DJIBRIL KA
Ottawa,Canada
Summary
- Skilled and goal-oriented professional with demonstrated success meeting complex requirements and supporting broad range of HR duties
- Communication & Presentation: Very good communication and interpersonal skills. Cultivate strong working relationships with clients, managers, and other key stakeholders.
- Key Strengths: Strong attention to details, Good analytical skills and strong ability at solving a variety of problems. Excellent interpersonal skills. Good organizational skills, ability to manage several priorities and meet multiple, tight deadlines. Strong judgment, initiative and resourcefulness. Discretion, diplomacy and tact in communications.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER
DEFENCE CONSTRUCTION CANADA
10.2021 - Current
- Provide guidance, advice and support to managers, supervisors and employees in key assigned human resources functional areas, such as recruitment and selection, performance management, employee relations, pay and benefits, disability management and policy interpretation
- Support managers and supervisors in the region in reviewing, analyzing and preparing documents such as performance improvement plans, applying progressive discipline principles and preparing alternative work arrangement letter
- Provide advice and guidance to managers and supervisors on internal and external staffing requirements and complex staffing processes such as reclassifications and transfers
- Respond to inquiries from and provide guidance to managers, supervisors and employees on human resources programs, practices and policies
- Assist the region with strategic workforce planning
- Investigate workplace violence and harassment cases
- Manage the Absence Support Program, including short- and long-term illness/disability leave, medical accommodations, stay-at-work arrangements, and gradual and full-time return to work
- Support the employee orientation/onboarding process by gathering hiring documentation and coordinating required training
- Conduct exit interviews and prepare statistical information
- Support the region's annual compensation review, including preparing the annual increase spreadsheet, and drafting and distributing the annual increase letters
- Administer the wellness allowance program by reviewing the eligibility of the activities employees wish to have covered and verifying purchase receipts and invoices
- Coordinate, communicate and participate in facilitating and delivering human resources programs and policies
- Support the implementation of human resources programs, policies, procedures and initiatives by providing training to managers, supervisors and employees across the region
- Establish and foster consultative relationships with managers, supervisors and employees, within the Human Resources Department and across DCC
- Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client-Partners and/or stakeholders
- Mitigate risks
COORDINATOR, PAYROLL SERVICES
DEFENCE CONSTRUCTION CANADA
04.2020 - 10.2021
- Process and verify DCC's multi-province payroll, including making salary and benefits plan adjustments
- Report and remit statutory deductions and garnishments, and program deductions (e.g
- Canada Savings Bonds, Canada Pension Plan, Employment Insurance)
- Administer, process, report and maintain Public Service Pension Plan contributions
- Respond to internal and external payroll inquiries
- Prepare biweekly, quarterly and ad hoc payroll reports
- Provide advice and guidance to team members about payroll
- Prepare and distribute quarterly sick leave reports
- Prepare and balance T4s and Relevé 1s annually
- Administer the year-end payroll process
- Provide support to other human resources programs, as required
PAYROLL SPECIALIST (PROMOTED)
CBC/RADIO-CANADA
01.2019 - 04.2020
- Provide expertise and analysis at the departmental level to develop short and long range plans and facilitate decisions involving resources, schedules or departmental policies or procedures
- Provide input and advice to assist in the establishment or modification of operating standards, procedures or business practices
- Contribute to the planning process by analysing the requirements for resources and/or personnel
- Participate in the year end process for the creation of all tax slips
- Collaborate with other teams such as ITSC, System Support and HR Admins to answer complex payroll questions or questions concerning payroll statutory deductions and/or tax slips
- Communicate with CRA and MRQ to reconcile all tax accounts
- Coordinate the reconciliation of all payroll accounts found in SAP
- Validate tax payments for all payrolls
- Coordinates all corrections to payroll records and to tax slips
PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR LEVEL II
CBC/RADIO-CANADA
06.2018 - 01.2019
