Chanel Specialist, Payroll

Chanel; Piscataway Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 102,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing resources and paid time off

Parental leave and fertility support

Generous vacation and sick leave

401K and other incentives

Healthcare offerings

Job summary

CHANEL is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join our Finance Division in a role that supports accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations across the organization. You will help ensure employee data is processed with precision and inquiries are addressed with care.

This role requires collaboration with HR and IT, managing data flows between Workday, Kronos and UltiPro, and contributing to SOPs, garnishment setup, and post-payroll tasks while maintaining confidentiality and meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience with UltiPro, Kronos and Workday in payroll operations.
• Strong knowledge of state and federal payroll and tax regulations.
• Understanding of payroll processing and internal controls.
• AS/AA in Accounting or related finance field.

Responsibilities

• Daily review of incoming Workday integration data with corrective action as needed.
• Provide excellent employee service by resolving payroll inquiries promptly.
• Gather data for payroll preparation via US Payroll inbox or Teams channels.
• Run integrations between timekeeping and payroll systems to transfer hours.
• Review payroll pre-check reports for discrepancies and resolve.
• Maintain data integrity between HRIS and payroll systems; prepare SOPs.
• Set up garnishments and handle post-payroll tasks such as deferred comp funding.
• Support ad-hoc projects as requested.

Skills

UltiPro

Kronos

Workday

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Payroll processing

Education

AS/AA in Accounting or Related Finance field

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Specialist, Payroll

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

About the role:

The CHANEL Finance Division is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join the team. This role is an important partner in supporting accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations across the organization. The Payroll Specialist will help ensure employee and payroll data is processed with precision, inquiries are addressed with care and responsiveness, and key payroll activities are completed in alignment with internal controls, established timelines, and CHANEL's commitment to operational excellence.

What impact you can make at CHANEL:

• Daily review of incoming Workday integration data - Researching and applying corrective action as needed
• Providing excellent employee service - supporting/resolving all payroll related inquiries promptly
• Gathering incoming data for payroll preparation via US Payroll email inbox or Teams group channels

• Running integrations between timekeeping system and payroll processing system to transfer hours
• Reviewing Job, compensation and employee address changes for accuracy - working with HR partners for data validation

• Reviewing payroll pre-check report information for discrepancies - researching and providing resolution as needed
• Engaging between HRIS and payroll systems to maintain data integrity
• Preparation of SOPs related to daily, weekly or monthly tasks
• Garnishment set up
• Post payroll tasks including deferred comp funding, post close report validation etc.
• Support ad-hoc projects as requested

You are energized by:

• Delivering accurate and timely payrolls
• Engaging and supporting employees' inquiries
• Meeting tight deadlines
• Providing accurate payroll prep data, showcasing excellent attention to details
• Demonstrating organizational skills
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Supporting ad-hoc projects as needed

What you will bring to the team:

• Experience in Ulti-Pro, Kronos and Workday
• Basic understanding of Payroll processing
• Knowledge of state and federal payroll and tax regulations
• Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office expertise.
• A technical mind: strong understanding of "input/output"
• Comfort with analyzing data
• AS/AA in Accounting or Related Finance field

Position Logistics:

• Partially Remote: Role requires a minimum of three days in-person office presence at our Piscataway, NJ office.

Compensation:

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $68,600 through $102,100. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other forms of variable pay [may/will] be offered for this position. Other components [may/will] include bonus potential, benefits, and/or perks.

Benefits and Perks:

• Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing (2 week Corporate Disconnect) and a Wellbeing fund
• Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)
• Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
• 401K and other incentives
• Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts