HR & Payroll Specialist
GoGlobal
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Turkey
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About the role
- Serve as the main HR contact and company representative for client employees.
- Lead employee lifecycle activities including onboarding, contract management, performance tracking, and offboarding.
- Provide guidance to clients and employees on employment legislation and HR best practices.
- Oversee employee relations issues and manage resolution or escalation as needed.
- Draft, review, and maintain accurate HR documents such as employment agreements, policy handbooks, and HR letters.
- Support talent management, including probation reviews, engagement activities, and performance improvement planning.
- Stay updated on employment legislation, trends, and statutory changes; proactively share insights with internal and client teams.
- Manage or support office-related administration (if applicable), including vendor liaison and facilities coordination.
- Lead or participate in ad hoc HR projects and cross-border initiatives as needed.
- Take full ownership of the end-to-end payroll process for EOR employees, including payroll input and output verification.
- Ensure compliance of country payroll requirements
- Validate payroll outputs, investigate discrepancies, and ensure timely resolutions with internal teams and clients.
- Serve as a payroll subject matter expert, offering timely advisory to clients and employees.
- Coordinate and ensure timely remittance and filings to government authorities.
- Maintain accurate and confidential payroll records in line with audit and data protection standards.
- Participate in year-end tax processes and reconciliation reports.
- Support audits and internal payroll reviews as needed.
Requirements
- Proven experience in managing payroll and HR generalist activities, particularly in Turkey, Tunisia and Morocco
- Strong knowledge of local employment laws and payroll regulations
- Experience handling end-to-end payroll processes, including validation, statutory filings, and year-end activities
- Solid experience across the employee lifecycle (onboarding, contract management, offboarding)
- Strong stakeholder and employee relations skills in a client-facing environment
- High attention to detail with strong accuracy in HR documentation and payroll data
- Ability to manage multiple countries or portfolios in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in HR systems and Excel, with good communication skills in English
- Proficiency in Turkish is preferred
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
payroll managementHR generalist activitiesemployment legislationcontract managementperformance trackingonboardingoffboardingstatutory filingsdata protection standardsyear-end tax processes
Soft Skills
stakeholder relationsemployee relationsattention to detailaccuracycommunication skillsclient-facing skillsproblem-solvingproject managementorganizational skillsadaptability