- Process pays for various payroll groups (Corporate, Performers)
- Responsible for third party payments including those for RRSP's, credit unions, and union dues
- Manage the set up and payment of employee garnishments, including liaising with all agencies and requesting the garnishment
- Work with union to make sure all payments made on behalf of their members are correct
- Analyze payments made to individuals when there are queries about these payments
- Manage payments that need to be cancelled
- Process salary advances when required
- Reconcile several payroll accounts within SAP on a monthly basis
- Assist in preparing year-end tax forms
- Manage the recovery of accounts receivable across multiple pay systems
- Answer all questions received from Service Canada in writing or verbally depending on the request
- Reconcile receivable for employees with prepayment of benefits
- Process Record of Employments
BILINGUAL PAYROLL REPRESENTATIVE
PAYTRAK PAYROLL SERVICES
08.2017 - 06.2018
- Provide payroll support services to clients according to PayTrak Services' service contract and legislative regulations
- Manage payroll processing schedule and ensure deadlines are met
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of employee changes, and employee payments for assigned clients
- Manage client requests, including client setup changes such as new earning/deductions/taxable benefit codes, and client banking information
- New hire/Terminations including processing of ROE's
- Participate in Year End preparation and balancing
- Collaboration in a team environment to ensure payroll deadlines are met
Bilingual Payroll Technician
ADT SECURITY SERVICES
04.2017 - 08.2017
- Verify and analyze attendance record, personal/sick days, vacation days and additional hours for every pay period
- Create employee files and employment termination notices in the computer system
- Confirm modifications to employee files (changes in salary, premiums, retroactive pay, insurance)
- Process different payroll according to province legislations (salaried, hourly as well as commissioned employees)
- File and maintain archives of various payroll files
- Perform other general job-related duties as requested by the immediate manager
Bilingual Coordinator Human Resources Payroll & Benefits
AON HEWITT
03.2016 - 04.2017
- Research and resolve manager/employee questions about payroll processes including garnishments, employment verifications, workers' compensation, retroactive pay calculation, taxes, and other changes or updates
- Ensure accuracy of all benefits and retirements programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, and 401K
- Manage and process payroll and benefits; track employee leave time
- Process paperwork for new employees and submit information to payroll
- Assist in month-end and year-end audits
Education
CERTIFIED HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL -
HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION
Toronto, ON01.2019
PAYROLL COMPLIANCE PRACTITIONER -
CANADIAN PAY ASSOCIATION
Toronto, ON01.2018
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
LAVAL UNIVERSITY
Québec City, QC01.2015
Skills
- Policy Implementation
- Employee Retention
- Employee Relations
- Retention Strategies
- Benefits Administration
- Talent Recruitment
- Exit Interviews
- Payroll Management
Languages
French
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Qualifications Summary
Skilled and goal-oriented professional with demonstrated success meeting complex requirements and supporting broad range of all Payroll department., Very good communication and interpersonal skills., Strong attention to details., Good analytical skills., Strong ability at solving a variety of problems., Excellent interpersonal skills., Good organizational skills., Ability to manage several priorities and meet multiple, tight deadlines., Strong judgment, initiative and resourcefulness., Discretion, diplomacy and tact in communications.
Timeline
HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER
DEFENCE CONSTRUCTION CANADA
10.2021 - Current
COORDINATOR, PAYROLL SERVICES
DEFENCE CONSTRUCTION CANADA
04.2020 - 10.2021
PAYROLL SPECIALIST (PROMOTED)
CBC/RADIO-CANADA
01.2019 - 04.2020
PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR LEVEL II
CBC/RADIO-CANADA
06.2018 - 01.2019
BILINGUAL PAYROLL REPRESENTATIVE
PAYTRAK PAYROLL SERVICES
08.2017 - 06.2018
Bilingual Payroll Technician
ADT SECURITY SERVICES
04.2017 - 08.2017
Bilingual Coordinator Human Resources Payroll & Benefits
AON HEWITT
03.2016 - 04.2017
CERTIFIED HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL -
HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION
PAYROLL COMPLIANCE PRACTITIONER -
CANADIAN PAY ASSOCIATION
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
LAVAL UNIVERSITY