HR Compliance & Audit Specialist (Contract)

Citra (citra.build) is a rapidly growing innovative company of talented architects, engineers, contractors, and developers based in Century City, Cape Town.

Our vision is to create a living environment that provides a better everyday life and makes our clients proud of where they live. We thrive on using cutting edge technology to build outstanding, beautiful homes of outstanding quality and value.

At Citra, you will experience a dynamic and inspiring environment in an international creative team. Our value chain entails the entire cycle from raw land, urban design, the design of residential and non residential buildings, as well as the construction of some of the projects with our internal construction team. Citra makes extensive use of new technologies. This applies to tools for architectural work, general working with cloud documents, all the way to our own building technology that we continuously further develop and optimize.

Citra is now hiring an HR Compliance & Audit Specialist

This position is office based, reports to the COO and not suitable for home office.

As Citra enters a phase of significant expansion, we are seeking an HR Compliance & Audit Specialist to ensure our people infrastructure scales seamlessly. You will act as the architect of our HR data integrity, ensuring that our internal systems, external service partners, and legal frameworks are perfectly synchronized. This is a role for a detail oriented professional who enjoys "tuning the engine" of a fast growing company to achieve gold standard operational excellence.

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• Systems & Data Governance: Act as the "Source of Truth" manager for BambooHR, ensuring 100% data accuracy and synchronization with payroll and biometric platforms.
• Operational Excellence: Conduct proactive reviews of employee records to ensure all documentation meets Citra's high standards for professional compliance and readiness.
• Cross Functional Collaboration: Partner with the Internal Legal Team to standardize employment templates and policies, ensuring they reflect the latest industry best practices.
• External Partner Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact for outsourced payroll and HR service providers, ensuring their outputs align with internal benchmarks.
• Process Optimization: Refine onboarding and offboarding workflows to create a seamless, automated experience that captures all necessary requirements without friction.
• Reporting: Maintain high level dashboards (Heat Maps) to provide leadership with transparency into organizational health and growth readiness.

• BambooHR Expert (Mandatory): Deep technical proficiency in managing and optimizing BambooHR.
• System Fluency: Working knowledge of Simplepay, ERS Biometrics, and Google Workspace is highly advantageous.
• Experience: 2-3 years of proven experience in HR administration, governance, or a similar data centric HR role.
• Education: A diploma or degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Technical Skill: Strong analytical mindset with advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills (data reconciliation, pivot tables, etc.).
• Communication: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to handle confidential information with total discretion.
• Attributes: A positive outlook toward learning and change, a "team player" mentality, and an obsessive eye for detail.

The duties listed are not exhaustive; the employer may instruct the employee to carry out additional responsibilities within the reasonable ambit of the role or in accordance with operational requirements.

Please respond to the job link with your CV, and cover letter. We will contact you if your profile matches our recruitment needs. Otherwise, we will keep your CV for 6 months should any further opportunities arise.

Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to hearing from you.