Experience

Bench Accounting

• Canada
• Accounting
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Manager, Compensation & Benefits

  • Apr 2023 - Present

• Lead, Total Rewards

  • Jun 2021 - Apr 2023

  Remote Owning the annual compensation review process, ensuring managers have up-to-date market data to inform decision making. Analyzing existing and building new compensation structures in Canada and the US, implementing strategic changes as appropriate for both executive and non-executive roles. Having the pulse of emerging compensation trends both inside the business and outside in the labour market, by being endlessly curious. Owning the completeness and accuracy of the businesses… Show more Owning the annual compensation review process, ensuring managers have up-to-date market data to inform decision making. Analyzing existing and building new compensation structures in Canada and the US, implementing strategic changes as appropriate for both executive and non-executive roles. Having the pulse of emerging compensation trends both inside the business and outside in the labour market, by being endlessly curious. Owning the completeness and accuracy of the businesses compensation data. Implementing and maintaining the HRIS compensation data and Compensation Management software. Collaborating with the Financial Planning & Analysis team to align the business forecasting with the analysis of market compensation trends. Designing equity-driven total rewards practices that support the employees and actively combat conscious and unconscious bias. Supporting and coaching leaders to create motivating career progression structures in a quickly changing business environment. Ensuring the business is compliant with relevant laws and regulations in a quickly expanding remote-first workforce, including work on pay transparency. Developing and managing a dynamic job description library. Working with the benefits team to deliver a competitive and equitable benefits package that meets the diverse needs of the employees. Documenting and communicating the Total Rewards processes in a way that is effective and easy to understand.



Maximus Canada

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Analyst, Compensation and HRIS

  • Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

  Calgary



University of Calgary

• Analyst, Total Rewards

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2020

  Specializing in technical, analytical, and consultative support for the delivery of compensation and job evaluation programs and practices. Subject matter expert in the interpretation, communication, and education of the various comprehensive Total Rewards programs and practices for all university staff groups, with a focus on compensation and job evaluation. Provides superior day-to-day client service relating to compensation practices with a strong focus on educating managers and staff.… Show more Specializing in technical, analytical, and consultative support for the delivery of compensation and job evaluation programs and practices. Subject matter expert in the interpretation, communication, and education of the various comprehensive Total Rewards programs and practices for all university staff groups, with a focus on compensation and job evaluation. Provides superior day-to-day client service relating to compensation practices with a strong focus on educating managers and staff. Conducts job evaluations, job reviews, and salary administration as well as maintenance of related HRIS requests. Completes salary surveys to benchmark and analyze market competitiveness, identify emerging trends and best practices, and report on findings of specific Total Rewards programs. Provides fiscally responsible recommendations within approved budgets, financial processes and policies and salary management guidelines. Communicates results of job reviews decisions in meetings involving union representation. Provides guidance and advice to departmental leaders with regards to job evaluation, market bench-marking and classification of exempt and unionized positions. Solves disputes through effective relationship building, investigation, decision-making, influencing and negotiating with HR Advisors, HR Partners and managers. Acts as a university representative at stakeholder/user group meetings, committees, and special project task forces as required. Show less



ATCO

• Canada
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pension and Benefits Advisor

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2017

  Calgary, Canada Area Focuses on providing exceptional client services, supporting employees through individual issues and questions relating to pension, benefits and retirement. Acts as liaison and client advocate between employees and third party providers, where necessary. Interprets guidelines, procedures, policies, and practices, while developing and maintaining strong client relations with sensitive and personal information. • Orientations for new employees on pension and benefits options. • One-on-one… Show more Focuses on providing exceptional client services, supporting employees through individual issues and questions relating to pension, benefits and retirement. Acts as liaison and client advocate between employees and third party providers, where necessary. Interprets guidelines, procedures, policies, and practices, while developing and maintaining strong client relations with sensitive and personal information. • Orientations for new employees on pension and benefits options. • One-on-one support and counsel to retiring employees by assisting employees with questions, and providing pension estimates. • Benefits and Retirement projections and analyses.

• Compensation Advisor

  • Jun 2014 - Feb 2016

  Calgary, Canada Area Provides consultative compensation support and recommendations to business leaders. Researches and analyzes market data to ensure a competitive compensation approach related to the attraction and retention of employees. Interprets and summarizes data, and provides modelling for specific business needs. Performs job analysis and evaluation and provides compensation recommendations for existing and prospective employees. Administers the planning, delivery and completion of annual salary and… Show more Provides consultative compensation support and recommendations to business leaders. Researches and analyzes market data to ensure a competitive compensation approach related to the attraction and retention of employees. Interprets and summarizes data, and provides modelling for specific business needs. Performs job analysis and evaluation and provides compensation recommendations for existing and prospective employees. Administers the planning, delivery and completion of annual salary and incentive programs. Assists in and makes recommendations for revisions to compensation policies and programs to support new and ongoing business activities. Interacts with internal compensation networks to ensure alignment with new and ongoing compensation initiatives, as well as external networks to ensure a current pulse on market trends. •Review, improve and integrate current compensation processes, ensuring alignment with other HR processes. •Review and recommend compensation items to be brought forward in bargaining with employee association to ensure a holistic approach to wage schedules and progressions in employer/association agreement. •Project member on ATCO wide compression analysis, assessing in-scope to out-of-scope roles, as well as identifying pain points within current salary structures.



ATCO Energy Solutions

• HR/Payroll Analyst

  • 2008 - Jun 2014

  Full-cycle payroll, previously sitting in the Accounting and Finance department, duties in that department included account analysis and accounts receivable. Transferred into Human Resources department, worked on a large scale HRIS/Payroll implementation project spanning 2 years, and duties now include (as well as full-cycle payroll) metrics, HRIS management, disability management, administering compensation programs, administering seasonal employment programs, benefits and pension… Show more Full-cycle payroll, previously sitting in the Accounting and Finance department, duties in that department included account analysis and accounts receivable. Transferred into Human Resources department, worked on a large scale HRIS/Payroll implementation project spanning 2 years, and duties now include (as well as full-cycle payroll) metrics, HRIS management, disability management, administering compensation programs, administering seasonal employment programs, benefits and pension administration, business planning support, other projects, etc. Show less



ATCO

• Oracle HRIS Implementation

  • 2008 - 2009



Greyhound Lines, Inc.

• United States
• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
• 700 & Above Employee

• Payroll Administrator

  • 2006 - 2008

  Full cycle payroll using Ceridian Insync systems as well as uploading month-end (and adjusting entries) into JD Edwards DOS based accounting system. Payroll consisted of 500+ hourly unionized employees for Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba with standard rates, premium rates, union dues, shift differentials, etc. Also aided in implementation of new pay system for bus drivers to help ensure proper pay.



Domino's Pizza

• Junior Accountant

  • 2006 - 2006

  full-cycle A/P and A/R, as well as full-cycle payroll. Experience with ADP for payroll.



Prestige Landscape Construction Ltd.

• Office Administrator

  • Mar 2004 - 2006

  Office management for landscaping construction. Maintained filing, answered phones, processed payroll for 50+ hourly employees, full cycle A/P and A/R, as well as year end financials. I was contracted out every other Friday as well to process payroll, A/P, A/R and other financials to Kensington Florist.