Analyst, NA Payroll & Benefits

Who We Are: Kontoor Brands is a portfolio of three of the world's most iconic lifestyle, outdoor and workwear brands: Wrangler®, Lee® and Helly Hansen®. Kontoor Brands is a purpose-led organization focused on leveraging its global platform, strategic sourcing model and best-in-class supply chain to drive brand growth and deliver long- term value for its stakeholders. Job Posting: This role combines payroll administration with benefits management, acting as the strategic contributor to paychecks and employee benefits. The analyst oversees the entire employee cycle — from wage calculation to benefits enrollment — while analyzing data, recommending policy improvements, and ensuring system efficiency. The role is responsible for strategic oversight, accuracy, and compliance of country and state/province specific laws and company policies. RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Process employee wages, including complex calculations (commissions, overtime, bonuses, short term disability payments)

* Manage tax withholdings, deductions and garnishments and audit payroll process for accuracy and compliance

* Maintain accurate payroll records and prepare reports (e.g., year- end tax forms)

* Administer and optimize employee welfare programs (health, retirement, welfare) for both the US and Canada

* Respond to employee payroll and benefits inquiries to resolution and escalate issues as needed

* Partner with US and Canadian vendors to administer benefits and payroll

* Ensure compliance with country and state/province specific regulations for payroll and benefits

* Process benefit and vendor invoices for payment

* Analyze payroll and benefits data to identify trends, cost savings, and policy improvements

* Recommend process changes and system enhancements including taking the lead to implement Workday for Canadian payroll

REQUIREMENTS:

* Bachelor's degree preferred; Human Resources, or other related/analytical discipline.

* Minimum of 5+ years of Canada payroll experience and 2+ years of benefits experience required.

* Analytical mindset, HR/finance knowledge, advanced Excel, HRIS/payroll system proficiency (Workday required)

* Compliance knowledge (federal/state payroll laws, benefits regulations)

* Problem-solving and process improvement abilities

Emerging Leader

* Global Agility - Open to diverse views, adapts to new ways of working

* Purposeful Integrity - Demonstrates ethical behavior, follows through on commitments

* Strategic Foresight - Understands team goals, asks strategic questions

* Customer Centric Innovation - Suggests improvements from customer feedback, tries new methods

* Urgency for Impact - Act quickly and take ownership of outcomes

* Bold Accountability - Own your work and deliver consistently strong results

* Empowered Collaboration - Share ideas, listens well, collaborates with peers

Why Kontoor Brands? At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle. Our benefits are crafted with the same care as our products. When our employees are healthy, secure, and well, they bring their best selves to work. Kontoor Brands supports you with a competitive benefits program that provides choice and flexibility to meet your and your family's needs - now and in the future. We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel. Kontoor Brands also provides four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents, Flexible Fridays, and Tuition Reimbursement. We are proud to offer a workplace culture centered on equitable opportunities and a sense of belonging for all team members. Here we have a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents.