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:

This role typically reports into the Payroll Supervisor, and is based in our Buckhead office in our hybrid work environment

Payroll Processing – 75%

• Manage all payroll activities for processing US payrolls timely and accurately in accordance to established deadlines
• Analyze Workday audit reports for payroll processing.
• Payroll processing for US and Canada
• Respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll issues or concerns within 2 business days 
• Maintain and document all payroll transactions
• Preparing Workday payroll reports for management and auditing purposes

Legal Compliance and Internal Controls – 15%

• Assist in completing accurate and timely filing of annual tax returns including W2s, 941s, etc.
• Maintain standards for all garnishment processing
• Provide support for internal and external payroll related audits
• Ensures maximum compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations

Reporting – 10%

• Maintains records for all customer related inquiry and appropriate departmental log
• Utilize Workday reporting for quarterly and year-end tax adjustments
• Responsible for updating payroll standard operating procedures

We’d Love to hear from you if:

Must have:

• 2-4 years of payroll work experience in a high-volume processing environment
• Timely and good verbal and written communication
• Attention to detail, organized, ability to work independently
• Workday experience
• Knowledge of accounting related to payroll processing
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or business highly preferred

Preferred skills and experience:

• US and Canada payroll processing experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and payroll systems. 
• 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 partners as well as internal employees

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.