HR Compliance & Audit Specialist (Century City)

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Recruiter

Swift Human Resources

Job Ref

CEN001366/LK

Date posted

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary

Monthly

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

Requirements & Skills

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.

Key Responsibilities

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.