Compensation & Benefits Executive

Mars Athletic Club; Beşiktaş; On-site; TRY 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars Athletic Club in Istanbul invites an experienced Compensation & Benefits Executive to join our People & Culture team at the Head Office. You will oversee end-to-end payroll, salary calculations, and benefits administration.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) and at least 7 years in payroll/compensation, with knowledge of Turkish Labor Law and payroll controls. Strong analytical skills and Excel proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in payroll, compensation and benefits in HR.
• Proven end-to-end payroll management experience.
• Strong knowledge of compensation, salary calculations and payroll controls.
• Good understanding of Turkish Labor Law and related regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure end-to-end payroll processes are accurate and timely.
• Manage salary calculation, payroll and salary payments.
• Ensure accuracy of timekeeping, leave and attendance data.
• Handle salary increases, incentives, bonuses and other compensation payments.
• Monitor Social Security incentive processes and related calculations.
• Prepare regular payroll and benefits reports and identify improvement opportunities.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Ownership and accountability

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Logo HR

Logo Payroll

MS Excel

Job description

With our MAC/One, MACFit, MAC Studio and NuSpa brands, we are Türkiye’s largest fitness community. We are looking for a Compensation & Benefits Executive to join our People & Culture team at our Head Office in Ortaköy, Istanbul.

Being part of MAC means joining a community that continuously evolves, improves, and moves for a better life.

Here, ideas matter, teamwork is encouraged, and feeling good is just as important as working efficiently.

If you would like to become part of our healthy lifestyle community, we look forward to receiving your application.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree from a relevant university department; a master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 7 years of experience in payroll, compensation and benefits processes within Human Resources.
• Proven experience in managing end-to-end payroll processes.
• Strong knowledge and experience in compensation, salary calculations and payroll controls.
• Good knowledge of Turkish Labor Law, Social Security regulations, employment incentives, İŞKUR processes and relevant legislation.
• Experience in calculating and managing Social Security premium incentives and related processes.
• Strong knowledge of employee personnel administration, timekeeping, leave and attendance management processes.
• Experience in cost analysis and reporting related to compensation, payroll and employee benefits.
• Good knowledge of disciplinary processes, including requests for written statements, written warnings, official notices and termination procedures.
• Experience in employee onboarding and offboarding processes and statutory notifications.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Experience with Logo HR and/or Logo Payroll is preferred.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong planning, follow‑up, control and reporting skills.
• Strong ownership, attention to detail and a results‑oriented approach.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a strong team‑oriented mindset.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure that end‑to‑end payroll processes are completed accurately and on time.
• Manage and control employee salary calculation, payroll and salary payment processes.
• Ensure the accuracy of timekeeping, overtime, leave, absenteeism and other payroll‑related data.
• Manage processes related to salary increases, incentives, bonuses and other compensation payments.
• Ensure that employee salary payments and benefits are processed accurately and on time.
• Monitor Social Security incentive processes, perform relevant calculations and manage related procedures.
• Ensure compliance with Turkish Labor Law, Social Security, İŞKUR and other relevant legal requirements.
• Ensure that all personnel administration, payroll and statutory processes for employees across the relevant companies are carried out accurately and in compliance with applicable legislation.
• Follow up on employee onboarding and offboarding processes and complete all required statutory notifications.
• Ensure that employee personnel files are maintained accurately, completely and up to date.
• Monitor and control employee leave processes.
• Prepare and follow up on correspondence and documentation related to payroll and personnel administration processes.
• Ensure that all required documentation and procedures related to disciplinary processes are properly managed.
• Prepare regular reports on payroll, compensation, personnel costs and employee benefits.
• Identify potential errors and risks in compensation and benefits processes, take the necessary actions and implement improvements.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives to ensure that compensation and benefits processes are managed more effectively and efficiently.