Talent Acquisition Specialist

at  Durward Jones Barkwell Company LLP

Durward Jones Barkwell is one of the largest public accounting firms in the Niagara/Hamilton/Halton region with offices spanning from Burlington to Welland. Established in 1940, the Firm boasts a team of highly skilled and dynamic professionals.
“Big enough to know, small enough to care.” At DJB, these are the words we live by. We value our clients and taking care of their unique needs is what drives our business. As part of our team, you will realize that to us nothing is trivial. We have the experience to handle any situation from complex mergers and acquisitions to assisting new entrepreneurs through the many facets of starting a small business. We do all this while remaining personally involved with our clients and the communities where we work and live.

As one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers for 2023, we lead in offering our employees an exceptional place to work. We offer all of our employees:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Flexible work-life balance and summer hours
• Professional development, learning, and growth support
• A variety of community involvement opportunities

• Leading and managing full-cycle recruitment, including drafting job postings, identifying, and sourcing qualified candidates, screening resumes, conducting interviews (both in-person and virtual), completing reference and background checks, and extending job offers.
• Leading and executing the Firm’s campus recruitment strategy, aligning efforts with overall business needs and growth plans.
• Designing, implementing, and evolving a recruitment strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals, and actively sharing strategic updates with appropriate individuals.
• Enhancing the Firm’s employer brand by partnering with Marketing for the strategic use of social media and other marketing tools, creating engaging content and actively participating in branding initiatives.
• Building and maintaining a pipeline of both active and passive candidates, working collaboratively with key internal individuals and external partners to ensure a flow of talent.
• Cultivating and managing relationships with Managers, Partners, and other senior leaders across the Firm, as well as with external networks, agencies, and other third-party resources.
• Organizing and attending campus recruitment events, actively representing the Firm and cultivating long-term relationships with potential candidates.
• Advising and supporting internal HR initiatives beyond recruitment, and taking on responsibilities such as onboarding, implementing, and maintaining the recruitment portion of the HCM, and delivering recruitment and interview training.