Human Resources Generalist

Vaco by Highspring; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking an HR professional to manage full-cycle recruitment, onboarding, and candidate records for a client in the Greater Toronto Area. You will coordinate orientation, issue employment agreements, and support pre-employment checks.

Also responsible for payroll processing, HR operations, performance management, HRIS maintenance, reporting, and labour market research, with a focus on accuracy and compliance. Must reside in the GTA and be eligible to work in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment and onboarding
• Maintain ATS and candidate records
• Conduct candidate screening and interviews
• Coordinate orientation and onboarding activities
• Issue employment agreements and complete pre-employment checks
• Review and process employee timecards
• Support payroll changes including new hires, promotions, compensation changes, and terminations
• Assist with payroll audits and reconciliations
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation
• Prepare HR correspondence
• Maintain employee records and documentation
• Coordinate performance review cycles
• Track learning initiatives and reimbursements
• Maintain HRIS and employee records
• Support HRIS updates, enhancements, and reporting
• Assist employees with HRIS inquiries
• Prepare HR reports and dashboards
• Analyze recruitment, retention, turnover, and absenteeism data
• Conduct compensation and labour market research
• Support HR projects and process improvements

Job description

Recruitment & Onboarding (30%)

• Manage full-cycle recruitment and onboarding
• Maintain ATS and candidate records
• Conduct candidate screening and interviews
• Coordinate orientation and onboarding activities
• Issue employment agreements and complete pre-employment checks

Payroll & Timecard Processing (20%)

• Review and process employee timecards
• Support payroll changes including new hires, promotions, compensation changes, and terminations
• Assist with payroll audits and reconciliations
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation

HR Operations (10%)

• Prepare HR correspondence
• Maintain employee records and documentation

Performance & Talent Management (15%)

• Coordinate performance review cycles
• Track learning initiatives and reimbursements

HRIS Maintenance & Updates (10%)

• Maintain HRIS and employee records
• Support HRIS updates, enhancements, and reporting
• Assist employees with HRIS inquiries

HR Reporting, Analytics & Projects (15%)

• Prepare HR reports and dashboards
• Analyze recruitment, retention, turnover, and absenteeism data
• Conduct compensation and labour market research
• Support HR projects and process improvements

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if one is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and is committed to providing transparent notice of our policies in English here and in French here. Additionally, the company uses AI to perform preliminary screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

Having said that Vaco by Highspring believes that the salary range referenced reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).