Associate Manager, Payroll at Kendo Brands in San Francisco, California

Job Description:

Job Description

ABOUT KENDO

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals


• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.


• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.


• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.


• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $79,900 - $95,000 per year based upon a San Francisco location. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and location. Kendo Total Rewards offerings also include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for two weeks during the calendar year and December wellness/shutdown week for applicable positions.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, KVD Beauty, Lip Lab.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a highly skilled Payroll Professional to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting with all aspects of payroll processing for 700+ employees in the United States and Canada. Additionally, this role will involve updating and auditing our HR database. The ideal candidate will possess a keen attention to detail, a commitment to continuous learning from past experiences, and an ability to adapt to the evolving payroll regulations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist with multi-state bi-weekly and off-cycle payroll processing for two company codes.

• Timecard management for hourly employees

• Audit new hire and other entries into HR/Payroll system for accuracy and update

• Become an expert in our payroll system, ensuring accurate record keeping

• Provide excellent customer service, helping to resolve and respond to payroll related questions from employees at all levels of the organization

• Update employee cost centers in the HR/Payroll system as needed

• Provide reports to Finance and cross functional partners when requested

• Other projects as needed

REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years of full-cycle multi-state payroll processing experience

• Experience with both retail and corporate payroll

• Proficiency in ADP Vantage payroll system or similar, such as ADP Workforce Now

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with data entry

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent customer service skills

• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

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