Compensation and Benefits Specialist

Job Title: Compensation & Benefits Specialist

Location:Hyde Park (New Cairo) Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Description The Compensation & Benefits Specialist is responsible for managing and maintaining accurate employee compensation and benefits processes, including payroll inputs, salary administration, incentives, allowances, medical insurance, and employee benefits. The role ensures data accuracy, confidentiality, internal equity, cost efficiency, and compliance with company policies and applicable labor and social insurance regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Payroll & Salary Administration
• Prepare and review monthly payroll inputs, including salaries, overtime, deductions, allowances, incentives, commissions, bonuses, and other payroll adjustments.
• Ensure payroll data is accurate, complete, and submitted within agreed deadlines.
• Review attendance, leaves, lateness, deductions, and other payroll-related data before payroll processing.
• Prepare and maintain payroll reconciliation and variance reports.
• Coordinate with Finance to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.
• Handle final settlements and exit-related payroll calculations.
• Compensation Management
• Maintain and update employee salary records and compensation data.
• Manage salary changes, promotions, increments, allowances, and other compensation adjustments following the required approvals.
• Support the development and maintenance of salary structures, grades, and salary ranges.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and market analysis to support competitive and internally equitable compensation.
• Support annual salary review and merit increase processes.
• Review new-hire salary proposals against approved salary ranges and budgets.
• Maintain accurate compensation records and ensure confidentiality of sensitive salary information.
• Incentives & Bonus Schemes
• Administer monthly and periodic incentive schemes across different departments.
• Calculate commissions, sales incentives, performance bonuses, and other variable compensation.
• Review incentive calculations against approved KPIs and eligibility criteria.
• Identify discrepancies and coordinate with relevant departments to resolve them.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of incentive schemes based on business and performance requirements.
• Benefits Administration
• Manage employee benefits including medical insurance, social insurance, allowances, mobile lines, and other company benefits.
• Coordinate with medical insurance providers and other external benefit vendors.
• Manage employee additions, deletions, renewals, and updates related to benefit programs.
• Maintain accurate benefits records and ensure employees receive their eligible benefits.
• Respond to employee inquiries regarding salaries, benefits, deductions, and entitlements.
• Support the review and renewal of benefits packages.
• HR Data & Reporting
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date compensation and benefits data on the HR system and employee databases.
• Prepare monthly HR reports related to payroll, headcount, compensation costs, overtime, incentives, and benefits.
• Prepare payroll variance and salary cost analysis reports.
• Support HR budgeting and manpower cost planning.
• Provide compensation-related data and analysis to HR and management when required.
• Track compensation trends and identify areas for cost optimization.
• Compliance & Documentation
• Ensure compensation and benefits practices comply with company policies and applicable Egyptian labor, tax, and social insurance regulations.
• Maintain proper documentation for salary changes, deductions, benefits, and payroll adjustments.
• Support internal and external audits related to payroll and employee compensation.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of employee salary and benefits information.
• Process Improvement
• Review existing C&B processes and identify opportunities for automation and improvement.
• Develop and maintain C&B policies, procedures, and SOPs.
• Improve payroll controls and data-validation processes to minimize errors.
• Support HR projects related to compensation, benefits, HR systems, and employee experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in Compensation & Benefits, Payroll, HR Operations, or a related HR function.
• Previous experience in payroll and employee compensation administration is preferred.
• Experience in healthcare, clinics, or multi-business-unit environments is a plus.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of compensation and benefits practices.
• Good understanding of payroll processes and Egyptian labor and social insurance regulations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong data management and reporting skills.
• Good knowledge of HRIS/payroll systems.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Payroll accuracy and error rate.
• Payroll submission and processing timeliness.
• Accuracy of incentive and commission calculations.
• Accuracy of employee compensation and benefits records.
• Timely completion of salary changes and payroll adjustments.
• Benefits enrollment and update accuracy.
• Compliance with C&B policies and regulatory requirements.
• Timely completion of monthly C&B reports.
• Reduction of payroll and compensation-related discrepancies.
• Employee satisfaction with compensation and benefits support.

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