Compensation Specialist job at Twyford

Background

At Twyford International Uganda, we believe that great people build great organizations. As one of Africa's leading ceramic and sanitary ware manufacturers, we are expanding our Human Resources team and looking for passionate, talented, and driven professionals who want to make a real impact. Twyford International Uganda is seeking a proactive Compensation Specialist with 3–4 years of relevant experience to support the design, implementation, and administration of competitive compensation and benefits programs for a workforce. The role will focus on salary benchmarking, job evaluation, payroll alignment, and compliance with Uganda labor regulations. This opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented professional eager to contribute to a leading manufacturing organization by strengthening reward structures that drive performance, retention, and organizational growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for monthly payroll calculation and payment for all employees, including frontline workers, functional staff. and management, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of payroll data
• Review attendance records and handle exceptions, covering shift work, overtime, comprehensive working hour systems, and hourly/piece-rate wage model commonly used in the manufacturing industry
• Responsible for employee registration with URA and NSSF, ensuring all employees are properly enrolled and compliant with statutory requirements
• Conduct regular analysis of labor costs and overtime expenses and provide data support and reports to Management
• Assist in the implementation, calculation, and optimization of compensation policies, piece rate schemes and incentive programs
• Handle employee inquiries related to payroll and compensation, and properly resolve payroll discrepancies, concerns and complaints

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strong sensitivity to data accuracy
• Willing to work overtime during the payroll processing period
• Preferably experienced in handling payroll for 500+ employees

Additional Notes

“We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or age.”

NOTE: Twyford International, Uganda does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. If you are asked to make a payment, please report the incident immediately to our Human Resource Department.

• Responsible for monthly payroll calculation and payment for all employees, including frontline workers, functional staff. and management, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of payroll data
• Review attendance records and handle exceptions, covering shift work, overtime, comprehensive working hour systems, and hourly/piece-rate wage model commonly used in the manufacturing industry
• Responsible for employee registration with URA and NSSF, ensuring all employees are properly enrolled and compliant with statutory requirements
• Conduct regular analysis of labor costs and overtime expenses and provide data support and reports to Management
• Assist in the implementation, calculation, and optimization of compensation policies, piece rate schemes and incentive programs
• Handle employee inquiries related to payroll and compensation, and properly resolve payroll discrepancies, concerns and complaints

• Ability to work under pressure
• Strong sensitivity to data accuracy
• Willing to work overtime during the payroll processing period

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
• Preferably experienced in handling payroll for 500+ employees