Carter’s, Inc. is the largest branded marketer in North America of apparel exclusively for babies and young children. The Company owns the Carter’s and OshKosh B’gosh brands, two of the most recognized brands in the marketplace. These brands are sold in leading department stores, national chains, and specialty retailers domestically and internationally. They are also sold through more than 1,000 Company-operated stores in the United States, Canada, and Mexico and online at www.carters.com, www.oshkosh.com, www.cartersoshkosh.ca, and www.carters.com.mx. The Company’s Child of Mine brand is available at Walmart, its Just One You brand is available at Target, and its Simple Joys brand is available on Amazon. The Company also owns Skip Hop, a global lifestyle brand for families with young children. Carter’s is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Additional information may be found at www.carters.com.

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We are a market leader in baby apparel and are looking for top candidates like you to lead a dynamic Payroll team. If you are passionate about payroll and are interested in joining an organization that promotes career growth and where it’s fun to come to work every day, Carter’s may be the place for you.

This role typical reports into the Director, Financial Shared Services, has 5 direct reports and is based in our Buckhead office in our hybrid work environment.

International Payroll and Payroll Accounting – 50%

• Manage global payroll team and processes according to the established deadlines with internal and OneSource Virtual (OSV) partners.
• Maintain full calendar of all necessary deadlines
• Set internal control procedure in accordance with management and internal audit expectations.  Ensure continuous compliance
• Timely, accurate and complete payrolls with constant focus on process improvement
• Manage all payroll and payroll tax accounting processes
• Completion of all global payroll and payroll tax journal entries
• Balance sheet account reconciliations & review of both payroll and payroll accounts.  Ensure all reconciling items are cleared timely and accurately
• Adjusting and ad hoc journal entries as needed to support fiscal close processes
• Management of all expatriate payrolls. Partner with external accounting firms to facilitate all necessary requirements for shadow payrolls and proper local taxation
• Manage the setup of Workday payroll system including earning codes, deduction codes, memo codes and tax configurations 
• Maintain regular KPIs of payroll processes internal and external.  Utilize KPI metrics and results to drive process improvements across the organization
• Establish and maintain all standards of customer service within the payroll team providing best in class customer service
• Set goals and standards for the payroll process across all countries including US, Canada, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico and other countries
• Maintain a full partnership with HR Shared Services driving agreed upon timelines and procedures where processes intersect.  Continuously implement process improvements
• Maintain documentation of all payroll SOPs ensuring consistent & repeatable processes
• Provide continuous training to the payroll staff and set expectations of continued technical growth

International Payroll Tax – 30%

• Manage tax requirements for each location
• Provide continuous review of all taxes under OneSource Virtual (OSV) responsibility
• Complete registrations for all necessary locations 
• Maintain payment schedules for all taxes not directly processed by OneSource Virtual (OSV)
• Establish tax configuration standards for the HR Shared Services team, ensuring accurate application of all Federal, State and local tax requirements

Legal Compliance and Internal Controls – 20%

• Facilitate complete, accurate and timely filing of annual tax returns including W2s, Canadian T4s/Releves, HK tax statements and other international tax statements
• Maintain standards for all garnishment processing
• Act as the key liaison for internal and external payroll related audits
• Implement controls where needed to ensure accuracy of processes and financial statement
• Direct management of payroll team (team of 5)
• Partnership with international payroll and HR teams setting and maintaining standards.  Provide assistance to establishing payroll in each country as necessary
• Budget/variance salary analysis upon request. Maintain budget for payroll vendor fees

We’d Love to hear from you if:

• Strong leadership, team development
• Proven experience managing high volume payroll processing environment
• Strong knowledge of accounting related payroll process beginning to end

Preferred skills and experience:

• Ability to set standards, measure results and coach teams to high performance
• Strong knowledge of accounting related to payroll processing.  Understanding the process from beginning to end.
• Advanced Excel skills, strong database knowledge and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Self-motivated, organized, and 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
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 
• Ability to demonstrate independent, objective, open-minded thinking with strong attention to detail and sound judgement 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting required or equivalent years of experience
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification preferred
• Minimum of 5+ years of direct payroll management, preferably in a global high volume processing environment
• Experience with Workday payroll system highly preferred
• Solid experience managing payroll tax including large volume of state and local taxes
• Experience with international payroll processing especially Canadian payroll
• Solid background in process improvement, project management and execution of company initiatives

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.