Human Resources Specialist

About The Company

With two industry leading brands Hesapkurdu and Koalay, BHL Turkey is the leading online insurance and banking aggregator in Turkey. We were recognized multiple times as being among the fastest growing companies in Turkey and the region. Our parent holding company owns and operates the leading insurance companies and brokers in the UK, South Africa, and Australia, employing more than 10,000 people globally.

We work with most of the major banks and insurers in Turkey to realize our mission of empowering consumers through bringing ease and transparency to personal finance. Every month, millions of customers compare and buy financial products through our platforms. Our vision is to become the starting point in consumers’ journey in searching for personal banking and insurance products in Turkey.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Human Resources Specialist to report to the HR Director within our Human Resources department. This role is a generalist position that allows for working in various HR areas needed by the business and company.

The role is a hybrid position, requiring the employee to physically come to the office at least once a week. In terms of onboarding, hiring, and termination situations requiring the employee to physically come to the office with a maximum of 3 days in the office.

Key Responsibilities:

Payroll and Personnel Affairs:

• Manage end-to-end payroll processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with legal requirements.
• Handle employee records, including new hires, terminations, and other personnel changes.
• Track legal processes with the Ministry of Labor, İşkur, and SGK.
• Track Teknopark (R&D projects) reporting and tax incentive processes within compliance & legal advisor.
• Perform all kind of employee related operational tasks related to salary wages and other social benefits.
• Being the first point of contact in private health insurance operations & reporting.
• Ensure that physical personnel files are prepared in compliance with the regulations.
• End to end management new hiring and employee termination processes.
• Respond to employees in document requests and adhoc inquiries.

Reporting

• Monitor and report on employees' annual leave and sick leave processes.
• Reporting payroll report to the HR Director on monthly basis.
• Keep the HRIS system up to date.
• Reporting company-wide announcements (welcome, goodbye..)

Recruitment

• Support HR and hiring managers in creating and posting job in Linkedin.
• Support initial resume screenings to identify potential candidates for open positions.
• Arrange and schedule interviews, coordination and sending confirmation emails.
• Coordination and reporting of candidate case submission processes
• Help new hires with in paperwork and onboarding schedules.
• Maintain and update recruitment-related records in the HRIS system, including candidate data and job requisitions.

Qualifications:

• Based in İstanbul
• Bachelor’s degree in Labor Economics, Business Administration or a related area
• Strong knowledge of Labor Law No. 4857 and current related regulations.
• At least 3 years of experience in payroll processing.
• Preferably experienced in R&D payroll and incentives.
• Proven experience in managing personnel processes.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.

Profile:

• Detail-oriented with strong follow-up skills.
• Solution and result-oriented work approach.
• Analytical thinking ability.
• Open to learning and development.
• Team player with strong planning skills.