Human Resouces à Afrique du Sud

HR Generalist (Financial Services)

Cape Town

380k - R420k per annum.

A leading Investment Management firm dedicated to delivering innovative, high-performance solutions across global financial markets is hiring a HR Generalist. Reporting to the HR Manager, the HR Generalist will play a vital role in supporting 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 the overall HR strategy.

• 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, including welcoming, socialising, onboarding, documentation, workspace setup, and welcome gift packs.
• Learning and Development
  • Coordinate and source all training.
  • Conduct skills gap analysis.
  • Maintain all training records and ensure 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 pay slips, 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 requirements.
  • Assist with year-end processes such as IRP5 / IT3(a) certificates and EMP501.
• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a HR generalist role, including 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.