Human Resources Payroll Specialist

Human Resources Specialist

Unity. Loyalty. Advancement. Charity. It's what drives United Legwear & Apparel Co. to be the best global designer, manufacturer, and distributor of legwear, bodywear, apparel, and accessories. Founded in 1998 by Isaac

E. Ash to make the very best legwear on the market, ULAC is an industry leader offering a full range of products for babies, kids, teens, and adults. We strive to sell our products at affordable prices for families. Hard work and exponential growth year on year has transformed ULAC into a global apparel and accessories company.

Our goal to deliver superior products that ensure superior customer satisfaction is made possible by our team of dedicated professionals who work together to make the company the best in business. Our manufacturing, distribution, and logistics division produces the highest quality products at the best possible prices without cutting corners. Integrity of goods is key, so compliance and quality assurance are top priorities, along with meeting every delivery date—whether shipping across the state or around the world.

We strive to foster an inclusive company culture that stands united to accomplish our mission. We are loyal to our people, supporting their development and ability to achieve excellence. We believe that when people bring their personal best to work each day, it leads to success, advancement, and upward mobility for all. We believe every individual has two hands: one to help themself, and one to help others.

We pride ourselves in our value of charity and the commitments we make to help people in need. ULAC supports organizations that help those compromised by sickness, poverty, natural disasters, socioeconomic inequality, and other dire circumstances.

If you share our vision of delivering superior products in a culture of growth, excellence, and caring, then we want to hear from you!

Position Summary

The Human Resources Specialist primarily offers payroll administration, as well as provides detail-oriented, proactive support across the full employee lifecycle. This position will partner with leaders across US and Canada to drive a positive and effective employee experience. This position involves collaborating with both management and employees to ensure assigned HR payroll, benefit, and related administrative processes run smoothly and policies are adhered to in accordance with compliance and standards.

The position also plays a key role in our corporate HR team by supporting employee relations, leave of absence and accommodation administration, and related performance management functions.

Functional Responsibilities

Payroll and Benefits Administration

• Process weekly, bi-weekly, monthly and special payrolls for North America divisions, as applicable, ensuring accuracy and compliance with federal, state, and local laws.
• Review time sheets and other information to detect and resolve payroll discrepancies.
• Handle payroll-related inquiries, manage records, review data, and resolve issues related to compensation, deductions, and taxes.
• Support Leave of Absence (LOA) management and compliance with benefits laws and regulations such as ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, and COBRA.
• Generate and analyze End of Year reporting, as well as on-demand payroll reports for internal stakeholders and external partners, providing accurate data to support compliance, auditing, and strategic decision-making.
• Assist with yearly Open Enrollment and ensure accuracy of employee changes.
• Support merit or bonus processing, ensuring accuracy with processing earnings and tax implications.
• Identify and recommend process improvements in payroll/benefits workflow to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Audit COBRA enrollments to ensure accuracy monthly.
• Serve as the primary intake or back-up case contact for supporting benefit vendors and third-party administrators.

Onboarding and Orientation

• Facilitate as well as support employees' onboarding and offboarding regarding pay and benefits.
• Help deliver and continuously improve new hire orientation and 30-60-90-day onboarding programs for consistent delivery across business functions, tracking progress and feedback for continuous enhancement.
• Contribute resources and to events that reinforce culture, policy understanding, and workplace expectations.

Projects and Administrative Duties

• Support HR programs, onsite employee events or campaigns, and annual cycles such as performance reviews, open enrollment and wellness campaigns.
• Assist in HRIS data entry, reporting, process improvement, compliance tracking, and other duties as assigned by the HR leadership.
• Collaborate with the manager in reviewing and responding to claims such as Worker's Compensation, Unemployment and employee leave (Disability, FMLA, etc.).
• Oversee maintenance of employee personnel and health/benefits files and ensure compliance with State, Federal, and Local requirements.
• Perform any other duties assigned in support of the company needs and operations.

Employee Relations & HR Support

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