About the Company - ECCO was established in Denmark in 1963 and is now a global family of shoemakers. From drawing the first sketches to presenting our finished shoes in ECCO stores around the world, we apply the utmost attention to detail and quality.
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In People & Culture (P&C), we are going through global transformation setting up P&C as a valuable business partner function. This is enabled by Oracle implementation, our possibility of using AI and automation, and we are looking for colleagues to help us drive this.
With the ongoing transformation and many new challenges, we have an office-first approach with the opportunity to work from home in average 1 day per week.
About the Role - As our People & Culture (HR) Payroll and Benefits Specialist, your responsibilities will include:
Independently ensure timely payroll and reporting processes across the US on a weekly basis.
Competently optimize processes and use IT systems and employee self-help tools to reduce own transactional work.
Collaboratively support Canada payroll and benefits optimization.
Knowledgeably provide data summaries, reporting, and analysis, for the finance and People & Culture teams, allowing company leaders and stakeholders to strategically plan and make data-driven, informed, business and people decisions.
Professionally partner with local and global HR professionals and ensure local Payroll and Benefits implementation of new global HRIT system, Oracle.
Proactively communicate and educate team members and relevant colleagues on improvement activities that drive self-serviced and IT systems driven automated processes.
Optimize employee benefit programs including HRIS setup and administration, open enrollment process, employee liaison, invoice processing, etc.
Use data analytics and automation to integrate P&C/HR systems with Finance and other areas' systems.
HRIS super-user in Payroll and Benefits.
Conduct training of users in both corporate and retail units, ensuring timely time and attendance approvals.
Collaborate with external partners, vendors and experts to develop new ways of working for leaders.
Effectively automate processes such as submission of weekly employee payroll and benefit changes.
Assist in annual personnel and capacity cost budgets and year end processes.
Drive various process improvement and efficiency initiatives, with an emphasis on automation wherever possible.
Ensure own professional growth by cross-training in various other HR function tasks/activities to provide back-up support as needed.
Support of HR department initiatives and programs as needed.
Qualifications -
Bachelor's degree in relevant area for example Finance, IT, Business Administration etc.
4+ years of experience in process payroll.
Experience in managing company benefits such as employee insurances, fringe benefits etc.
Tech savvy and curious about new technology's ability to automate manual processes.
Proven ability to take initiative and drive execution of deliverables.
Attention to detail and accuracy.
Experience in Human Resources Operations is an advantage but not a requirement.
Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and professionally (both verbally and written) to engage teams and leaders to work smarter and with new tools and systems.
Ability to prioritize work and adjust priorities as needed.
Display a growth mindset being unafraid to ask for help and understand that errors and failures helps personal learning and growth.
Ability to work with and maintain confidential information.
Ability to read, write and speak English at a proficient level.
Ability to travel up to 5%, both domestic and international.
Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. to waist-height on an occasional basis.
CREATE THE FOOTPRINTS OF TOMORROW
Imagining yourself at ECCO?
At ECCO, you become part of a meaningful, developing and multicultural workplace. You join a global family of more than 25,000 people who are proud to create the footprints of tomorrow.
Headquartered in Denmark, we are a family-owned company that offers international opportunities. Our offices and facilities have an informal culture and relaxed dress code - our shoe code is slightly stricter.
Join us and we guarantee lifelong learning - the speed of progress is up to you. So, if you're curious, passionate and ready to make an impact, you'll fit right in.
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