Senior Consultant, HR Due Diligence & Value Creation

Deloitte Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 84,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Toronto is seeking a skilled HR Consultant specializing in due diligence for M&A transactions. This role involves analyzing compensation, benefits, and organizing HR operations during key transactions, ensuring strategic value for clients. The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of HR dynamics, along with experience in financial modeling and project management. With a hybrid work model, this position is ideal for individuals eager to impact significant corporate transactions while advancing their career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Mental health support benefits

Flexible benefit spending account

Development and Innovation Days

Hybrid work structure

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of HR operations, compensation, and benefits.
• Strong technical proficiency in financial reporting and literate in financial statements.
• 2 to 3+ years of hands-on experience in HR consulting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct HR due diligence for risk and opportunity identification.
• Manage data flow within the diligence lifecycle.
• Develop financial and analytical models for deal insights.

Skills

HR operations knowledge

Financial impact communication

Problem-solving abilities

Communication skills (oral and written)

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Location: Toronto, ON, CA, M5C 3G7

Job Type: Permanent
Work Model: Hybrid
Reference code: 128080
Primary Location: Toronto, ON
All Available Locations: Toronto, ON; Calgary, AB; Montreal, QC; Vancouver, BC

Our Purpose

At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters. We exist to inspire and help our people, organizations, communities, and countries to thrive by building a better future. Our work underpins a prosperous society where people can find meaning and opportunity. It builds consumer and business confidence, empowers organizations to find imaginative ways of deploying capital, enables fair, trusted, and functioning social and economic institutions, and allows our friends, families, and communities to enjoy the quality of life that comes with a sustainable future. And as the largest 100% Canadian-owned and operated professional services firm in our country, we are proud to work alongside our clients to make a positive impact for all Canadians.

By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Have many careers in one Firm.
• Enjoy flexible, proactive, and practical benefits that foster a culture of well‑being and connectedness.
• Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching

What will your typical day look like?

As a core member of our Deal Transformation & Post Merger Integration Team (DT&PMI) Human Resources Due Diligence (HRDD) team, you will collaborate closely with our diligence Managers and Senior Managers to support high-impact M&A pre‑deal transactions. You’ll play a critical role in conducting detailed, financially focused pre‑signing due diligence on key HR areas, including workforce dynamics and the evaluation of material deal drivers related to compensation and benefits.

Your responsibilities will include examining complex elements such as retirement plans (including pensions), stock‑based awards, executive employment contracts, change‑in‑control agreements, and health & welfare coverages. You’ll also contribute to HR value creation initiatives, identifying and implementing strategies that drive revenue growth and cost savings for our private equity clients.

This is a dynamic role where your expertise will directly influence the success of major transactions, and you’ll be empowered to uncover innovative solutions that create real business value.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct HR due diligence to identify and quantify risks and opportunities across compensation, benefits, compliance, labor relations, HR operations, and talent & culture.
• Manage the data flow in the diligence lifecycle, including overseeing information requests and reviewing dataroom documents.
• Develop financial and analytical models to provide data‑driven insights that impact the deal model (debt, EBITDA, etc.).
• Support the preparation for diligence discussions with the Seller or Target’s management team.
• Conduct HR carve‑out assessments, including designing standalone organizational structures, evaluating HR costs, and reviewing Transition Service Agreements (TSAs).
• Draft concise data summaries, exhibits, and write‑ups for the HR diligence report.
• Coordinate HR diligence findings with other teams (finance, tax, IT) within Deloitte, clients, and external advisors.
• Contribute to labor value creation and EBITDA improvement projects for private equity clients.
• Effectively manage multiple priorities, applying strong project management, problem‑solving, and facilitation skills.

About the team

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, ambitious, results‑oriented individual to make a significant contribution to our dynamic and growing Deal Transformation & Post Merger Integration Team (DT&PMI). Situated within Deloitte’s Strategy, Risk and Transactions (SRT), Mergers & Acquisitions offering, our team plays a pivotal role helping clients drive value in the context of mergers and acquisitions. As part of a collaborative and high‑performance team, you’ll have the opportunity to work on complex and impactful projects, helping clients navigate their most critical HR challenges while advancing your career in the world of M&A. If you’re passionate about delivering results and excited to apply your HR expertise in a transaction and data‑driven environment, this is the perfect role for you!

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

Requirements:

• In-depth knowledge of HR operations, compensation, and benefits.
• Experience in communicating the financial impact (e.g., expenses, liabilities) related to specific HR functional areas, such as HR operations, benefits, pensions, or compensation.
• Strong technical proficiency in financial reporting; literacy in financial statements is a plus.
• Excellent problem‑solving abilities, with the capacity to make sound decisions under tight deadlines.
• Comfortable navigating imperfect or incomplete diligence data, with a strong drive to deliver results.
• Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, including the ability to present effectively (MS PowerPoint), analyze data (MS Excel, Tableau, SQL), and write clear, impactful reports.
• Proficiency in French with strong written and verbal communication skills is required for our Montreal location and considered an asset for other locations.
• Proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding project deliverables and objectives.
• Ability to manage parts of an engagement independently, including drafting concise data summaries.
• Strong adaptability and willingness to learn new skills in a fast‑paced environment.
• A proactive attitude and a desire to contribute to the growth of a newly formed team.
• 2 to 3+ years of hands‑on experience in HR consulting, specializing in areas such as retirement, pensions, healthcare, actuarial, benefits, executive compensation, or HR operations.

Preferred Experience (not required, but a plus):

• 2 to 3+ years of experience in HR/human capital aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructuring, or enterprise cost reduction, with a focus on due diligence and assessing transaction risks.

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as mathematics, actuarial science, statistics, economics, computer science, business, accounting, or finance.
• A credentialed pensions or health actuary, or on the path to completing an ASA/ACIA designation, is highly preferred.

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $84,000 - $126,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.
Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people‑first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm‑wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.

Our promise to our people: Deloitte is where potential comes to life.

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Diverse perspectives and life experiences make us better. Whoever you are and wherever you’re from, we want you to feel like you belong here. We provide flexible working options to support you and how you can contribute.

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We are uniquely able to offer you new challenges and roles – and prepare you for them. We bring together people with unique experiences and talents, and we are the place to develop a lasting network of friends, peers, and mentors.

The next step is yours

At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively – that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and people from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to our AccessAbility Action Plan , Reconciliation Action Plan and the Black North Initiative.

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