HELIOSAdvisors

Confidential HR & Business Advisory

Discreet, confidential solutions for employers and leaders.


Helios Advisors counsels executive leadership through the moments that cannot be handled in the open: mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, leadership transitions and periods of rapid growth.

We advise
C-Suite TeamsCEOs, CFOs and COOs facing the decisions that shape the organization
ManagersGuidance on people decisions, conduct, performance and difficult conversations
Emerging LeadersSupport for leaders stepping into larger roles and greater responsibility

When we are called

Organizations in transition need counsel they can trust completely.

We work alongside the executive team, quietly and on your timeline, so the business keeps running while the hard work happens behind the scenes.

Leadership transition

Confidential succession, executive departures and continuity when key people leave.

Scaling & growth

Building the people infrastructure, policies and hiring capacity to grow without losing control.

Restructuring

Position eliminations, organizational redesign and terminations handled with care and legal precision.

Mergers & acquisitions

People and payroll due diligence, integration planning and harmonizing terms of employment.

Practice areas

Specialized expertise across people, payroll and systems.

People advisory

Investigations, Tribunals & Personnel Management

Independent, defensible handling of the matters that carry legal and reputational risk.

  • Workplace investigations
  • Tribunal preparation and management
  • Employment Standards, WorkSafeBC and Human Rights matters
  • Terminations and settlement strategy
  • Performance and conduct documentation
  • General personnel management

Payroll

Forensic Payroll & Payroll Continuity

We examine what went wrong, and we keep employees paid while you fix it.

  • Forensic payroll review and reconstruction
  • Overpayment, underpayment and liability analysis
  • Interim payroll administration
  • Coverage when a payroll manager departs

Talent acquisition

Confidential, High-Velocity & Global Recruitment

Searches run under our name, so your organization, your team and the market are never tipped off.

  • Confidential and executive search
  • Fast-paced, high-turnover roles
  • Global recruitment
  • Screening and shortlisting

Technology

IT Solutions

Discreet technical support for sensitive moments, from audits to infrastructure.

  • Discreet IT audits
  • IT infrastructure assistance
  • Secure access changes and offboarding
  • System handover during transition

HR infrastructure

Policies and Organizational Frameworks

The foundations that keep an organization compliant, consistent and defensible as it grows or changes.

  • Policy and procedure development
  • Health and safety guides
  • Onboarding programs
  • Offboarding programs
  • Retention strategies
  • Performance review planning
  • Performance improvement frameworks

About the firm

Seasoned practice partners, assembled for each engagement.


15+years of consulting experience across our practice partners

Helios Advisors brings together senior practitioners in human resources, payroll, operations and technology. Each engagement is staffed with the partners whose experience fits the situation, so you work directly with people who have handled it before.

Our partners have led organizations through high growth, crisis and change, often in the same year. They understand that the people side of a business is where risk concentrates, and where steady, discreet leadership matters most.

  • Crisis and critical incident leadership
  • High-growth and scaling organizations
  • Mergers, acquisitions and restructuring
  • Regulatory, tribunal and legal matters
  • Multi-site and international workforces
  • Executive and board-level advisory

Our approach

Confidentiality is the foundation of every engagement.

Need-to-know only

We agree at the outset who may be contacted and what may be shared, and we keep to it.

No public footprint

Your name does not appear on postings, platforms or correspondence unless you choose.

Defensible work

Every investigation, decision and file is documented to stand up to regulatory and tribunal scrutiny.

Clear terms

Scope and fees are confirmed in writing before work begins. No surprises.

Contact

Begin with a confidential conversation.


Every inquiry is treated in strict confidence. We respond within one business day.

Email
hello@heliosadvisors.ca
Based in
Vancouver, British Columbia
Serving
Clients across Canada and internationally