Payroll Specialist

Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:
We are a market leader in baby and children’s apparel and are looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join our growing payroll team. This role is responsible for processing weekly and biweekly payrolls, auditing payroll data, and supporting employees with payroll-related inquiries. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, comer-focused, and thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. This role reports into the Payroll Manager based in our Atlanta GA corporate office.

Payroll Processing - 60%
-    Process payrolls timely and accurately in accordance to established deadlines.
-    Ensure accurate calculations of wages, bonuses, expenses, commissions, garnishments, benefit deductions, and taxes.
-    Analyze Workday audit reports for payroll processing and reconcile payroll accordingly. 
-    Respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll issues or concerns within established SLA.  
-    Maintain and document all payroll transactions 
-    Preparing Workday payroll reports for management and auditing purposes.

Legal Compliance and Internal Controls - 20%
-    Collaborate with third-party vendor or internal finance teams to ensure accurate and timely tax reporting and filings (W-2s, 941s, returns remittances etc.). 
-    Work with 3rd party vendor for all garnishment processing and reconciliations. 
-    Provide support for internal and external payroll related audits
-    Ensures maximum compliance with local, state, federal and provincial laws and regulations
-    Analyze and enhance current payroll practices for improved efficiency and accuracy.
-    Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, including the ability to follow complex oral and written instructions

Process Improvement & Documentation - 20%
-    Utilize Workday reporting for quarterly and year end reconciliation and complete respective tax adjustments.
-    Maintain up-to-date payroll standard operating procedures (SOPs) and ensure documentation aligns with current workflows. 
-    Support compliance initiatives by ensuring process documentation meets audit and regulatory requirements.

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:
Must have:
-    2-4 years of payroll work experience in a high-volume processing environment 
-    Workday experience
-    Knowledge of accounting related to payroll processing
-    Experience with managing vendor payroll and tax dashboards (OSV, UKG, ADP, Sales Force)

Preferred skills and experience:
-    Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or business highly preferred 
-    Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and payroll systems.  
-    Effective and timely communication, both verbal and written
-    Strong attention to detail, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to work autonomously
-    Self-motivated, effectively achieves team goals  
-    Strong ability to multi-task  
-    Excellent team player who works well in a collaborative environment  
-    Ability to work effectively with external and internal partners
-    Experience with international payroll (Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong, India, Cambodia)

OUR TEAM MEMBERS:

-    Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
-    Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a consensus driven environment
-    Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
-    Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
-    Cultivates Innovation:  Respectfully challenge the "we’ve always done it this way" mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes

MAKE A CAREER AT CARTER’S: 
-    Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess. 
NOTE:  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.
 

Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.