HR Assistant

About Us

STRIVE is a specialist recruitment firm offering proactive recruitment solutions in the areas of Accounting & Finance, Corporate Administration, Manufacturing Operations, and Technology. STRIVE supports various clients from small to medium-sized enterprises to Fortune 500 organizations for their permanent, contract, and temporary recruitment needs.

The Role

Our client, a growing organization within the manufacturing and distribution industry, is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive HR Assistant to join their team. This role will begin as a part-time opportunity with a strong path to becoming full-time for the right candidate.

This position plays a key role in supporting day-to-day HR operations, primarily focused on employee onboarding, offboarding, payroll coordination, HRIS administration, and ensuring employee records are accurate and compliant. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, tech-savvy, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with strict payroll deadlines.

Advantages

• Salary: $60,000 – $65,000 annually
• Opportunity to transition from part-time into a full-time permanent role
• Benefits eligibility as role progresses to full-time
• Join a stable and growing organization with long-term career potential
• Strong exposure to HR operations, payroll coordination, and employee lifecycle management
• Collaborative and supportive team environment

Responsibilities

HRIS & Payroll Administration

• Maintain employee records within HRIS (ADP preferred), ensuring all employee information is accurate and entered in time for payroll processing
• Process new hires, terminations, status changes, and employee updates through CSV uploads and system administration
• Act as the primary HR contact for payroll-related employee data and coordination with payroll and finance teams
• Review ADP reports regularly to ensure data integrity and resolve discrepancies as needed

Joiner / Mover / Leaver (JML) Process

• Support onboarding, internal transfers, and offboarding processes to ensure compliance and completion of all required steps
• Issue employment documents for digital signing and maintain completed documentation
• Manage benefit enrollments and employee records filing
• Serve as the first point of contact for employee HR-related questions and support

Talent Acquisition Support

• Assist with job postings across platforms such as Indeed
• Support candidate screening and interview scheduling
• Coordinate with hiring managers throughout the recruitment process

Reporting & Administration

• Maintain HR metrics and tracking spreadsheets using Excel
• Support reporting functions and ongoing HR administrative tasks
• Assist with additional HR duties and special projects as assigned

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in Human Resources, Payroll, or a related HR administrative role
• Strong understanding of provincial labour laws and payroll processes
• Hands-on experience with HRIS platforms (ADP strongly preferred)
• Experience using ERP systems (Netsuite preferred)
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and video conferencing platforms
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong time management skills with the ability to meet strict payroll deadlines
• High attention to detail with a meticulous and highly accurate working style (must-have)
• Strong technical aptitude and comfort learning and navigating systems quickly (must-have)
• Organized, dependable, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment