Christian Dior Payroll Specialist

Overview

Christian Dior Couture is a Paris-born maison renowned for haute couture, leather goods, and emblematic French savoir‑faire. As part of the LVMH Group, the brand combines artisanry and global retail presence with the scale and corporate governance of a luxury conglomerate, offering structured career paths across creative, commercial and corporate functions.

Role & Responsibilities

• Process biweekly, multistate payroll for hourly and salaried populations, ensuring accurate calculation of wages, withholdings and involuntary deductions.
• Manage timekeeping systems and processes (Kronos); validate hours, prepare missed‑punch reports, perform historical edits and coordinate with store and corporate teams to resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain and update payroll and HRIS databases, including UKG/UltiPro, Ulti‑Pro, Core HR and Kronos; execute system transactions for new hires and employee changes.
• Run queries and produce payroll reports and audits using UKG Business Intelligence; analyze data and provide revisions to ensure payroll accuracy.
• Process bonuses, commissions and retail incentive payments and perform reconciliations between payroll and HRIS systems.
• Support payroll compliance activities: prepare annual filings (e.g., census, California EEO) and respond to audit, legal and agency data requests.
• Provide responsive payroll support to employees and management; investigate and resolve payroll and Kronos inquiries.
• Develop and update SOPs, assist in payroll communications and training, and partner with shared services and HR controlling for month‑end activities.
• Maintain organized employee digital files and complete verification of employment requests; participate in ad hoc payroll projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of progressive payroll experience in a multi‑state environment, preferably supporting retail operations and 700+ employee populations.
• Demonstrated expertise with multi‑state payroll compliance, payroll audits and reconciliations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including vLookup and Pivot tables; strong Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Experience with timekeeping and payroll systems (Kronos and UKG/UltiPro) and familiarity with HRIS and shared‑services payroll models.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational and prioritization skills, and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to liaise professionally with corporate and retail leadership.

Skills

Experience

Minimum 5 years of payroll experience in a multi‑state company, with hands‑on responsibility for biweekly payroll processing, timekeeping administration and payroll compliance for a mid‑to‑large employee population (700+). Retail payroll experience preferred.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered.

Workplace

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 80,000 to USD 90,000 per annum.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; short‑ and long‑term disability; employee discount program; paid time off and volunteer time off; holidays; mental health and wellbeing support; family‑friendly and reproductive health care services; child and elder care services; commuter benefits; 401(k) with employer matching; employee referral program.

Culture

Christian Dior Couture offers an artisan‑led, creativity‑driven environment rooted in French couture heritage while operating within the LVMH luxury group. The maison emphasizes professional development, inclusive employee communities (Sustainability, DEI, CSR) and a high standard of craftsmanship, combining corporate rigor with cultural authenticity.

About Cerulean

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