BDO Looking for Talent Acquisition Specialist at Toronto, ON Full Time

Putting people first, every day:
BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, we rely on our professionals to provide exceptional service, and help our clients by providing advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your opportunity:
As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will be joining a team of sophisticated TA professionals who have a lot of fun doing serious work. Delivering people centric talent acquisition experiences through meaningful relationships, enabling digital innovation while directly adding value to our firm culture is at our core. While owning the following responsibilities, you will be able to work remotely within any of our offices across Canada:

Provide talent acquisition expertise to our leaders and hiring managers to help define needs and talent requirements while developing and executing sourcing strategies that deliver high caliber talent and timely results.

Foster external relationships and develop social networks of highly skilled professionals

Understand your service line and national/local markets to ensure the team is a front runner within our talent markets.

Collaborate with the business line leaders to understand current and future talent requirements

Work in partnership with hiring managers/Partners and the HR team to clarify role specifications while keeping in mind any market data (i.e. hot skills)

Consult on talent acquisition activities, best practices, candidate sourcing and recruitment strategies that support the goals and direction of the Firm

Act as a brand ambassador, building and communicating the Firm’s employee value propositions

Understand the financial goals of the business and contribute to reaching and exceeding those goals.

How do we define success for your role?

You demonstrate BDO’s core values through all aspect of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration

You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; client describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high quality work

You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients

You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains and attracts talent

You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace

You grow your expertise through learning and professional development

Your experience and education

You have an equivalent combination of education and recruitment experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the role

You are able to deliver consistently high levels of service to your hiring managers and Partners as well as ensure a positive candidate experience

You have exceptional sourcing capabilities

You display strong problem solving, analytical, and communication skills

You have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Human Resources, particularly in staffing and recruitment

You bring proficiency with the use of relevant computer software including MS Word and Excel, HRIS/HRMS, and performance and talent management systems

If you have previous experience working for a professional services firm, it will be considered an asset.

If you are bilingual, it would also be considered a strong asset.

Why BDO?

Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2022. This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.

Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways:

We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.

We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.

We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.

Giving back adds up: Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

Total rewards that matter: We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy. We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours, and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone counts: We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

As a hybrid workplace, all BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client and remotely unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place. To protect the health and safety of our people, clients and communities, we require all partners and employees to be COVID-19 fully vaccinated in order to enter a BDO office. Individuals that cannot be fully vaccinated with a Health Canada approved vaccine due to medical reasons or another protected ground under Human Rights legislation may request an accommodation.

Ready to make your mark at BDO? Click “Apply now” to send your up-to-date resume to one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists.

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