People Relations Advisor - Vancouver, Canada - Bench Accounting

Bench Accounting

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

What's Bench? Check us out in Medium, Betakit, Financial Post, our Instagram, and our Life at Bench Blog.

We acknowledge that Bench was founded on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh _(Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations._

Businesses need to understand their financial performance, but for many smaller ones, this means a trade-off between managing their books and running their businesses.

Our mission is to help every business owner thrive, by providing financial insight and peace of mind in one seamless platform_._ From creatives to chiropractors, Bench helps thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs master their financial lives.

Because understanding your finances should be three things:
simple, effortless, and affordable.

We're growing fast, and we're looking for exceptional people to join us on this incredible journey. Check out our culture guide to learn more about what it's like to work at Bench and read more about our business here

About the role:

Here at Bench we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enable our team to thrive and to live our purpose.

The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

As the People Relations Advisor, you will consult on a range of employee relations matters across the business.

You will provide guidance on performance management and conflict resolution, facilitate workplace investigations, and work with key stakeholders to ensure positive employee relations.

What you'll get up to:

Providing daytoday employee relations advice and support on a variety of practices, including coaching on conflict resolution, performance management, and policy interpretation.
Developing and implementing proactive employee relations strategies that foster a positive work environment and a highperformance culture.
Conducting workplace investigations, ensuring matters are resolved in a timely manner and in alignment with employment standards and best practices.
Building key relationships and networks the People Team and employees by championing employee relations strategies, programs and practices.
Analyze employee relations data and trends to identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to People Ops leadership.

What you'll need:

An innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
Strong communication skills to clearly convey messages, explore diverse points of view, and influence leaders at all levels of the organization.
To be collaborative you build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.
At least five years of experience in Human Resources or a related field.
An expert knowledge of employment law including, Employment Standards, Human Rights legislation and Occupational Health and Safety.
Experience conducting workplace investigations and writing investigation reports.
A Chartered Professionals in Human Resources (CPHR) or Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation(s) would be a real asset.

What you'll get:

In addition to an annual salary, we offer an extended benefits package that includes paid vacation, paid flex days, stock options, and full health, dental, and vision.
You'll get access to Inkblot Therapy's Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) that offers counseling and support, for you and family members, as well as professional development coaching, financial advice, legal advice and much more.
You will have the support of your manager, and the opportunity to learn and develop with a team of unconventional & diverse Benchmates, who are all working together to achieve the same mission.
We have a number of Affinity Groups groups of people who have shared identities and experiences The purpose of these groups is to support underrepresented Benchmates and amplify their voices.
If you live in BC's Lower Mainland, you have the opportunity to work at home or in our downtown office location, depending on your preference If you're interested in remote only, we currently focus our hiring efforts in the following provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
We provide solutions to bring all teams together for collaboration and connection.
Regardless of how many days you decide to visit the office, you'll have access to our Home Office Setup Fund to ensure that you have everything you need to work comfortably from home, from day one.
You'll have the opportunity to work from somewhere other than your home provinc