governance, risk, and control principles to support an effective and sustainable control environment.
• Assess business risks, evaluate existing controls, and identify opportunities for new or enhanced controls.
• Advise stakeholders on creation, maintenance, and enhancement of controls in line with policies.
• Support control assessments for the Workday transition and ongoing business activities.
• Evaluate design and operating effectiveness of controls through testing and documentation review.
• Identify control gaps and recommend practical improvements to strengthen risk mitigation.
• Support controls lifecycle including design, implementation, monitoring, enhancement, decommissioning.
• Develop and maintain clear process and control documentation.
• Gather artifacts from stakeholders and document testing results.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support audits, testing activities, and ongoing control management.
• Provide guidance on effective process implementation and determine if additional controls are required.
• Explain and support control changes to business partners.
• Contribute to a collaborative team environment during a major organizational transition.

Skills

Governance & risk

Controls management

HR processes

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Testing

Job description

Can you strengthen governance, controls, and compliance within a major Workday transition?

Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for a Governance & Controls Consultant/HR to support governance, risk, and control activities across People, Culture & Talent. This six-month contract offers the opportunity to contribute to a large-scale Workday transition while supporting ongoing business-as-usual activities, with potential for extension or conversion. The successful candidate will work closely with HR leaders and business stakeholders to assess risks, evaluate controls, strengthen process documentation, and support a sustainable governance framework.

Pay rate range (CAD): $50.72/hr – $65.22/hr

Responsibilities

• Apply governance, risk, and control principles to support an effective and sustainable control environment.
• Assess business risks, evaluate existing controls, and identify opportunities for new or enhanced controls.
• Advise stakeholders on the creation, maintenance, and enhancement of controls in line with control management policies and methodologies.
• Support control assessments for the Workday transition and ongoing business activities.
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of controls through testing and review of supporting documentation.
• Identify control gaps and recommend practical improvements to strengthen risk mitigation.
• Support controls throughout their lifecycle, including design, implementation, monitoring, enhancement, and decommissioning.
• Develop and maintain clear, comprehensive process and control documentation.
• Gather required artifacts from business stakeholders and document testing results.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support audits, testing activities, and ongoing control management.
• Provide guidance on the effective implementation of processes and determine whether additional controls are required.
• Explain and support control recommendations and changes to business partners.
• Contribute to a collaborative team environment while supporting a significant organizational transition and ongoing governance activities.

Desired Skill-Set

• At least five years of experience in governance, risk, and controls, preferably within Human Resources.
• At least five years of relevant experience managing operational controls and regulatory compliance controls.
• At least two years of experience with HR processes and process documentation, including exposure to areas such as payroll or recruitment cycles.
• At least three years of experience working within banking or other large, complex organizations.
• Strong knowledge of governance, risk, and control frameworks, methodologies, taxonomies, control descriptions, control attributes, and operational risk concepts.
• Hands‑on experience with control assessments, control testing, risk evaluation, and remediation recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management, relationship-building, and communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Highly detail-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable working hands‑on with business partners.
• Experience supporting compliance, audit, or governance activities across cross-functional or regional teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting a Workday implementation or transition.
• Experience within a People, Culture & Talent or Human Resources governance and controls function.
• Experience developing and enhancing controls in accordance with formal control management policies and methodologies.
• Experience supporting both project-based governance activities and ongoing business‑as‑usual control management.
• Potential to contribute to a role that may be extended or converted to a permanent position.

BeachHead is an equal opportunity agency and employer. We advocate for our candidates and welcome applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or physical or mental disability. BeachHead or our clients may use technology-enabled tools, including automation and artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of the recruitment process such as resume screening, application management, and candidate matching. These tools assist our recruiters and our clients, and do not replace human decision-making. This job posting represents a current or anticipated vacancy. The position may be filled at any time, and the posting may be removed without notice once the role has been filled.

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