Vera Talas

Experience

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  Sears Canada

  Nov 2005 - May 2006

  Accounting Assistant

  • Provide internal administrative support;• Accounts payable;• Purchase orders, journal entries, registry reentries;• Enter and extract data, PeopleSoft;• Overview accuracy of related documentation;• Investigate and resolve discrepancies;• Communicate information to head office in Toronto.

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  IBM

  Jul 2006 - Jul 2009

  HR Generalist

  • Internal vacancy management, CV screening, review the applications for content, quality suitability and match to the requisition requirements;• Interview organization;• Internal and external offer process;• Collecting offer details and ensuring all the approvals are in place;• Guiding managers through the hiring processes;• First point of contact to Employee Referral Bonus Programme: administration for any ERBP related queries;• Maintaining information flow with the Policy team, and ensuring the implementation of policy changes;• Initiating & coordinating cross border payments;• Analyzing and reporting on findings from HR related surveys;• Order and facilitate delivery of items required for the new starters; Show less

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  UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

  Jul 2009 - Dec 2011

  Personnel/ Payroll Assistant

  • Check the accuracy and validity of input coding, benefit and entitlement calculations and any other payment, disbursement related data entered to ensure that such entries are in line with Staff rules, financial rules and other administrative issuance;• Verify and update the salary scales, allowances, Post adjustments, Rental Subsidy threshold and the banking details of each staff member in the Database of PeopleSoft Global payroll system;• Prepare Account Payable Vouchers for premium payment for Group and Medical insurances. Upon verification of the authenticity of the relevant documentation;• Process Education Grants and Rental Subsidy claims;• Sets up recovery schedules, prepare Journal Vouchers for several budgetary charges;• Provide briefings, guidance and instructions to the staff when they are first recruited and/or assigned from one duty station to the other;• Assist in the annual reconciliation Pension Fund Ledger account;• Preparation of statistical reports on HR related topics; Show less

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  World University Service of Canada (WUSC - EUMC)

  Mar 2013 - Jun 2014

  Organizational Development Advisor (Human Resources)

  - Review the baseline situation of the Human Resources Management of the national NGOs and networks in the HIV and AIDS sector;- Create or update a common set of user-friendly tools (policies and procedures) for these organizations;- Assist in the process of task-rationalization, and the updating of job descriptions and performance management systems; - Assist in the creation of an online job-bank portal for Civil Society Organizations;- Provide training for users (employees,volunteers, and administrators);- Secure the participation and representation of women and men in all activities. Show less

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  Open Society Foundations

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2021

  • Senior Human Resources Project Officer

    Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Human Resources Project Officer

    Jan 2018 - Aug 2020

  • Talent Development Specialist

    Aug 2014 - Jan 2018
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  World Food Programme

  Jul 2021 - now

  • HR Policy and Compliance Officer

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Deputy Head of HR

    Jul 2021 - Jun 2024