HR Compliance & Audit Specialist (Century City)

SUMMARY:
Our client is a rapidly growing innovative company of talented architects, engineers, contractors, and developers based in Century City, Cape Town.
Their vision is to create a living environment that provides a better everyday life and makes their clients proud of where they live. They thrive on using cutting-edge technology to build outstanding, beautiful homes of outstanding quality and value.
As they enter a phase of significant expansion, they are seeking an HR Compliance & Audit Specialist to ensure the people-infrastructure scales are seamless. You will act as the architect of the HR data integrity, ensuring that internal systems, external service partners, and legal frameworks are perfectly synchronized. This is a role for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys "tuning the engine" of a fast-growing company to achieve gold-standard operational excellence.

Systems in use

• BambooHR
• Simplepay
• ERS Biometrics
• Google Workspace
• RefCheck
• Xero Projects
• Helpdesk Ticketing System

• BambooHR Expert (Mandatory): Deep technical proficiency in managing and optimizing BambooHR.
• System Fluency: Working knowledge of Simplepay, ERS Biometrics, and Google Workspace is highly advantageous.
• Experience: 2–3 years of proven experience in HR administration, governance, or a similar data-centric HR role.
• Education: A diploma or degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Technical Skill: Strong analytical mindset with advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills (data reconciliation, pivot tables, etc.).
• Basic Payroll/Remuneration Literacy: A strong understanding of payroll elements, including how basic salary, allowances, variable commissions, and leave payouts interact within a payroll system (Simplepay experience is a major plus)
• Communication: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to handle confidential information with total discretion.
• Attributes: A positive outlook toward learning and change, a "team player" mentality, and an obsessive eye for detail.

• Leave Governance & Audits: Conduct regular reviews and reconciliations of employee leave balances across BambooHR and Simplepay; ensure final leave payouts, prorated calculations, and manual leave adjustments comply strictly with agreed employment contracts and local labor laws.
• Commission Compliance Verification: Audit and review commission calculations and performance-based incentive workflows; verify that final figures align perfectly with contractual terms and internal finance benchmarks before payroll submission.
• Travel Allowance & Claims Oversight: Standardize and review travel allowance structures within the system; audit employee mileage and business expense claim workings to ensure strict adherence to company policy, budget allocations, and tax compliance.
• Systems & Data Governance: Act as the "Source of Truth" manager for BambooHR, ensuring 100% data accuracy and synchronization with payroll and biometric platforms.
• Operational Excellence: Conduct proactive reviews of employee records to ensure all documentation meet high standards for professional compliance and readiness.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with our outsourced Legal, and HR Teams to standardize employment templates and policies, ensuring they reflect the latest industry best practices.
• External Partner Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact for outsourced payroll and HR service providers, ensuring their outputs align with internal benchmarks.
• Process Optimization: Refine onboarding and offboarding workflows to create a seamless, automated experience that captures all necessary requirements without friction.
• Reporting: Maintain high-level dashboards (Heat Maps) to provide leadership with transparency into organizational health and growth readiness.

POSITION INFO:
Kindly apply if you meet the minimum requirements. Should you not hear back from us within 2 weeks consider your application as unsuccessful.