Governance and Compliance Analyst - HR

Location: Toronto, ON

Hybrid - Every Monday and first Friday of the month onsite

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6 months (with potential for extension or conversion to FTE)
• Pay Rate: C$45.00–C$55.00 / Hour (CAD)
• Shift / Schedule: 37.5 hours/week, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday

Reporting to the Director, PCT Governance & Controls, the Consultant, PCT Governance & Controls will support the business on effective management of financial reporting, operational, regulatory, and business risks. The Consultant will have advance knowledge of the control framework, methodology and taxonomies (control descriptions, operational risk taxonomy, control attributes/metadata), HR processes, and process documentation. The incumbent will be a collaborative, hands-on consultant in dealing with key partners on governance, risks, and controls.

This role will support the Workday transition project and ongoing business-as-usual activities. Key responsibilities include governance support, assisting with the control assessment of the Workday implementation, developing and maintaining process documentation, performing control testing, and partnering with business stakeholders to gather required artifacts and document testing results. The role also involves ensuring processes are effectively implemented, assessing whether additional controls are required, and conducting control assessments to support a strong governance framework.

Governance and Control Expertise

• Apply your knowledge of governance, risk, and control principles to support a strong and sustainable control environment.

Control Assessment

• Conduct assessment of risks and determine applicability of existing controls and the identification of new controls.
• Provide advice and guidance to PCT leaders on the creation and maintenance of controls in accordance with Control Management Policy and methodology.
• Develop and enhance controls according to business process documentation, and explain and defend recommendations/changes.

Control Testing

• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of controls, examine process documents and supporting artifacts, identify gaps, and recommend practical improvements to strengthen risk mitigation.

Control Lifecycle Management

• Support controls across their lifecycle, including design, implementation, monitoring, enhancement, and decommissioning.

Process Documentation

• Develop and enhance control-related processes and documentation to ensure they are robust, effective, and aligned with compliance requirements.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Build strong relationships with cross-functional teams and partners across regions to support audits, testing activities, and ongoing control management.

• You have relevant experience in controls management with strong knowledge of operational controls, and regulatory compliance management controls, preferably in Human Resources - 5 years
• 5 years of hands-on experience in governance, risk and controls preferably in HR (ex. understanding of payroll, recruitment cycles)
• Strong knowledge of HR processes and process documentation - 2 years
• Experience with banking or large and complex organizations - 3 years
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

This client is a large, full-service multinational financial institution operating across Canada, the United States, and international markets, offering a comprehensive range of banking, wealth management, and capital markets products and services to millions of individual, business, and institutional clients. The organization employs professionals across roles including business analysts, governance and controls consultants, compliance specialists, risk managers, and enterprise program analysts who collaborate across cross-functional teams within a structured, professional environment. With a well-developed training framework, competitive compensation, and meaningful commitments to inclusion and diversity, this institution offers stability and genuine career development opportunities - particularly for those seeking structured growth within a major financial organization.

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-17403 Industry: Data & Analytics