Payroll Specialist

Overview

Who We Are:

Millions of people around the world use Dometic products. They are campers, RV users, boat owners, and lovers of the outdoor life. They all share the same intense feelings - a longing for freedom and adventure, a desire to explore the world and to stay away longer. Dometic calls this mobile living and creates the building blocks for this lifestyle.

Dometic offers smart and reliable products with outstanding design for every aspect of days away: cooking, preserving food quality, personal hygiene, maintaining a pleasant temperature, and more. Today, Dometic operates in a global market that is being transformed by a number of market trends like increased leisure spending and mobile lifestyle, as well as digitalization.

With Dometic's unique global market reach and presence in over 100 countries and core technology competences, Dometic is well positioned in this market for further profitable growth. As a market leader in Mobile Living solutions, Dometic is committed to driving sustainability in our industry. This means offering innovative, durable, low-carbon products that inspire an active, comfortable, and responsible life in the outdoors.

Igloo Products Corp is an iconic and fast-growing American brand known for exceptional and durable performance for everyday cooler needs. After more than 75 years of as the leader as a housewares brand, Igloo has pivoted to a high growth lifestyle brand for outside activities associated with fun, family and friends.

Founded in as a metalworking shop bringing fresh cold water to Texas workers in the field to inventing the Playmate to becoming America's most recognizable brand of ice chests, the Igloo story spans more than 75 years of delivering coolness to the world. Today, Igloo has 90% + brand awareness and is #1 in market share in the US, is a pioneer in sustainability for our category with the launch of biodegradable coolers and coolers made with from post-consumer recycled resin and other sustainable materials and has a growing DTC business allowing us to build direct relationships with our consumers. In 2021, Igloo was acquired by Dometic Brands and now there is the opportunity to Globally grow both brands together.

Job Summary Statement:

Overall responsibility for processing and maintaining bi-weekly payroll, and HRIS system support

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Processes bi-weekly multi-state payroll for 1000+ employees (Hourly & Salaried) in a timely and accurate manner

• Ensures Time entry records are accurate, approved, and complete on a weekly basis

• Communicates with supervisors and employees regarding weekly missed punches, pay discrepancies, and issues regarding labor allocation

• Prepares and maintains all payroll processing documents and payroll reports according to established protocol

• Responds to payroll inquiries and complaints to ensure quick and courteous resolution

• Prepares bi-weekly payroll batches for Expense Reports Employee Sales and UKG Wallet

• Maintains timekeeping records and balances for time off including vacation, sick leave, Short Term Disability

• Ensures accuracy of payroll records and pay for new hires, changes, transfers, terminated employees and other transactions, including compliant employees' records with federal/state/local withholding and state unemployment.

• Assists with the preparation of General Ledger entries and Payroll Reconciliation reports to Finance for bi-weekly payroll

• Serve as the subject matter expert on all garnishments and other special payroll deductions

• Conducts Payroll/HRIS orientation for new employees and new supervisors

• Oversees the maintenance of company timeclocks.

• Prepare a variety of payroll related documentation that requests wage information (e.g. court orders, wage verifications)

• Assists in providing supporting payroll documentation for internal/external auditors

• Resolves payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information; prepares manual checks and retroactive adjustments as necessary

• Assists Benefits department when issues arise involving Benefit calculations and deductions

• Responds to employees, administrators, and management in questions regarding payroll

• Resolves any payroll error processing messages in HRIS

• Process China Payroll

• Researches and resolves unreconciled payroll banking items

• Provide support for implementations

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications:

• Education: Associate's degree or equivalent experience

• Experience: Five (5) years payroll, timekeeping, or HR experience and/or training

• Multi-state payroll processing experience

• Working knowledge of federal rules and regulations pertaining to FLSA and other state pay regulations.

• Experience with new system implementations and integrations

• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

• Math Skills: Intermediate Skills. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as deductions, discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages

• Physical Demands: Office and warehouse environment; able to move around the plant/manufacturing environment

• Computer Skills: HRIS/timekeeping, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word

• Must be detail oriented and able to work independently with minimal supervision. Needs strong organizational and independent decision-making skills

• Good public speaking skills

• Ability to always maintain confidentiality and be able to deal with sensitive issues. Ability to adapt to changing work priorities and must be resourceful in resolving problems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree in Business/Finance preferred.

• UKG Pro HRIS experience.

• Spanish language skills: Fully bi-lingual in Spanish, able to read, speak and write.

Igloo offers equal opportunities for everyone. Equal opportunities mean that all employees shall be treated according to their abilities and qualifications in every employment decision, including but not limited to hiring, advancement, compensation benefits, training, lay-offs and termination. Any form of discrimination or harassment against employees due to personal factors, such as gender, ethnicity, skin color, age, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability and pregnancy or employees with family responsibilities is prohibited.

All applicants must be at least 18 years old and legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.

Igloo supports and respects the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights. We do not tolerate child labor or any form of modern slavery, including forced, bonded or compulsory labor, physical or psychological punishment or human trafficking.

We are passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us!