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HR Generalist

HR Generalist

Aquarius Specialist RecruitmentCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
2 days ago
Job description

This HR Generalist position will play a vital role in supporting the company’s growth and success by enhancing the experience of all stakeholders through maintaining compliance, supporting recruitment and onboarding and enabling data driven decision-making through reliable HR reporting and record keeping. The HR Generalist will work closely with the HR team to support day-to-day operations and projects, ensuring alignment with our client’s overall HR strategy.

Key Responsibilities

  • Talent Management
  • Assist with the full recruitment life cycle, including sourcing candidates, liaising with agencies and stakeholders, screening CVs, scheduling interviews and reference calling.
  • Maintaining job specs.
  • Minimize time-to-hire and approach recruitment with urgency.
  • Assist with benchmarking.
  • Coordinate and support the HR team in the Induction and onboarding process for new starters.
  • Learning and Development
  • Coordinate and source all training.
  • Conduct skills gap analysis.
  • Maintain all training records and ensuring the relevant files are kept up to date.
  • Assist with the preparation of documents for HR related training courses.
  • Assist the HR team in the coordination and administration of the Graduate and Bursary programmes.
  • Ensure that we meet BBBEE targets and find solutions for targets to be reached.
  • Record Management / System & Reporting
  • Provide comprehensive HR administrative support to all HR processes.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records including personnel data, contracts etc.
  • Update all HR databases such as headcount and transformation sheets.
  • Generate various reports based on employee data and leave.
  • Compiling of monthly payroll inputs.
  • Assist in benefits administration and employee relations.
  • Compliance
  • Stay abreast of labour laws and HR regulations to ensure organisational compliance, including workplace health and safety.
  • Assist with legislative and SETA reporting i.e. compiling WSP & ATR reports and EE.
  • Payroll
  • Process monthly payroll on Sage VIP Payroll system, accurately and on schedule.
  • Maintain and update payroll records, ensuring all employee data (new hires, terminations, salary changes, benefits, etc.) is accurate.
  • Administer statutory deductions including PAYE, UIF, and SDL.
  • Prepare and submit statutory returns to SARS and other relevant authorities.
  • Manage employee queries related to payslips, deductions, and benefits, resolving issues promptly.
  • Reconcile payroll and prepare reports for HR and Finance department.
  • Ensure compliance with the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), Labour Relations Act, and SARS.
  • Assist with year-end processes such as IRP5 / IT3(a) certificates and EMP501 reconciliations.
  • General Human Resource Support
  • Assist with various audits relating to EE, LRA, BCEA and BBBEE.
  • Serve as an emergency stand-in for payroll and CCMA-related matters if other HR staff are unavailable.
  • Ensure mitigation of risk in the HR department.
  • Be a team player and support colleagues (as they will support you), with various HR initiatives and operational tasks.
  • Ensure consistent execution of HR strategies across all touchpoints.
  • General day-to-day administration.
  • Maintain HR filing system.
  • Handle general enquiries from employees regarding HR policies and procedures.
  • Contribute to employee engagement and wellness initiatives.
  • Take minutes of meetings.
  • Assist in any other HR related project.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management.
  • Ideal experience
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in a HR generalist role.
  • 2-3 years of experience in recruitment is essential.
  • Knowledge of labour laws and HR Best practices.
  • Understanding of the employee life cycle.
  • Understanding and experience in EE, Skills development and BBBEE.
  • Sage VIP payroll experience.
  • Competencies and desired attributes
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Detail-oriented with strong design skills and a focus on creating high-quality marketing materials.
  • Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Collaborative mindset, able to work effectively with internal teams and external clients.
  • To apply for this role please send your CV and supporting documents to

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