Compensation and Benefits Specialist
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Compensation and Benefits Specialist owning salary structures, benefits, payroll inputs, and reward reviews. Supporting a UK-based company remotely from South Africa through data-driven compensation management.
Responsibilities:
- Benchmark salaries against UK and international market data and maintain accurate, defensible pay bands
- Administer benefits programmes end-to-end, from enrolments and amendments to renewals and provider negotiations
- Run the annual compensation review cycle, including modelling scenarios, budgets and approval packs
- Prepare accurate, fully documented payroll inputs for every reward change
- Track legislative and compliance developments affecting pay and benefits, updating policies before they become problems
- Build clear reports and dashboards so leadership can see reward costs and trends at a glance
- Maintain benchmarking data and prepare monthly reward reports
- Answer employee benefits queries with patience and clarity
- Work with finance to keep costs forecast and controlled
- Build models, sanity-check proposals and ensure every compensation review decision is documented
- Protect confidential salary and personal data without exception
Requirements:
- 4+ years' experience in compensation, benefits or reward analysis
- Excellent written and spoken English, able to explain reward decisions clearly and confidently
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, including modelling and lookups
- Experience with HRIS platforms
- Stable fibre internet
- Backup power for load shedding
- Professional home office
- Strong working knowledge of payroll inputs, benefits administration and compliance requirements
- Absolute discretion when handling sensitive salary and personal data
Benefits:
- Full-time remote position working for a UK-based employer
- Competitive salary paid in ZAR
- Long-term stable role
- Supportive team environment
- Direct access to founder-led business
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