KERING Payroll Specialist

KERING Payroll Specialist  

Job Title: Payroll Specialist 

Job Family: Human Resources 

Location: Wayne, NJ 

A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Maisons in Fashion, Leather Goods, Jewelry and Watches: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo, Qeelin, Ulysse Nardin, Girard-Perregaux, as well as Kering Eyewear. By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Maisons to set new limits in terms of their creative expression while crafting tomorrow's Luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. We capture these beliefs in our signature: “Empowering Imagination.”

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE  

• Processing bi-weekly payroll for exempt and non-exempt employees in both the US and Canada, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. 

• Process off-cycle payments, pay adjustments, clothing allowances, tuition reimbursements, garnishments, and final payments. 

• Handle payroll-related inquiries from employees and the Brands, addressing concerns and providing accurate information.  

• Identifying, researching, and resolving payroll discrepancies effectively. 

• Collaborating with HR Business partners to manage checks, approvals, and specific payrolls for terminations, bonuses, and other one-off payments. 

• Handling post-payroll reporting and processes, including resolving errors, uploading journals, and providing reports to the Brands and Finance. 

• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, including tax and labor laws. 

• Reorganize, process, and prepare FedEx checks for mailing. 

Payroll and Data Management: 

• Communicate key dates to the Brand teams, ensuring adherence to payroll deadlines. 

• Ensure all payroll data is accurately entered and processed using the appropriate tools. 

• Reviewing payroll processing systems to continuously improve efficiency and accuracy, ensuring all transactions are handled correctly. 

• Managing the payroll calendar and enforcing deadlines, ensuring all data is correctly entered into the payroll system and all processes are completed on time. 

Payroll Processing: 

• Processing bi-weekly payroll for exempt and non-exempt employees in both the US and Canada, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. 

• Process off-cycle payments, pay adjustments, clothing allowances, tuition reimbursements, garnishments, and final payments. 

• Handle payroll-related inquiries from employees and the Brands, addressing concerns and providing accurate information.  

• Identifying, researching, and resolving payroll discrepancies effectively. 

• Collaborating with HR Business partners to manage checks, approvals, and specific payrolls for terminations, bonuses, and other one-off payments. 

• Handling post-payroll reporting and processes, including resolving errors, uploading journals, and providing reports to the Brands and Finance. 

• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, including tax and labor laws. 

• Reorganize, process, and prepare FedEx checks for mailing. 

Post Payroll Reporting and Processing: 

• Investigate and resolve payroll errors promptly. 

• Stay current and up to date on new legislation and regulatory rulings impacting payroll. Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.  

• Crosscheck each other’s work to enhance accuracy, identify errors before processing payroll. 

• Audit employees who work in NY but resides in non-commutable states. 

• Run the calculations in accordance with the defined rules, manage local taxes and social contributions, if any.  

• Run audit reports after payroll has been committed. 

• Manage Kering Connect Ticketing System requests 

• Provide Finance with G/L and other reports 

• Review ACH Debits from Dayforce Tax Service 

WHO YOU ARE  

• 3+ years of experience in payroll processing. 

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a related field. 

• Proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPS. 

• Strong time management skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. 

• Experience with queries, internal/external payroll reporting, and audit procedures. 

• Working knowledge of multi-state payroll tax laws. 

• Detail-oriented with excellent analytical and organizational skills. 

• Ability to research and interpret payroll-related topics and adapt to new information and ideas. 

• Problem-solving skills and comfort working independently