HRIS Specialist, Total Rewards at Keno Kozie Associates – Toronto, Ontario

Summary:
The HRIS Specialist for Total Rewards serves as the technical business partner to the Compensation and Benefits teams, owning the system architecture, configuration, and data management for compensation, benefits, payroll, and absence modules. This role translates business requirements into system solutions, ensures data accuracy for pay and benefits processes, and provides expert consultation on system capabilities and optimization.

Key Responsibilities:
System Architecture & Configuration (40%)

• Configure and maintain compensation structures including salary bands, grades, and job profiles

• Set up and manage compensation review processes for merit increases, bonuses, and equity programs

• Configure benefits plans, enrollment periods, and eligibility rules

• Maintain absence management configuration including leave plans and accrual rules

• Support payroll configuration for deductions, earnings codes, and tax setups

• Configure and maintain benefit carrier integrations for medical, dental, vision, and 401k providers

Business Process Management (25%)

• Configure and maintain business processes for compensation changes, promotions, and adjustments

• Manage benefits enrollment and life event business process configurations including open enrollment and life events

• Set up leave request and approval workflows

• Orchestrate annual open enrollment processes end-to-end

• Design and implement annual compensation planning processes

Data Management & Validation (20%)

• Execute compensation data loads for annual increases, market adjustments, and bonus payments

• Validate benefits enrollment data and reconcile with carrier files

• Perform pre- and post-payroll data validation to ensure accuracy

• Audit compensation against established salary structures and maintain minimum wage compliance

• Reconcile leave balances and accruals

Business Partnership (15%)

• Partner with Compensation team on annual salary structure reviews and market pricing

• Support Benefits team on plan design changes and carrier transitions

• Consult on pay equity analysis reporting requirements

• Translate business requirements into system configuration specifications

• Train Compensation and Benefits teams on system capabilities and best practices

Qualifications

• 3+ years of HRIS experience with focus on compensation and/or benefits administration

• Hands-on experience configuring Workday Benefits and Advanced Compensation modules

• Strong understanding of compensation structures, compensation survey, job matching and pay practices

• Knowledge of benefits administration including health & welfare and retirement plans

• Understanding of payroll processes and data requirements

• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capabilities

• Exceptional attention to detail with commitment to data accuracy

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Compensation and/or Benefits Pro certification

• Experience with annual compensation planning cycles

• Knowledge of benefit carrier file formats and reconciliation processes

• Understanding of ACA compliance and reporting

• Experience with COBRA integration administration

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