PayrollSpecialist

**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 pra