A house of artisanal tradition, Goyard is a French leather goods manufacturer, trunk maker and luggage maker, which has always been keen to assert an identity combining craftsmanship and respect for traditions. A constantly reiterated desire for excellence, crowned by two centuries of existence.
Job description:
The Human Resources Associate will report to the Human Resources Manager.
He/She will directly oversee all payroll tasks for the subsidiary (100 employees). Support the US retail boutiques with back-office human resources administrative tasks & first level employee assistance. The Payroll & HR Associate will help the HR Manager to ensure the data reliability.
He/She must understand the importance of maintaining the upmost confidentiality & professionalism in their duties and they will fully embrace Goyard’s values of heritage, family, and excellence in all aspects of their work.
Key responsibilities :
Payroll Support (60% of the job) :
- Assist boutique payroll entry including commission input, monthly bonus payments & monitoring overtime.
- Review weekly timecards for all non-exempt employees, finds and resolves discrepancies, in clock in / clock out / PTO usage.
- Monitors and investigates overtime usage to ensure it is in line with boutique operational needs.
- Review with HR manager pre payroll registers before submission.
- Record all payroll changes new hires / terminations, calculate pay adjustments and final pay.
- Process off cycle pay, as needed, terminations and PTO calculations.
- Insure respect of US Commission Scheme (Commissions calculation, bonuses, etc.)
HR Support (25% of the job) :
- Assist with the back-office onboarding of new employees including completion of onboarding paperwork & addendums.
- Ensure compliant employee tracking & file organization.
- Send offer letters & welcome emails.
- Covers benefit explanations to new and existing employees and send out new employee benefit reminders for enrollment timelines.
- Level on Paylocity & Bswift troubleshooting.
- Assist with personnel administrative updates with the third-party insurance companies.
- Conducts background & reference checks.
- Ownership of internal Organization Chart updates and maintenance.
HR Department Support (15% of the job) :
- Onboarding of new employees including
- IT set up, ensuring all equipment, laptop, Mobile device, user creation is facilitated.
- Responds to all employee questions, related to time off, benefits, technical assistance.
- Assist with recruitment as needed.
- Assist HR Manager, in end of the year performance appraisals.
- Assist with preparation of annual benefit renewals.
- Assist with internal and external compliance EEO, OSHA and state regulated requirements as needed.
- Assist with preparation of 401k testing and 5500 audits.
- Logs accident and incident reports and reviews workers compensation rates.
- Required qualifications and skills
Profile :
Key Hard & Soft Skills :
- Strong knowledge about payroll processes & regulations. Be comfortable with in-house payroll system.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) required.
- Paylocity knowledge is a plus.
- Ability to develop effective partnerships within the team and organization required.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills required.
Experience Required :
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Experience in similar position needed (3-5 years)
