HR & Payroll Specialist
GoGlobal
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇲🇺 Mauritius
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Serve as the primary HR contact and company representative for LOCATIONAfrica.
- Manage the full employee lifecycle:
- Onboarding, orientation, and documentation
- Employment contract issuance in compliance with LOCATION African labor law
- Contract amendments, title changes, and role updates
- Offboarding, including exit formalities and final settlements
- Provide HR support to employees:
- Handle inquiries related to entitlements, leave, benefits, and documentation
- Issue HR letters (salary certificates, employment verifications, etc.)
- Oversee employee records and ensure accurate document management
- Lead performance tracking, engagement, and employee relations
- Stay current on African labor laws, regulations, and HR trends; proactively share updates with relevant teams
- Assist with office-related administration and vendor coordination (if applicable)
- Take ownership of local payroll processes:
- Collect, validate, and process monthly payroll inputs
- Coordinate with BPO and payroll providers to ensure timely and accurate payroll execution
- Manage final settlements, gratuity calculations, and offboarding payroll
- Ensure full compliance with wage protection regulations and statutory contributions
- Maintain accurate payroll documentation for audit and data protection requirements
- Track and manage statutory filings and remittances to local authorities
- Collaborate with internal finance and HR teams on year-end processes and reconciliations
- Oversee all government portal activities
- Monitor and manage expiries of visas, work permit procedures, and other employment-related documents
- Ensure compliance with LOCATION African entity obligations and support internal HR audits
- Coordinate with authorities and partners for immigration, licensing, and documentation
- Provide ad hoc support to regional operations in LOCATION as required
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field
- 5+ years of HR and payroll experience, with strong exposure to African labor and immigration practices
- Fluency in English (written and spoken) is essential
- In-depth knowledge of:
- African labor law
- Government platforms
- Payroll processes including statutory contributions and end-of-service benefits
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
- Familiarity with corporate compliance and local entity obligations in Africa.
- Proficiency with HRIS and payroll platforms
- Experience working in a fast-paced, multicultural, or international environment
- Comfortable managing responsibilities independently while collaborating with global and regional teams
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
HR managementpayroll processingemployee lifecycle managementcontract compliancestatutory contributionsgratuity calculationsperformance trackingdocument managementHRISgovernment compliance
Soft skills
organizational skillsproblem-solving skillsinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsindependent managementcollaborationadaptabilityattention to detailemployee relationsengagement
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Human ResourcesBachelor’s degree in Business AdministrationBachelor’s degree in Accounting